Showing posts with label Mexico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mexico. Show all posts

Saturday, November 4, 2023

Y Tu Mamá También (A Film By Alfonso Cuarón)

 


Y tu mamá también (Spanish for And Your Mother Too) is a 2001 Mexican road film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and co-written by him and his brother Carlos. It stars Mexican actors Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal and Spanish actress Maribel Verdú.

The film tells a coming-of-age story about two teenage boys who take a road trip with a woman in her late twenties. It is set in 1999 against the backdrop of Mexico's political and economic realities, specifically at the end of the uninterrupted seven decades of presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party and the rise of the opposition led by Vicente Fox.

The film received critical acclaim and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards and as Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globe Awards.

1 Molotov vs. Dub Pistols– Here Comes The Mayo 4:06

2 Plastilina Mosh & Tonino Carotone With Chalo From Volován*– La Sirenita 3:55

3 Eagle Eye Cherry*– To Love Somebody 4:06

4 Señor Coconut– Showroom Dummies 5:29

5 Café Tacuba*– Insomnio 3:00

6 Natalie Imbruglia– Cold Air 5:02

7 Bran Van 3000– Go Shopping 2:52

8 Flaco Jiménez*– La Tumba Será El Final 2:45

9 Titán* & La Mala Rodríguez*– Afila El Colmillo 3:36

10 Smokey & Miho– Ocean In Your Eyes 4:03

11 La Revolución De Emiliano Zapata– Nasty Sex 2:57

12 Brian Eno– By This River 3:03

13 Marco Antonio Solís– Si No Te Hubieras Ido 4:48

14 Frank Zappa– Watermelon In Easter Hay 9:06


Y Tu Mamá También

Monday, November 9, 2020

Frida...music from the motion picture...original music composed by Elliot Goldenthal

 

 "Frida," Julie Taymor's superb biopic which portrays the turbulent life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, is highlighted by Elliot Goldenthal's extraordinary soundtrack and score. Goldenthal, a student of both Aaron Copland and John Corigliani, and director Taymor's husband, states in the CD's linear notes that when scoring the music he took the approach of "melodic intimacy" - scoring with melodies or tunes as opposed to motific fragments. 

The film is highly successful in bringing to life not only Ms. Kahlo's story, but the vivid colors and richly textured culture of Mexico. In the same mode, Mr. Goldenthal emphasizes Mexico's musical tradition with his score - filled with the rich, evocative sound of song and music indigenous to the region. The composer has explored and displayed the area's folk music and incorporated it with his own minimalist style and some outstanding songwriting. He has stated, "... that it was a difficult task to capture the 'spirit of Mexican music' since it varies so much around different regions." However, his choice to stay true to the simplicity of the country's rhythms and themes is on target. 


FRIDA