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Label: Varese Sarabande 302 066 929 2
Date: 2008
Tracks: 21
Time = 58:23

Original soundtrack from ambitious two-part Steven Soderbergh film about famed revolutionary figure, starring Benecio Del Toro. Alberto Iglesias writes for orchestra, works with very deliberate pace to build ideas, architecture. Numerous solo colors appear within orchestral fabric: clarinet, flute, bass flute, trumpet, many others. Woodwind solos get extra spotlight. Trio of strings (two violins plus cello) also play within orchestra, add another sonority. This isn't busy, flavorful music but dramatic, dense scoring with ear towards dark, somber themes, minor-key harmonies, growing power. Even march (track 8) plays more as throbbing, dramatic idea blending pace with gentle solo work (oboe, trumpet) as opposed to expected bright-stepping tune. As score progresses, violent content increases. Score will benefit from repeated listening. Alberto Iglesias conducts.

1. Ese Hombre Es El Che Guevara (2:53) 2. Ten Years Earlier (December 1, 1956) (2:00) 3. Sierra Maestra (4:59) 4. Landscape (1:35) 5. I Want To Take The Revolution To Latin America (2:08) 6. New York, December 1964 (1:02) 7. Across Mount Turquino (2:51) 8. March (2:35) 9. Some Craziness Is Good (3:05) 10. Luces Y Sombras (2:15) 11. Ambush (3:44) 12. Political Skills (2:26) 13. Military Skills (1:42) 14. Camino A La Habana (2:02) 15. Nancahuazu Canyon, March 23, 1967 (2:58) 16. Doctor Guevara (1:44) 17. Santa Clara (2:00) 18. Patria O Muerte (3:54) 19. La Higuera, October 9, 1967 (5:36) 20. Balderrama Performed by Mercedes Sosa (3:55) 21. Fusil Contra Fusil Performed by Silvio Rodriguez (2:55)