Monday, May 7, 2012

Desperado Score



"Desperado is a 1995 action thriller film written and directed by Robert Rodriguez. The film stars Antonio Banderas as the former mariachi who seeks revenge on the drug lord who killed his lover. Desperado is the sequel to Rodriguez's independent film El Mariachi (1992) and the second entry in the "Mexico Trilogy". It was screened out of competition at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.The film's score is written and performed by the Los Angeles rock band, Los Lobos, performing Chicano rock and traditional Ranchera music. Their performance of "Mariachi Suite" won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance at the 1995 Grammy Awards. Other artists on the soundtrack album include Dire Straits, Link Wray, Latin Playboys and Carlos Santana. Musician Tito Larriva has a small role in the film, and his band, Tito & Tarantula, contributed to the soundtrack as well." - Wikipedia


music includes:

Los Lobos - Bucho's Gracias/ Navajas Attacks
(Desperado Soundtrack, 1995)

Latin Playboys - Forever Night Shade Mary
(Forever Night Shade Mary)

Dire Straits - Six Blade Knife
(Desperado Soundtrack 1995)

unrelated
Texas Funeral - Jon Wayne
(From Dusk Till Dawn Soundtrack, 1996)

Tito & Tarantula - After Dark
(From Dusk Till Dawn Soundtrack, 1996)


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