The Lost City Digital Life Music

The Lost City
from: Univision Music Grp

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0808831096823
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Univision Music Grp
Manufacturer: Univision Music Grp
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Univision Music Grp
Release Date: March 13, 2007
Sales Rank: 3392
Studio: Univision Music Grp

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Album Description:
Andy Garcia's critically acclaimed film The Lost City is a personal and emotional story about a Havana family during the time of the Cuban Revolution. The impact of the historical events on their diverging lives is conveyed through this exceptional soundtrack. The two-disc soundtrack contains classic Cuban tracks from Cachao, Benny More, Chappottin, Omar Sosa, Ruben Gonzalez, and Bola de Nieve, plus Andy Garcia's own very personal score. The music plays an integral part in the film and many reviewers have raved about the significance of the music in the narrative of the story. This is a soundtrack for film aficionados as well as Cuban and world music fans.

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Andy Garcia directed, starred in and composed the score for this obvious labor of love movie, set in late-'50s Cuba. In his spare time, he also played the piano in the Lost City Orchestra, the de facto house band that performs Garcia's music as well as numbers by the likes of Ernesto Lecuona, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest Cuban composers ever ('A la Antigua,' 'Danza Lucumi,' and 'La Comparsa' unfurl glorious string charts). Garcia plays a nightclub owner in Havana right before and during the revolution, thus making music an integral aspect of the movie--no wonder this two-CD set features 45 tracks. In keeping with the movie's period feel, the non-score songs are made up of an array of amazing Cuban dance classics by the likes of Rolando Laserie, inspired player of boleros and guarachas, or mambo master Cachao López (the subject of a documentary directed by Garcia). The latter performs the instrumental version of the gorgeous 'Si Me Pudieras Querer,' the song that serves as the movie's love theme, while Bola de Nieve handles the vocal one. It was brave of Garcia to juxtapose his own compositions to such numbers, but it's also hard not to think they sound a little bland by comparison. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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- Authentic
Wonderful movie; gives insights into the history of Cuba in the 20th century through the eyes of a family torn apart by ideology, but (re)united by love for each other and the country. Music is superb.

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- The Lost City
A very emotional film. A must see for all Cubans. It will touch your heart. If you are interested in Cuban history and the Cuban revolution, you will enjoy this film. The music is great.

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- Great musical score
I purchased this soundtract to add to my musical collection since I enjoyed the movie so much and own the dvd so this reminds me of the movie every time I listen to this CD.

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- Cuban Bliss
If you like Cuban music, you will love this. It just keeps getting better and better. Of course, seeing the movie helps to transport you there and to feel what the characters felt!

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