Desperado soundtrack
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Overview
- Year Released: 1995
- Conducted by Chingon/ Robert Rodriguez
- Performed by The Hollywood Studio Symphony
- Album Format: CD
The soundtrack to Desperado (sequel to El Mariachi — artist/musician hero in black sports guitar case full of weapons) desperately sought to capture the style of Pulp Fiction, with its Latin-flavored, Tarantino-meets-Morricone mood. It partially succeeded, integrating movie dialogue with choice contributions from Los Lobos and uncentered offshoot band Latin Playboys and vintage instrumental kickers courtesy of Link Wray's "Jack the Ripper" and the obscure "Pass the Hatchet" by Roger & the Gypsies. Salma Hayek's steaming "Quedate Aqui" and Dire Straits' "Six Blade Knife" stay in character, but the mood is lost to bombastic blues rockers by Tito (Larriva of The Cruzados) and Tarantula, Carlos Santana, and one uncharacteristic Los Lobos miscue (the dire "Let Love Reign").
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Track Listing
- 1. Cancion Del Mariachi (Morena De Mi Corazon) - Los Lobos Listen Listen
- 2. Six Blade Knife - Dire Straits Listen Listen
- 3. Jack The Ripper - Link Wray & His Ray Men Listen Listen
- 4. Manifold De Amour - Latin Playboys Listen Listen
- 5. Forever Night Shade Mary - Latin Playboys Listen Listen
- 6. Pass The Hatchet - Roger & The Gypsies Listen Listen
- 7. Bar Fight - Los Lobos Listen Listen
- 8. Strange Face Of Love - Tito & Tarantula Listen Listen
- 9. Bucho's Gracias/Navajas Attacks - Los Lobos Listen Listen
- 10. Bulletproof - Los Lobos Listen Listen
- 11. Bella - Carlos Santana Listen Listen
- 12. Quedate Aqui - Salma Hayek Listen Listen
- 13. Rooftop Action - Los Lobos Listen Listen
- 14. Phone Call - Los Lobos Listen Listen
- 15. White Train (Showdown) - Tito & Tarantula Listen Listen
- 16. Back To The House That Love Built - Tito & Tarantula Listen Listen
- 17. Let Love Reign - Los Lobos Listen Listen
- 18. Mariachi Suite - Los Lobos Listen Listen
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