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Gustavo Santaolalla
Amores Perros
Release Date: 2000 11 14
Label: Universal Latino

Argentine producer/musician Gustavo Santaolalla has compiled a soundtrack that's almost as groundbreaking as Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu's remarkable debut, Amores Perros. The Oscar-nominated film has been compared to the work of Quentin Tarantino, Krzysztof Kieslowski, and Luis Buñuel. Just as Iñárritu, a former DJ, has smoothly woven together three seemingly disparate stories of passion, desperation, violence -- and dogs -- in contemporary Mexico City, Santaolalla has smoothly woven together pop, rap, techno, and other styles of music from an array of international talent (including legendary Cuban vocalist Celia Cruz) into a surprisingly cohesive whole, which, like the movie, is possibly longer than necessary -- but never boring. Most of the selections are performed in Spanish, with the exception of Santaolalla's gentle guitar-based instrumental interludes, British band Hollies' 1971 hit "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)," and Spanish rock group Dover's "Love Is a Bitch" (a loose translation of the film's title). Highlights include Control Machete's funky "Si Señor" and Titán's catchy, Michael Franti-produced "Corazón," with the repeated (Carole King-credited) lyrics "yo te quiero/mi corazón" set to a sample-heavy beat (like Iñárritu, both groups hail from Mexico). Disc one features music from the film, whereas disc two features music inspired by it (and includes a few of the same artists). If the first is more successful, the second works better than the concept might indicate -- most of the pieces specifically refer to dogs, include samples of barking, etc. -- and represents an even wider variety of modern Latin musical styles. Kathleen C. Fennessy, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Tema Amores Perros	Santaolalla	:48
2	Si Señor	Caballero, Chapa, Roberts	4:13
3	Lucha De Gigantes	Vega	3:59
4	Afiche	Santaolalla	:35
5	Vida Es un Carnaval	Daniel	4:37
6	Memorias		:49
7	Corazón	Acevedo	:49
8	Quiebre Fuego Y Revelación	Santaolalla	4:39
9	Coolo	Zalazar, Horvilleur	1:58
10	Amor Encontrado	Santaolalla	:49
11	Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)	Clarke, Cook, Greenaway	3:17
12	Cumbia del Garrote	Greco	3:23
13	Chico Groove	Santaolalla	3:09
14	Dame El Poder	Huidebro	3:22
15	El Apartamento	Santaolalla	:32
16	Pesada [Con Maigaz]	Arizpe, Caballero, Chapa, Hernandez	4:31
17	Tema Amores Perros + Alacama	Santaolalla	3:33
18	Lucha De Gigantes	Vega	7:01
19	Me Van a Matar	Venegas	4:02
20	Avientame	Diaz	2:44
21	Dog:God	Arroyo	3:24
22	Stop, Muerte	Zalazar, Horvilleur	4:28
23	Una Vez Mas	Terracina, Garza, Garza	3:15
24	De Perros Amores	Caballero, Cantisani, Chapa, Guerra, Hernandez	3:53
25	Love Is A Bitch	Llanos, Llanos	3:29
26	Perro Amor Explota	Martin, Cordero	3:57
27	Dime Cuando	V.	4:43
28	Tienen El Odio Enjaulado	Fiebre	3:26
29	Lado Animal	Ortega, Ricardo, Soto	5:05
30	Que Arañan Las Entrañas	Gonzáles, Pollo	3:53