''Frida'' is the original

soundtrack album A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' ...

, on the Universal label, of the 2002

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

- and Golden Globe Award-winning film ''

Frida ''Frida'' is a 2002 American biographical drama film directed by Julie Taymor which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Starring Salma Hayek in an Academy Award–nominated portrayal as K ...

'' starring

Salma Hayek Salma Hayek Pinault ( , ; born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well as the ...

Alfred Molina Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British-American actor known for his work on the stage and screen. He first rose to prominence in the West End, earning a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Pla ...

, Mía Maestro and

Ashley Judd Ashley Judd (born Ashley Tyler Ciminella; April 19, 1968) is an American actress. She grew up in a family of performing artists: she is the daughter of the late country music singer Naomi Judd and the half-sister of country music singer Wynonna ...

. The original score was composed by

Elliot Goldenthal Elliot Goldenthal (born May 2, 1954) is an American composer of contemporary classical music and film and theatrical scores. A student of Aaron Copland and John Corigliano, he is best known for his distinctive style and ability to blend various ...

. The soundtrack features

song A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetit ...

s by various artists.

The score

The album won both the

and the

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score The Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score is a Golden Globe Award presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), an organization of journalists who cover the United States film industry, but are affiliated with publications ...

. At the

World Soundtrack Awards The World Soundtrack Awards, launched in 2001 by the Film Fest Gent, is aimed at organizing and overseeing the educational, cultural and professional aspects of the art of film music, including the preservation of the history of the soundtrack and ...

it won two awards: "Best Original Soundtrack of the Year" and "Soundtrack Composer of the Year".

Track listing

# Benediction and Dream - Performed by

Lila Downs Ana Lila Downs Sánchez (born 9 September 1968 * *) is a Mexican singer-songwriter. She performs her own compositions and the works of others in multiple genres, as well as tapping into Mexican traditional and popular music. She also incorporat ...

(2:31) # The Floating Bed (1:29) # El Conejo - Performed by Cojolites (2:29) # Paloma Negra - Performed by

Chavela Vargas Isabel Vargas Lizano (17 April 1919 – 5 August 2012), better known as Chavela Vargas (), was a Mexican singer. She was especially known for her rendition of Mexican rancheras, but she is also recognized for her contribution to other genres o ...

(3:17) # Self-Portrait With Hair Down (1:09) # Alcoba Azul - Performed by

(1:36) # Carabina 30/30 - Performed by El Poder Del Norte (2:43) # Solo Tú (1:22) # El Gusto - Performed by Trio Huasteco Caimanes de Tamuin (2:18) # The Journey (2:56) # El Antifaz - Performed by Liberacion, Miguel Galindo, Alejandro Matehuala, Gerardo Garcia (2:28) # The Suicide of Dorothy Hale (0:48) # La Calavera (1:40) # La Bruja - Performed by

and Los Vega (1:57) # Portrait of Lupe (2:13) # La Llorona - Performed by

(2:22) # Estrella Oscura - Performed by

(1:48) # Still Life (1:31) # Viva la Vida - Performed by Trio / Marimberos (2:16) # The Departure (2:13) # Coyoacán and Variations (2:34) # La Llorona - Performed by

& Mariachi Juvenil de Tecalitián (2:20) # Burning Bed (1:08) # Burn It Blue - Performed by

Caetano Veloso Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo, which encomp ...

and

(7:58)

Crew/Credit

*Music Composed by

*Music Produced by Teese Gohl and Elliot Goldenthal *Orchestrated by Elliot Goldenthal and Robert Elhai *Orchestra Conducted by Stephen Mercurio *Recorded and Mixed by Joel Iwataki *Electronic Music Produced by Richard Martinez *Music Editor: Curtis Roush

Certifications and sales

References

External links

Page for the album at Goldenthal's website

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