''Frida'' is the original
soundtrack album
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, on the Universal label, of the
2002 Academy Award
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- 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
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s by various artists.
The score
The album won both the
Academy Award
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and the
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
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. 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
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 ...
(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
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 ...
and Los Vega (1:57)
# Portrait of Lupe (2:13)
# La Llorona - 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 ...
(2:22)
# Estrella Oscura - 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 ...
(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
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 ...
& 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
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 ...
(7:58)
Crew/Credit
*Music 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 ...
*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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Biographical film soundtracks
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2002 soundtrack albums
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