''Ainda: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack From The Film «Lisbon Story»'' is a soundtrack album by Portuguese group

Madredeus Madredeus () are a Portuguese musical ensemble formed in 1985, in Lisbon. Their music combines traditional Portuguese music, fado and folk music. Madredeus are one of the most successful music groups from Portugal, having sold over 3 million al ...

for the 1994 film ''Lisbon Story'', directed by

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. It was released on 7 March 1995 by

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Recording

''Ainda'' was recorded between 27 March and 5 May 1994 at the

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and Lansdowne Recording Studios, in

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. Recording and mixing were done by António Pinheiro da Silva and Jonathan Miller. The mixing was done at the Tritonius Studios in

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, in October 1994. The bonus track "Maio Maduro Maio" was recorded on 4 and 5 October 1993 at the Estúdio Angel 2.

Legacy

This album is present in the Brazilian edition of the book

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Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's inner notes. Madredeus *

Teresa Salgueiro Maria Teresa de Almeida Salgueiro OIH () is a Portuguese singer. She is best known as the lead singer of Madredeus from 1987 until 2007. She also appeared in Wim Wenders' film '' Lisbon Story.'' Career Salgueiro joined Madredeus after other ...

– vocals * José Peixoto – guitar *

Pedro Ayres Magalhães Pedro Aires Ferreira de Almeida Gonçalves Magalhães (born 31 July 1959), known as Pedro Ayres Magalhães, is a Portuguese musician, best known as a founding member and the main songwriter of the musical group Madredeus. Magalhães has also be ...

– guitar * Francisco Ribeiro – cello * Gabriel Gomes – accordion *

Rodrigo Leão Rodrigo Costa Leão Muñoz Miguez (born 15 October 1964), known professionally as Rodrigo Leão, is a Portuguese musician and songwriter. He became known in the 1980s as a member of the Portuguese groups Sétima Legião and Madredeus. In the 199 ...

– keyboard Production * Pedro Ayres Magalhães – production, artistic direction, arrangements, cover concept * António Pinheiro da Silva – recording * Jonathan Miller – recording, remixing (track 10) * Andy Griffin – assistant in Linford Manor * Mark Tucker – assistant in Lansdowne * Thomas Juhl – assistant engineers * Marko Berknir – assistant engineers * Ingo Steinbech – digital mastering * António Cunha – executive production

Charts

References

{{Authority control Madredeus albums EMI Records albums 1995 albums Music of Portugal Portuguese-language soundtracks 1990s Portuguese-language albums