Film Music Reporter

Plaza Mayor Company has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish/German drama Romería. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ernest Pipó (Summer 1993). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Romería is written and directed by Carla Simón and stars Llúcia Garcia, Mitch, Tristán Ulloa, Alberto Gracia, Sara Casasnovas, José Ángel Egido, Marina Troncoso, Janet Novás and Celine Tyll. The movie tells the story of a follows 18-year-old girl, orphaned at a young age, as she visits Spain’s Atlantic coast to meet her paternal grandparents for the first time and pieces together memories of her parents with the stories told by relatives who have their own secrets to protect. The drama, which premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, opened in Spanish theaters last September and is being released in French theaters tomorrow. Janus Films has picked up domestic distribution rights for a release in the U.S. later this year.