Lakeshore Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Spanish Amazon original series El Cid. The album features the original themes, interludes and textures written by Academy Award winner Gustovo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Book of Life, Narcos: Mexico) who composed the music for the first two seasons of the show with Alfonso G. Aguilar. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. The first two tracks can also be checked out below. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring Santaolalla’s & Aguilar’s score from Season 1 & 2 earlier this year. El Cid is created by José Velasco & Luis Arranz and stars Jaime Lorente, Álvaro Rico, Jaime Olías, Juan Echanove, Alicia Sanz and Amparo Alcazar.
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Soundtrack Album for Amazon’s ‘El Cid’ Released
Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish Amazon original series El Cid. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first two seasons composed by Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries, 21 Grams) & Alfonso G. Aguilar (Klaus, Perdida, You Shall Not Sleep, O21). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. El Cid is created by José Velasco & Luis Arranz and stars Jaime Lorente, Álvaro Rico, Jaime Olías, Alicia Sanz, Juan Echanove and Amparo Alcazar. The historical drama tells the story of the legendary medieval war hero, whose deeds inspired one of the most important of medieval Spanish epic poems, El Cantar de Mio Cid.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 13, 2020)
Premiering tonight is the second season of the Epix original series Pennyworth developed by Bruno Heller and starring Jack Bannon, Ben Aldridge, Jason Flemyng, Ryan Fletcher, Emma Paetz, Dorothy Atkinson,Paloma Faith, James Purefoy, Edward Hogg, Ramon Tikaram, Jessye Romeo, Harriet Slater, Simon Manyonda and Jessica de Gouw. Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, His Dark Materials, The Lego Batman Movie, Bad Boys for Life) is scoring the show’s second season. Check out our previous news article for more details and to learn more about the drama, which will air every Sunday on Epix.
Also premiering tonight is the Paramount Network original movie Dashing in December written and directed by Jake Helgren and starring Juan Pablo Di Pace, Peter Porte, Caroline Harris and Andie MacDowell. The film’s original music is composed by Chad Rehmann (Camp Cold Brook, The Funhouse Massacre, Dream Killer). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and visit the official movie website for more information about the drama.
Gustavo Santaolalla to Score Amazon’s ‘El Cid’
Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, 21 Grams, The Book of Life, The Motorcycle Diaries) is set to compose the music for the upcoming Spanish Amazon original series El Cid. The show is created by José Velasco and stars Jaime Lorente as Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar. The drama tells the story of the legendary medieval war hero, whose deeds inspired one of the most important of medieval Spanish epic poems, El Cantar de Mio Cid. Adolfo Martínez serves as the lead director.