Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for the Spanish political drama Maixabel. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Alberto Igelsias (The Constant Gardener, The Kite Runner, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Pain & Glory, Volver, Parallel Mothers). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and Apple Music/iTunes, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. Maixabel is co-written and directed by Icíar Bollaín and stars Blanca Portillo, Luis Tosar, María Cerezuela, Urko Olazabal and Tamara Canosa. The movie tells the true story of a woman who, after having her husband was killed by the Basque group ETA, decided to take a brave step towards coexistence and peace by agreeing to face the imprisoned ETA terrorist behind the murder of her husband.
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‘Yuli’ Soundtrack Released
Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Yuli. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Alberto Iglesias (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Constant Gardener, The Kite Runner, Volver, The Skin I Live In). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples. A CD version will be announced soon. Yuli is directed by Icíar Bollaín and stars Carlos Acosta, Santiago Alfonso, Keyvin Martínez and Edilson Manuel Olbera Nuñez. The movie tells the story of Cuban ballet superstar Carlos Acosta’s rise from the streets of Havana to the heights of classical ballet, becoming the first black principal guest dancer at the Royal Ballet in London.
Alberto Iglesias to Score Iciar Bollain’s ‘Yuli’
Alberto Iglesias has signed on to score the upcoming biographical drama Yuli. The movie directed by Iciar Bollain (Even the Rain, Take My Eyes) tells the story of Cuban ballet superstar Carlos Acosta’s rise from the streets of Havana to the heights of classical ballet, becoming the first black principal guest dancer at the Royal Ballet in London. Paul Laverty (I, Daniel Blake, The Wind That Shakes the Barley) wrote the screenplay based on Acosta’s autobiography No Way Home. The project is produced by BBC Films, Potboiler Productions and Spain’s Morena Films.