Deutsche Grammaphon will release the official soundtrack album for the historical drama The Liberator (Libertador). The album features the film’s original music composed by Los Angeles Philharmonic director Gustavo Dudamel and performed by the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra. The project marks the first scoring assignment of Dudamel who consulted with John Williams in preparations for his music. The soundtrack will be released on July 29, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Liberator is directed by Alberto Arvelo and stars Edgar Ramirez, Maria Valverde, Danny Huston, Imanol Arias and Gary Lewis. The film tells the story of Simon Bolívar, the legendary Venezuelan military and political leader who helped secure independence from the Spanish empire. The drama premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and was picked up by Cohen Media Group for domestic distribution.
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Gustavo Dudamel to Score ‘Libertador’
Los Angeles Philharmonic musical director Gustavo Dudamel has been tapped to score the Spanish, French and English-language biopic Libertador. The film is directed by Alberto Arvelo (Cyrano Fernandez) and stars Edgar Ramírez as Venezuelan military and political leader Simón Bolívar who was instrumental in Latin America’s struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire. Danny Huston, María Valverde, Imanol Arias and Gary Lewis are co-starring. The movie traces Bolívar’s quests, military campaigns and vision to wrestle independence from Spain and unify South America. Timothy J. Sexton (Children of Men) has written the screenplay for the Spanish-Venezuelan co-production and Winfried Hammacher and Ana Loehnert are producing.