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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Alberto Iglesias Scoring Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Parallel Mothers’
Composer Alberto Iglesias (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Kite Runner, The Constant Gardener, Exodus: Gods and Kings) is reuniting with director Pedro Almodóvar on the upcoming Spanish drama Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas). The film is written and directed by Almodóvar and stars Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Julieta Serrano and Rossy De Palma. The movie tells the story of two mothers – both single women who got pregnant by accident – who enter the same hospital ward to give birth. Agustín Almodóvar & Esther García (Wild Tales, The Secret Life of Words) are producing the El Deseo production.