The music here may not be as colourful as the gaudy packaging and film, but it's certainly further proof of a maturing filmic style from Nyman. Like Gattaca there's a lot of reliance on strings within the Band. It makes for a sense of melancholia that lasts the 40-minute running time. "Molly" to "Franklyn" is a gentle ride. They both feature Nyman on piano leading his endearing rolling ...
Ever in pursuit of Americana beyond the mainstream (and generally from a southerly direction), guitarist Ry Cooder teams up in Mambo Sinuendo with legendary Cuban guitarist Manuel Galban. The session was inspired by the marriage of mambo and American pop that was spawned by Cuban composer Perez Prado in the 1950s, but Cooder and Galban seek a fresh perspective by setting the style for ...