Viva La Tristeza [Soundtrack]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
This is companion album to the hit soundtrack 'Talk To Her' directed by Pedro Almodovar. Made up of songs that accompanied Pedro while he was writing Talk To Her. Artists include Nicolette, Nina Simone, Jimmy Scott, Dijvan Gasparian, Gregory Isaacs and more. 13 tracks. Milan. 2003.

Tracks:

Once I Loved - Shirley Horn
Nothing Compares 2U - Jimmy Scott
Paper Bag - Goldfrapp
Dark Soul - Djivan Gasparyan
Qualsevol Nit Pot Sortir El Sol - Albert Pla
Me Quedo Contigo - Ana D
La Llorona - Chavela Vargas
Maitia Num Zira? - Kepa Junquera
Cucurrucucu Paloma - Caetano Veloso
My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker
My Way - Nina Simone
House Of The Rising Sun - Gregory Isaacs
I Woke Up - Nicolette

Album Description

This is companion album to the hit soundtrack 'Talk To Her' directed by Pedro Almodovar. Made up of songs that accompanied Pedro while he was writing Talk To Her. Artists include Nicolette, Nina Simone, Jimmy Scott, Dijvan Gasparian, Gregory Isaacs and more. 13 tracks. Milan. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful Music.......2006-12-15

What more can I add to what people have already said about this album?

NOTHING really.

Overall an excellent selection of music. Likely a must for any audio collection ... and perhaps a source of inspiration for those who can trully sink into this compilation.

I'm very glad to have gotten it, despite hoping to get the actual soundtrack instead. No regrets whatsoever!

I will eventually also get the soundtrack also; too much beautiful music there too.

OH man................2006-02-03

Great album, but Jimmy Scott's version of "nothing compares 2 u" is in my opinion the best version of the song and my favorite. Unfortunately my girlfriend caught me listening and I wasn't holding any tears back. She started to cry as well. It's one of the few songs that can make me cry, feeling happy and sad at the same time.

Oh, this one is very, very good.......2006-01-24

Pedro the Libra always has good music in his films, and now he's released of compilation of what he listen to while writing the films. Why not? I love Pedro's mind, and there is some standout stuff here! Just to have new copies of Goldfrapp's "Paper Bag" and Nina Simone's rollicking "My Way" is worth the purchase.

Rarely do I get compilations (I mean, I can make most of them better), but this one is fab.

Two songs make it all worthwhile.......2004-05-16

A rare collection of songs with an interesting story behind. (Director Pedro Almodovar used the songs as inspiration while writing Talk to Her). Two songs should be mentioned: Nothing Compares 2 U song by Jimmy Scott and Qualsevol Nit Pot Sortir el Sol. Highly recommended.

An eclectic album that tactfully cheers for sadness.......2004-04-06

Around the corner from the arrival of Pedro Almodovar's latest movie "La Mala Educacion" (The Bad Education), the time seems appropriate to revisit the music that accompanied him during the writing of "Talk to Her", contained in this compilation appropriately titled "Viva La Tristeza" (Long Live Sadness).

From the opening bars of Shirley Horn's infinitely sad opener ("because love is the saddest thing when it goes away..."), [hypnotic] tunes blend with outright melancholic music segments in many different languages and an assortment of musical styles resulting in an overall eclectic album that borders a sad cliff without ever walking over. How else can you cheer for sadness? Only music capable of feeding Almodovar's muses can take on such a delicate task.

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