10-30-2017, 03:13 PM
DM, one more draw for a possible revisit is the soundtrack.
While Alejandro did the music for his first two big movies, for this one he went to Simon Boswell in London and said, "Here's the print; compose some music for it." They'd negotiated the deal beforehand, of course, but what surprised Simon was that Alejandro wasn't like most directors, hovering over his shoulder and wanting to tweak everything he did. It was just, Here, give it music.
Simon Boswell was best known at that time for composing music for some of Dario Argento's giallos, which I've always been impressed by. As for the Santa Sangre soundtrack he created, it's very diverse, honoring traditional Mexican music and of course circus music, but also soaring into giallo territory for the emotionally charged scenes.
I had forgotten how strong the soundtrack was, and now I know why it's so good.
While Alejandro did the music for his first two big movies, for this one he went to Simon Boswell in London and said, "Here's the print; compose some music for it." They'd negotiated the deal beforehand, of course, but what surprised Simon was that Alejandro wasn't like most directors, hovering over his shoulder and wanting to tweak everything he did. It was just, Here, give it music.
Simon Boswell was best known at that time for composing music for some of Dario Argento's giallos, which I've always been impressed by. As for the Santa Sangre soundtrack he created, it's very diverse, honoring traditional Mexican music and of course circus music, but also soaring into giallo territory for the emotionally charged scenes.
I had forgotten how strong the soundtrack was, and now I know why it's so good.
I'm nobody's pony.