Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Beautiful Cuba [Instrumental Version]
2. Mambo
3. La Antigua
4. Danza Lucumi
5. Comparsa
6. Macorina
7. Munequitos
8. Ricardo's Theme
9. Fico Meets Che
10. Si Te Contara - Rubén González
11. Ricardo Meets Che
12. Avisale a Mi Contrario
13. Goza Mi Mambo Cubana
14. Solitude/Leonela's Death - Cachao
15. Yo Si Como Candela
16. Attack of the Palace (Ochosi) - Rolando Laserie
17. Sugar Cane Fields - Rolando Laserie
18. Rumba for Luis
19. Goza' Con Mi Combo
20. Otra Cosa
21. Social Club de Marianao [Marianao Social Club]
22. Pastoral Lullaby (Bercuese Campesina)
23. Que Bueno Baila Usted
24. Suavecito - Trio Matamoros
25. Cachao's Guiro

Disc 2:

1. Amaila Batista
2. Tenia Que Ser Asi - Maria Teresa Vera
3. Eleggua - Justo Almario
4. Si Me Pudieras Querer [Instrumental]
5. Mayoral/Fidel Arrives - Bola de Nieve
6. Fico Waits/Pidgeon Speech/Aurora Meets Fidel - Marco Rizo
7. Consuelate Como Yo - Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins
8. Bella Cubana
9. Te Pico La Abeja
10. Donoso's Death
11. Guajira Clasica
12. Veinte Años - Abelardo Barroso,
13. Fico Decides
14. Lost City Theme [Instrumental]
15. Si Me Pudieras Querer [Vocal Version]
16. Adios a Cuba
17. Limbo Jazz
18. Lanksy Returns
19. Cuba Linda
20. Lost City Theme [Vocal Version]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19455 in Music
• Released on: 2007-03-13
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .17 pounds

Album Description
Andy Garcia's critically acclaimed film The Lost City is a personal and emotional story about a Havana family during the time of the Cuban Revolution. The impact of the historical events on their diverging lives is conveyed through this exceptional soundtrack. The two-disc soundtrack contains classic Cuban tracks from Cachao, Benny More, Chappottin, Omar Sosa, Ruben Gonzalez, and Bola de Nieve, plus Andy Garcia's own very personal score. The music plays an integral part in the film and many reviewers have raved about the significance of the music in the narrative of the story. This is a soundtrack for film aficionados as well as Cuban and world music fans.

Amazon.com
Andy Garcia directed, starred in and composed the score for this obvious labor of love movie, set in late-'50s Cuba. In his spare time, he also played the piano in the Lost City Orchestra, the de facto house band that performs Garcia's music as well as numbers by the likes of Ernesto Lecuona, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest Cuban composers ever ("A la Antigua," "Danza Lucumi," and "La Comparsa" unfurl glorious string charts). Garcia plays a nightclub owner in Havana right before and during the revolution, thus making music an integral aspect of the movie--no wonder this two-CD set features 45 tracks. In keeping with the movie's period feel, the non-score songs are made up of an array of amazing Cuban dance classics by the likes of Rolando Laserie, inspired player of boleros and guarachas, or mambo master Cachao López (the subject of a documentary directed by Garcia). The latter performs the instrumental version of the gorgeous "Si Me Pudieras Querer," the song that serves as the movie's love theme, while Bola de Nieve handles the vocal one. It was brave of Garcia to juxtapose his own compositions to such numbers, but it's also hard not to think they sound a little bland by comparison. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews

This is the way all film soundtracks should be made..
I just received my copy of The Lost City soundtrack and it is everything I had hoped it would be.. Every song used in the film has been included in this magnificant collection. The soundtrack is two CD's worth of listening pleasure - 45 songs in all! The audio quality is superb too - absolutely clear.. A fantastic job and a definite "must have" for anyone who loves Cuban music.

A Great Soundtrack!!!
I had to wait almost a year to get this sensational soundtrack. It added so much to the movie, mixing old Cuban songs together with some new compositions that blended exquisitely with the story behind the movie.

I was born in Cuba, and the music brought back so many memories from my childhood. This album, however, will appeal to anyone that loves Cuban music and is worthy to be added to your music collection.
Mayra S. Washington

Excellent history of Cuban music
What a wonderful soundtrack. There are original tracks plus music from the motion picture. There are re-recordings by the "Lost City Orchestra" of Lecuona -- one of Cuba's premier composers -- and of "La Bella Cubana" (a haunting piece -- though it's not complete here). This soundtrack serves a wonderful "history" of the golden age of Cuban music -- even if you didn't liek the film, you'll love the soundtrack!