Desperado: The Soundtrack | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
Released | August 15, 1995 | |||
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Length | 59:33 | |||
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Label | Epic Sony | |||
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Desperado: The Soundtrack is the film score to Robert Rodriguez's Desperado . It was written and performed by the Los Angeles rock bands Los Lobos and Tito & Tarantula, performing traditional Ranchera and Chicano rock music. Other artists on the soundtrack album include Dire Straits, Link Wray, Latin Playboys, and Carlos Santana. Musician Tito Larriva has a small role in the film, and his band, Tito & Tarantula, contributed to the soundtrack as well. [2]
The album track "Mariachi Suite" by Los Lobos was awarded a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance at the 1995 Grammy Awards. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Canción del Mariachi ("Morena de Mi Corazón")" | Cesar Rosas | Los Lobos and Antonio Banderas | 2:06 |
2. | "Six Blade Knife [fn 1] " | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | 4:34 |
3. | "Jack the Ripper [fn 2] " |
| Link Wray & His Ray Men | 2:31 |
4. | "Manifold de Amour" | Latin Playboys | 2:03 | |
5. | "Forever Night Shade Mary" |
| Latin Playboys | 3:00 |
6. | "Pass the Hatchet" |
| Roger & the Gypsies | 3:00 |
7. | "Bar Fight [fn 3] " | Los Lobos | Los Lobos | 1:54 |
8. | "Strange Face of Love [fn 4] " | Tito Larriva | Tito & Tarantula | 5:51 |
9. | "Bucho's Gracias / Navajas Attacks [fn 5] " | Los Lobos | Los Lobos | 3:56 |
10. | "Bulletproof [fn 6] " | Los Lobos | Los Lobos | 1:42 |
11. | "Bella" |
| Carlos Santana | 4:29 |
12. | "Quédate Aquí" | Mildred Villafañe | Salma Hayek | 2:05 |
13. | "Rooftop Action [fn 7] " | Los Lobos | Los Lobos | 1:36 |
14. | "Phone Call [fn 8] " | Los Lobos | Los Lobos | 2:16 |
15. | "White Train (Showdown) [fn 9] " | Larriva | Tito & Tarantula | 5:57 |
16. | "Back to the House That Love Built [fn 10] " | Larriva | Tito & Tarantula | 4:41 |
17. | "Let Love Reign" | Los Lobos | Los Lobos | 3:22 |
18. | "Mariachi Suite" | Los Lobos | Los Lobos | 4:22 |
Total length: | 59:33 |