Babel (film score)

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"Babel" is the atmospheric, guitar-driven film score composed by Gustavo Santaolalla, noted for its minimalist, cross-cultural sound that underpins the 2006 drama film "Babel."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score
soundtrack album
associatedAct Ryuichi Sakamoto
Santaolalla’s band collaborators
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Score nomination
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
basedOn Babel (2006 film)
chronologyNext On the Road (film score)
chronologyPrevious Brokeback Mountain (film score)
composer Gustavo Santaolalla
countryOfOrigin Mexico
United States
forWork Babel (2006 film)
genre film score
minimalist music
soundtrack
world music
hasPart “Babel” (main theme)
linked to: Babel (film score)

“Bibo no Aozora / Endless Flight” (with Ryuichi Sakamoto)
“Desierto”
linked to: Desierto

“Tazarine”
“Tribal”
influencedBy Japanese music
Latin American folk music
Middle Eastern music
instrumentation guitar-driven
language instrumental
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Score
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
notableFor atmospheric sound
cross-cultural musical elements
minimalist style
originallyPublishedYear 2006
partOf Babel (film) – music
linked to: Babel (film score)
partOfSeries Gustavo Santaolalla film scores
linked to: Gustavo Santaolalla
producer Gustavo Santaolalla
publisher Concord Records
recordedFor Paramount Vantage
releaseFormat CD
digital download
style acoustic guitar motifs
ambient textures
sparse arrangements
usedToConvey emotional fragmentation of characters
interconnectedness of global stories

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Gustavo Santaolalla notableWork Babel (film score)
Babel (film score) partOf Babel (film) – music
linked to: Babel (film score)
Babel (film score) hasPart “Babel” (main theme)
linked to: Babel (film score)