by Michael Giacchino, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Germaine Franco and Adrian Molina (Compact Disc j782.14 Coc)
One of the Fall 2023 events on the stage of the Lied Center for the Performing Arts was a showing of the 2017 Disney/Pixar animated film Coco, with the music performed live by a Mexican orchestra on the stage right below the projection screen. It was absolutely terrific to hear the music done live, and made me want to revisit the recorded soundtrack — and I’m happy to say that the libraries still have this soundtrack available on CD.
The Coco: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack breaks
its content into two sections. First, there are the vocal songs. 8 songs were
written for the film, including the Academy Award-winning song “Remember Me” by
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (also Oscar winners for the music from
Frozen). Additional songs are by Germaine Franco and Adrian Molina. There are
alternate takes on “Remember Me”, including a very emotional one, featuring
actors Anthony Gonzales and Ana Ofelia Murguia, sung as the film’s main
character, young Miguel returns from the Land of the Dead to sing the song to
his aged grandmother, Coco, who awakens from a stupor to sing with him in the
film’s emotional climax. There’s also a pop-infused take on “Remember Me” sung
by pop artist Miguel (with Natalia Lafourcade) during the film’s closing
credits. The rest of the songs are highly entertaining as well, with their
strong Mexican flavor and peppy tones. I particularly enjoyed “Un Poco Loco”,
“The World Es Mi Familia” and “La Llorona”.
Following the vocal tracks are an
incredible 27 tracks from the film’s instrumental score by noted film composer
Michael Giacchino, arranged in the chronological order of how they appeared in
the film. Giacchino is one of my favorite contemporary film and TV composers,
and his tracks for Coco certainly don’t disappoint, with lush strings and
vibrant brass, and beautiful guitar work.
(If you enjoy this soundtrack,
you’ll obviously want to see the film Coco itself.)
( Wikipedia page about the Coco:
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack )
Recommended
by Scott C.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service
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