16 December 2006

Gustavo Santaolalla

A year ago this weekend Brent and I joined our friends Todd and Troy down in L.A. for a matinee showing of "Brokeback Mountain" at the Grove. The movie is, in my opinion, the best film of the last six years. And contributing to its success was the evocotive soundtrack by Gustavo Santaolalla. With his haunting combination of guitars and strings, he captured the true essence of America's mountain west. "Brokeback" wouldn't be the movie it is without his heartwrenching score.

And so, on this wintery Saturday morning, your Song of the Day is "Brokeback Mountain" by Gustavo Santaolalla.