Mexico and Mariachis: Music From and Inspired by Robert Rodriguez's El Mariachi Trilogy

I bought this CD on the strength of my knowledge of some of the musicians hoping to find a sleeper. And I did! The problem for the record company is how to get music stores to put it where it will be found by the "right" people, that is those with an adventurous taste in music who are not afraid to cross over into music sung in a language other than English. Waterloo Records in Austin long ago figured out how to reach that type of listener and so this is a hot seller in Austin. But what about the rest of the US?It would surely be a mistake to put this in the mariachi section. Not that no one looks for mariachi records, but that strict mariachi aficionados would likely not accept this as representative of the genre. Mexico and Mariachis contains not much "mariachi" at all, but it does offer the listener a splendid array of tunes that range from rock to cumbia, with a few songs in English even thrown in!I like the whole CD, but my favorites are Chingon's rendition of Malaguena Salerosa, the magnificent ballad Alacran y Pistolero featuring Tito Larriva, the Crusados' Flor de Mal, the Iguanas' excellent cumbia Por Mi Camino, Del Castillo's Spanish Castle Tango, and Los Lobos with the old standard Volver, Volver.There is truly a lot of great musicianship here. Don't be put off by the title if your idea of mariachi conjures up images of guys who serenade the tables in touristic Mexican restaurants. Its not like that and neither is the music anything like the traditional style of Vicente Fernandez. Think in terms of this music being to mariachi as the nuevo tango of Astor Piazzolla is to the guardia vieja...then crank it up and enjoy!

More music that goes with all of the music from The “noir” movies of that generation

I have seen these movies dozens of times, they are some of my favorites, but, I never realized there was a soundtrack available....very happy to have stumbled upon it....listen to it in my car, and can't help but love it! Especially the Antonio Banderas/Los Lobos tune.....orale!!

This is a good compilation. If you're looking for the song that Antonio Banderas plays to the kid in Desperado, this has the full version. Mostly good songs, but a few that aren't amazing. There's a few songs that supposedly inspired the story, but really aren't near as good as the rest. If you like the "epic mexican spaghetti western" sound of Rodriguez's stuff then this is good to have. And I think some of it is previously unreleased, so if you've got all the other soundtracks, this should be next on the list. Good stuff for a Rodriguez fan, or even just someone that's into the unique style.

"Maricachi music" with instrumentation so incendiary that the hairs on the back of your neck stand up? Yes. Solid from start-to-finish, with "Alactran Y Pistolero" and the "Once Upon A Time In Mexico" theme as the standout tracks. The arrangement on the "Once Upon A Time In Mexico" theme is as sweeping as anything John Williams ever conceived. A definitive collection, with guitar work seemingly more inspired by John Frusciante than Segovia. Highly recommended.

This is now my favorite CD. A lot of really great covers. Unlike Desperado DESPERADO / O.S.T. which has 1 or 2 good ones and a bunch of junk, this one is almost 100% great

This album is gorgeous. Learned of it because of Chingon's beautiful "Malaguena Salerosa" used in the video "Swimming with Sharks" as seen on the internet. All the songs and instrumentals on the album are beautiful, cinematic, they rock.

Excellent, the CD is filled with good songs.

I was delighted with this CD although it took a while to get to me. It was well worth the wait and in good condition too.

Well worth it for the awesome music, but the bonus DVD was icing on the cake for me - I'm a huge Robert Rodriguez fan, and the interviews and the concert footage here are excellent.

ロバート・ロドリゲスのマリアッチシリーズより、抜粋された曲が、収められています。「デスペラード」テーマ曲のアントニオ・バンデラスの歌声もあり、先に販売された「once upon a time in mexico」には、収録されなかった『レジェンドオブメキシコ(邦題）」のメインテーマが聞けます。映画のドラマチックで美しい映像が蘇る名曲だと思います。映画でエンリケが艶っぽく歌ったflor de malは、「once～」のサントラとは異なったアーティストで趣の違った曲として楽しめます。ボーナスDVDでは、ロドリゲスの解説はもちろん、アーティストの映像でメキシコ気分をさらに、体感できます。

This is a good collection of Latin guitar

I really enjoyed this album very much. I forwarded this album on to my ex wife, as a present. She adores this type of music. I do hope that she enjoys it along with her Brother and sister-In-Law.