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- Artist: Gustavo Santaolalla
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- Release Date: November 14, 2000
- Type: Soundtrack, Lyrics are included with the album, Contains explicit content
- Genre: Soundtrack
Review
Argentine producer/musician Gustavo Santaolalla has compiled a soundtrack that's almost as groundbreaking as Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu's remarkable debut, Amores Perros. The Oscar-nominated film has been compared to the work of Quentin Tarantino, Krzysztof Kieslowski, and Luis Buñuel. Just as Iñárritu, a former DJ, has smoothly woven together three seemingly disparate stories of passion, desperation, violence -- and dogs -- in contemporary Mexico City, Santaolalla has smoothly woven together pop, rap, techno, and other styles of music from an array of international talent (including legendary Cuban vocalist Celia Cruz) into a surprisingly cohesive whole, which, like the movie, is possibly longer than necessary -- but never boring. Most of the selections are performed in Spanish, with the exception of Santaolalla's gentle guitar-based instrumental interludes, British band Hollies' 1971 hit "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)," and Spanish rock group Dover's "Love Is a Bitch" (a loose translation of the film's title). Highlights include Control Machete's funky "Si Señor" and Titán's catchy, Michael Franti-produced "Corazón," with the repeated (Carole King-credited) lyrics "yo te quiero/mi corazón" set to a sample-heavy beat (like Iñárritu, both groups hail from Mexico). Disc one features music from the film, whereas disc two features music inspired by it (and includes a few of the same artists). If the first is more successful, the second works better than the concept might indicate -- most of the pieces specifically refer to dogs, include samples of barking, etc. -- and represents an even wider variety of modern Latin musical styles. ~ Kathleen C. Fennessy, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Tema Amores Perros | Gustavo Santaolalla | Gustavo Santaolalla | (:48) |
| Si Señor | Control Machete | (4:13) | |
| Lucha De Gigantes | Antonio Vega | Nacha Pop | (3:59) |
| El Afiche | Gustavo Santaolalla | (:35) | |
| La Vida Es un Carnaval | Celia Cruz | (4:37) | |
| Memorias | (:49) | ||
| Corazón (Lyrics) | (:49) | ||
| Quiebre Fuego Y Revelación | Gustavo Santaolalla | (4:39) | |
| Coolo | Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas | (1:58) | |
| Un Amor Encontrado | Gustavo Santaolalla | (:49) | |
| Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) | Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, |
The Hollies | (3:17) |
| La Cumbia del Garrote | (3:23) | ||
| Chico Groove | Gustavo Santaolalla | (3:09) | |
| Dame El Poder | (3:22) | ||
| El Apartamento | Gustavo Santaolalla | (:32) | |
| Pesada [Con Maigaz] | Control Machete | (4:31) | |
| Tema Amores Perros + Alacama | Gustavo Santaolalla | (3:33) | |
| Lucha De Gigantes | Antonio Vega | La Fiebre | (7:01) |
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Me Van a Matar (Lyrics) | Julieta Venegas | (4:02) | |
| Avientame (Lyrics) | (2:44) | ||
| Dog:God (Lyrics) | (3:24) | ||
| Stop, Muerte | Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas | (4:28) | |
| Una Vez Mas | Davíd Garza, |
(3:15) | |
| De Perros Amores | Control Machete | (3:53) | |
| Love Is A Bitch (Lyrics) | Dover | (3:29) | |
| Perro Amor Explota | Bersuit | (3:57) | |
| Dime Cuando | Ely Guerra | (4:43) | |
| Tienen El Odio Enjaulado | Cristian Fiebre | La Fiebre | (3:26) |
| Lado Animal | Moenia | (5:05) | |
| Que Arañan Las Entrañas | (3:53) |
