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- Artist: Alberto Iglesias
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- Release Date: August 16, 2005
- Type: Soundtrack
- Genre: Soundtrack
Review
Shot in Kenya, City of God director Fernando Meirelles' The Constant Gardener is a taut political thriller that follows the murder of an activist in South Africa. Longtime Pedro Almodovar collaborator Alberto Iglesias provides a soft, spacious, and ultimately devastating score that utilizes native instrumentation like the marimba, thumb harp, and ronroco. Iglesias uses this folk instrumentation as a base for orchestrations that are as beautiful as they are anxious, resulting in a soundtrack with a distinct sense of place that's contemporary enough to engross listeners from any cultural standpoint. Highlights include "Roadblock," "Procession," and two outstanding pieces from Kenyan-born worldbeat artist Ayub Ogada. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Tessa's Death | Alberto Iglesias | (2:15) | |
| Roadblock | Alberto Iglesias | (2:40) | |
| To Germany | Alberto Iglesias | (3:23) | |
| Tessa in the Bath | Alberto Iglesias | (4:12) | |
| Jomo Gets an Hiv Test | Alberto Iglesias | (1:00) | |
| Dicholo | Ayub Ogada | (3:14) | |
| We'll Both Be Dead by Christmas | Alberto Iglesias | (2:37) | |
| Motorbike | Alberto Iglesias | (1:07) | |
| To Airport | Alberto Iglesias | (2:34) | |
| Funeral | Alberto Iglesias | (2:22) | |
| Three Bees Testing | Alberto Iglesias | (3:10) | |
| Sandy Goes to the Hospital | Alberto Iglesias | (1:36) | |
| Kothbiro | (5:34) | ||
| Justin Returns to the House | Alberto Iglesias | (3:17) | |
| Raid | Alberto Iglesias | (5:21) | |
| Destruction | Alberto Iglesias | (2:00) | |
| To Loki | Alberto Iglesias | (1:15) | |
| Kindergarten | Alberto Iglesias | (3:36) | |
| Hospital | Alberto Iglesias | (3:00) | |
| Kenny Curtis | Alberto Iglesias | (3:00) | |
| Landing in Sudan | Alberto Iglesias | (1:58) | |
| Justin's Breakdown | Alberto Iglesias | (3:46) | |
| Justin's Death | Alberto Iglesias | (3:24) | |
| Dropped Off at Turkana | Alberto Iglesias | (2:30) | |
| Roadblock II | Alberto Iglesias | (3:30) | |
| Procession | Alberto Iglesias | (1:40) |
