IT'S WYOMING VIA ARGENTINA.Byline: Fred Shuster Music Writer Oscar first-timer Gustavo Santaolalla won the original score trophy for his melancholy Melancholy See also Grief. Acheron river of woe in the underworld. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 5] Anatomy of Melancholy lists causes, symptoms, and characteristics of melancholy. [Br. Lit. music in ``Brokeback Mountain.'' The Argentina-born composer's score beat twice-nominated veteran film composer John Williams' work for ``Memoirs of a Geisha'' and ``Munich'' in the category. ``I'm so proud to have worked in this movie,'' Santaolalla said on stage. ``(The) movie shows us that love is what makes us very similar in spite of being so different.'' He dedicated the trophy to ``my mother - mi madre, my country - Argentina - and to all the Latinos.'' Based in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Santaolalla helped shape the rock en espanol movement and produced Mexican bands Molotov and Cafe Tacuba, as well as Colombian singer Juanes. Beginning in the late '90s, he moved to film and created well-received soundtracks for ``Amores Perros'' and ``The Motorcycle Diaries.'' His ``Brokeback'' score was a subtle set of pieces that used acoustic guitar, pedal-steel guitar and strings. ``What can I say? I like diversity,'' Santaolalla told the Daily News last year, before embarking on a concert tour with opera soprano soprano [Ital.,=above], female voice of highest pitch. The three basic types of solo soprano are coloratura, lyric, and dramatic. The coloratura has a great range and impressive vocal agility; the lyric soprano has a light, pretty voice; and the dramatic soprano has Dawn Upshaw Dawn Upshaw (born July 17, 1960 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a world-renowned American soprano described as "one of the most consequential performers of our time" by the Los Angeles Times. to perform ``Ayre'' - the Carnegie Hall-commissioned song and chamber music work by Argentina-born composer Osvaldo Golijov Osvaldo Golijov (born in La Plata, Argentina, December 5, 1960) [1] is a Grammy award winning composer of classical music. Biography Osvaldo Golijov (pronounced [ˈgolixof] . Once dubbed dub 1 tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs 1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood. 2. To honor with a new title or description. 3. ``The New Impresario'' in Time magazine's ``25 Most Influential Hispanics in America'' issue, Santaolalla had a close and profitable collaboration with Latin superstar Juanes. ``It's always nice when your work is recognized,'' Santaolalla said. For his part, when asked about Santaolalla, Juanes praised the composer and producer for his ``high receptivity'' and ``capacity to listen to ideas that others wouldn't be open to. ``His musicality is amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. .'' Fred Shuster, (818) 713-3676 fred.shuster(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: SANTAOLALLA Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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