It is anchored by a sparkling main theme, adventurous and exciting, which receives its first performance in the opening cue “Llegando a Sevilla,” as well as in subsequent tracks such as “Es un Loco,” the more subdued “Capitán Elcano,” and the thrilling “Escapando de Cabo Verde.” When Beristain brings in a choir to augment the orchestra in pieces like “La Gran Aventura” and the conclusive “La Primera Vuelta al Mundo” the effect is quite stunning. The film features the voices of Kiko Jáuregui and Iñaki Beraetxe in the title roles, and has a superb original score by the young Spanish composer Joseba Beristainīeristain’s score is a rich and dynamic orchestral work performed by the prestigious Basque National Orchestra and conducted by the great Fernando Velázquez. It’s a kid-friendly introduction to the real life adventurers Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano, who between them completed the first circumnavigation of the globe between 15, although much of the murder, mutiny, starvation, and death has been excised in favor of the heroism and scientific discovery the crews displayed.
Rather than grouping the scores on a geographical basis, this year I decided to again simply present the scores in a random order, and so this third batch includes reviews of four more disparate scores from the first nine months of the year – including two magnificent nature documentaries from Germany and Romania, a swashbuckling adventure score from a Spanish animated film, and a gritty 1970’s inspired action-thriller score from a historical Spanish drama!ĮLCANO & MAGALLANES: LA PRIMERA VUELTA AL MUNDO – Joseba BeristainĮlcano & Magallanes: La Primera Vuelta al Mundo is a Spanish language animated adventure film directed by Ángel Alonso.
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I am pleased to present the third installment in my ongoing series of articles looking at the best “under the radar” scores from around the world in 2019.
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