As a surprise can be qualified this soundtrack composed by Alexandre Desplat, author who now has still not jumped to fame, but that it has fulfilled well with this score of a French comedy. What first surprises us is the incorporation of two songs (furthermore, the first two cues) in Spanish of Caribbean pace, salsa rhythm, for an astronauts movie; but once listened all the score we can prove that it is a work of Latino character, on which fit Habaneras, Mambos, etc... To whom did not like this type of music, with what have said previously, may start running; nothing of the kind, there are numerous cues that stands out by its romantic melody and which have nothing to do with Salsa, for example Le cap noir on which a guitar performs a precious love theme that will be recaptured splendidly in Space Captain. Even there is a theme that may be signed by John Barry himself, Bistro Latino, whose melody is performed at the piano with an excellent result. Resuming, a more than notable presentation card of a composer that should corroborate this good work in next projects. A.M.
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