Juan García Esquivel (January 20, 1918 – January 3, 2002) was a Mexican band leader, pianist, and composer for television and films. He is recognized today as one of the foremost exponents of a sophisticated style of largely instrumental music that combines elements of lounge music and jazz with Latin flavors. Esquivel is sometimes called "The King of Space Age Pop" and "The Busby Berkeley of Cocktail Music." Esquivel is considered one of the foremost exponents of a style of late 1950s-early 1960s quirky instrumental pop that became known (in retrospect) as "Space Age Bachelor Pad Music".
He was born in Tampico, Tamaulipas, and his family moved to Mexico City in 1928 where he studied at the UNAM.
Esquivel is considered the king of a style of late 1950s-early 1960s quirky instrumental pop known today as lounge music. Esquivel's musical style was highly idiosyncratic, and although elements sound like his contemporaries, many stylistic traits distinguished his music and made it instantly recognizable, including exotic percussion, wordless vocals, virtuoso piano runs, and exaggerated dynamic shifts. He used many jazz-like elements; however, other than his piano solos, there is no improvisation, and the works are tightly, meticulously arranged by Esquivel himself, who considered himself a perfectionist as a composer, performer, and recording artist.
His orchestration tended toward the very lush, employing novel instrumental combinations, such as Chinese bells, mariachi bands, whistling, and numerous percussion instruments, blended with orchestra, mixed chorus, and his own heavily-ornamented piano style. The chorus was often called upon to sing only nonsense syllables, most famously "zu-zu" and "pow!" A survey of Esquivel's recordings reveals a fondness for glissandi, sometimes on a half-valved trumpet, sometimes on a kettle drum, but most frequently on pitched percussion instruments and slide guitars.
Esquivel's use of stereo recording was legendary, occasionally featuring two bands recording simultaneously in separate studios, such as on his album Latin-Esque (1962). The song "Mucha Muchacha" makes particularly mind-bending use of the separation, with the chorus and brass rapidly alternating stereo sides.
He arranged many traditional Mexican songs like "Bésame Mucho", "La Bamba", "El Manisero" (Cuban/Mexican) and "La Bikina"; covered Brazilian songs like "Aquarela do Brasil" (also known simply as "Brazil") by Ary Barroso, "Surfboard" and "Agua de Beber" by Tom Jobim, and composed spicy lounge-like novelties such as "Mini Skirt", "Yeyo", "Latin-Esque", "Mucha Muchacha" and "Whatchamacallit". He was commissioned to compose the music of a Mexican children's TV show Odisea Burbujas.
His concerts also featured elaborate light shows years before effects like that became popular in live music. He performed in Las Vegas on several occasions, often as the opening act for Frank Sinatra.
Several compilations of Esquivel's music were issued starting with Space Age Bachelor Pad Music in 1994. The apparent success of these releases led to reissues of several of Esquivel's albums. The first reissues were compiled by Irwin Chusid, who also produced the first CD reissues of Raymond Scott and The Langley Schools Music Project.
The last recording on which Esquivel worked was Merry Christmas from the Space-Age Bachelor Pad in 1996, for which he did a voiceover on a track by the band Combustible Edison. This album also included several obscure tracks from his past sessions. The last CD released during his lifetime, See It In Sound, was actually recorded in 1960, but was not released at the time because the record company believed it would not be commercially successful. When finally released in 1998, it exhibited very unusual and introspective stylings absent from his other works, including a version of "Brazil", played as a musical soundscape of a man bar-hopping where the band plays different renditions of "Brazil" at each bar.
Esquivel also worked as a composer for Revue Productions/Universal Television; where he scored the TV western series "The Tall Man," and wrote the familiar Revue/Universal TV logo fanfare.
Tribute performances (current)
Jan 14, 2011 Boston - Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica - CD Release for "The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel"
Mar 18, 2011 New York City - Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica - CD Release for "The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel" (first-ever live performance of Esquivel's big band studio orchestra music in NYC)
Influences
Kronos Quartet recorded a string quartet arrangement of Esquivel's song "Mini Skirt" for their album Nuevo.
Who's Sorry Now?
Esquivel Lyrics
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Who's Sorry Now?
Who's heart is aching for breaking each vow?
Who's sad and blue?
Who's crying too?
Just like I cried over you.
Right to the end,
Just like a friend,
You had your way,
Now you must pay;
Esquivel's song "Who's Sorry Now?" is a classic example of a broken hearted love song. The song is about heartbreak and betrayal in a relationship where promises were made but not kept. The opening lines of "Who's sorry now?" grab the listener's attention, instantly giving a feeling of disappointment and resentment in one's tone. The song continues with a series of questions asking who is the one responsible for the pain and hurt caused by the relationship, who's heart is aching, and who is sad and blue, just like the singer who cried over the person he/she loved. In the end, the singer states that the person who caused the pain will have to pay the price for breaking promises.
The song speaks to a universal experience of heartbreak, where one party had to bear the consequences of the other's actions. The singer acknowledges that he/she tried to warn the other person but the warnings were ignored, leading to the current state of sadness and heartbreak. The lyrics, therefore, create a sense of accountability for one's actions, and the pain that they cause to others. The song's melancholic tune and lyrics connect with anyone who has been through a similar experience of a failed relationship and the feeling of betrayal and loss that follows.
Line by Line Meaning
Who's Sorry Now?
Who is feeling remorseful now?
Who's Sorry Now?
Who regrets their actions at present?
Who's heart is aching for breaking each vow?
Whose heart is in pain due to breaking promises?
Who's sad and blue?
Who is feeling down and depressed?
Who's crying too?
Who is shedding tears along with me?
Just like I cried over you.
The way I wept for you, someone else is weeping for me now.
Right to the end,
Until the very end,
Just like a friend,
As a true friend would,
I tried to warn you somehow.
I attempted to caution and alert you in some way.
You had your way,
You did as you pleased,
Now you must pay;
But now the consequences of your actions are due.
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, SONY ATV MUSIC PUB LLC, THE SONGWRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA
Written by: BERT KALMAR, HARRY RUBY, TED SNYDER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@JGBluebox
Why the game never told us straight forward Who's Lila?
It has 15 normal endings. We didn't see the hidden ones, and there might be more clues.
But still, after 15 endings, it's hard to explain exactly what it is.
Have no clues about the prince, queen in the boiler, or creepy guy at the lake who is laughing like Ganondorf.
But there are some facts we saw in this game.
Father Lawrence and his cult made Lila, which has the same traits as Tolpa. She lived even after all the members of the cult were gone because Yu knew about her.
That means she can survive if there's anyone who knows about her by parasiting on people's minds and consuming their feelings to live.
And Lila took over William's body and did some horrible things before and throughout the game.
She's evil, that's for sure.
If we can beat this game by figuring out exactly who Lila is, I'm not so sure we can do that.
Maybe I can figure out more if I play this game by myself. But I don't know.
To me, it feels like developers ask a question that has no answer. Like 'MacGuffin'
Maybe not being curious about who Lila is is the best way to end the game. Or just laugh at the funny faces we can make.
So an answer to the question "Who's Lila?" would be, "She's an evil character, and that's all I need to know. I'm gonna watch other vods on Kronii's channel."
It hurt my brain, but I had a really fun time with today's streaming. Figuring out and investigating mysterious beings feels thrilling and exciting.
Even the color match makes it more immersive. Great job.
Now I'm heading to get some burgers like you did at the party.
Skipping lunch made me hungry, but it was definitely worth it.
Glad the party was okay. From what you've been telling me the last few days, you would have looked amazing.
I mean, there are a lot of unknowns that I have to fill in with my imagination, but I'm pretty sure you were the star of the party that day.
If I was there, I would definitely feel that way.
Ok, rest well. See you next week!
See you later.
@tchira6824
Timestamps
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2:10 Stream started.
Playthroughs
12:46 Justice
01:32:24 The Empress (Reversed)
01:52:48 The Emperor (Reversed)
02:05:35 The Sun
02:22:00 The Lovers
02:26:27 The Moon
02:53:15 The Hierophant
03:18:20 The Wheel of Fortune
03:25:32 Mortality
03:30:23 The Emperor (Reversed)
03:39:28 High Priestess
03:58:48 The Hanged Man
04:05:33 The Fool
04:10:14 The Tower
04:23:35 Justice
04:47:14 Judgement
05:07:42 Strength
Detective Yu's Office
01:29:37 Justice
01:51:35 The Empress (Reversed)
03:09:52 The Emperor (Reversed)
03:10:51 The Sun
03:12:15 The Lovers
03:12:41 The Moon
03:13:19 The Hierophant
03:27:20 The Wheel of Fortune
03:28:30 Mortality
04:03:30 High Priestess
04:04:31 The Hanged Man
04:08:09 The Fool
04:21:28 The Tower
05:05:15 Judgement
05:38:40 Strength
05:44:10 Post-game discussion; Who was Lila?
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(Full timestamps in the reply)
@tchira6824
Timestamps 1 (0:00 - 02:22:00)
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2:10 Stream started.
4:55 Party
8:03 Acting as a wingman at the party
10:47 Starting the game
11:47 Sepiaronii
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12:46 Playthrough 1 [Justice]
12:58 Main character's (William) introduction; Facial expression tutorial
16:32 Task: Throw out trash
17:43 Phone calls (first mention of Lila)
24:24 Task: Grab a bus to school
35:57 Task: Find Martha's classroom
43:12 Meeting Ellie Cooper
44:51 Task: Find Martha's apartment keys and address
45:29 Task: Talk to Martha on the roof
45:55 Talking to Martha on the roof
49:48 Wrong expression
50:22 51:45 William's face was unwilling to cooperate.
55:01 Arriving at Martha's condo
59:23 How Kronii got past a tenant
01:00:47 Martha's apartment
01:04:35 Police interrogation (Officer Hutchins)
01:15:49 Police interrogation (Detective Fisher)
01:22:25 01:22:43 What a timing for Fuwamoco's raid
01:24:00 Realising something about Lila
01:27:38 End credits
01:28:29 Meeting Detective Yu
01:29:37 Detective Yu's office [Justice]
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01:32:24 Playthrough 2 [The Empress (Reversed)]
01:38:29 Going to a train station instead of school
01:38:33 Task: Talk to Strupnev
01:40:48 Task: Get to the old depot
01:41:14 Strupnev became obsessed and started chasing.
01:49:36 Ending
01:51:35 Detective Yu's office [The Empress (Reversed)]
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01:52:48 Playthrough 3 [The Emperor (Reversed)]
01:53:13 Going to "??? - Cortland St. ap. 33" instead of school
01:53:44 Trying to fool a police officer
01:58:42 Going to a new location (some sort of forest)
02:01:37 Ending
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02:02:52 Downloading a DLC
02:03:21 "SUMMON to desktop"
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02:05:35 Playthrough 4 [The Sun]
02:06:51 Going to school
02:07:10 Opening Tanya's locker
02:16:39 Going to 200 Grand Beaver Ave
02:18:33 Talking to a waitress; Ending
02:19:45 Realising something about Detective Yu
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@tchira6824
Timestamps 2 (02:22:00 - 03:58:48)
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02:22:00 Playthrough 5 [The Lovers]
02:22:48 Going to Tanya's address
02:25:00 Ending
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02:26:27 Playthrough 6 [The Moon]
02:26:42 Going to a party
02:30:03 Meeting Martha
02:32:27 Meeting Tanya
02:32:33 Trying to make William look cool
02:35:38 Trying again to make William look cool
02:38:55 Taking a walk with Tanya
02:51:12 Dance
02:52:22 Ending
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02:53:15 Playthrough 7 [The Hierophant]
02:54:55 Going to "Cortland St. ap. 33"
02:56:13 Using a rotary dial phone
02:58:41 Entering PIN
03:04:12 Document
03:07:46 Unlocking in-game document; Ending
03:09:31 Detective Yu's office
03:09:52 Detective Yu's office [The Emperor (Reversed)]
03:10:51 Detective Yu's office [The Sun]
03:12:15 Detective Yu's office [The Lovers]
03:12:41 Detective Yu's office [The Moon]
03:13:19 Detective Yu's office [The Hierophant]; Yu had read the secret document.
03:15:56 Yu spoke with a different person.
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03:18:20 Playthrough 8 [The Wheel of Fortune]
03:19:35 Going to school
03:20:40 Task: Find the second caller
03:21:04 Exploring the boiler room
03:24:34 Ending
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03:25:32 Playthrough 9 [Mortality ]
03:25:52 Exploring the boiler room
03:26:59 Ending (Possible jump scare warning)
03:27:20 Detective Yu's office [The Wheel of Fortune]; The "forest" was mentioned in the conversation.
03:28:30 Detective Yu's office [Mortality ]
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03:30:23 Playthrough 10 [The Emperor (Reversed)]; Looking for the "forest"
03:35:44 Remembering the location in Playthrough 3
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03:39:28 Playthrough 11 [High Priestess]
03:39:38 Going to school
03:41:45 Task: Find Martha's classroom
03:42:33 Meeting Ellie Cooper
03:43:27 Task: Find Martha's apartment keys and address
03:44:20 Talking to Martha on the roof
03:48:56 Exploring a hospital ward
03:50:03 Talking to Lila
03:53:21 "Biblically accurate angel"
03:55:24 Veil; Kronii's mispronunciation
03:56:26 Forest
03:57:14 Boat; Ending
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@tchira6824
Timestamps 3 (03:58:48 - 05:52:04)
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03:58:48 Playthrough 12 [The Hanged Man]
03:59:19 Forest
03:59:52 Projector
04:00:20 Reel puns
04:01:40 Boat; Ending
04:03:30 Detective Yu's office [High Priestess]
04:04:31 Detective Yu's office [The Hanged Man]
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04:05:33 Playthrough 13 [The Fool]
04:06:39 Boat; Ending
04:08:09 Detective Yu's office [The Fool]
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04:10:14 Playthrough 14 [The Tower]
04:10:31 Diary
04:12:56 Checking the painting
04:14:44 Cutscene
04:16:21 Walking to the tower
04:18:22 Possible jump scare warning
04:20:27 Projector; Ending
04:21:28 Detective Yu's office [The Tower]
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04:23:35 Playthrough 15 [Justice]
04:25:07 Police interrogation (Officer Hutchins)
04:40:34 Police interrogation (Detective Fisher)
04:44:31 End credits
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04:47:14 Playthrough 16 [Judgement]
04:48:25 Arriving at Martha's condo
04:49:22 Disgust expression was difficult.
04:52:39 Martha's apartment
04:56:20 Police interrogation (Officer Hutchins)
05:00:55 Police interrogation (Detective Fisher)
05:04:45 End credits
05:05:15 Detective Yu's office [Judgement]
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05:07:42 Playthrough 17 [Strength]
05:08:20 Facial expressions tutorial
05:09:05 Not sad enough
05:11:40 Going to school
05:16:07 Talking to Martha on the roof
05:21:38 Arriving at Martha's condo
05:25:06 Martha's apartment
05:28:34 Police interrogation (Officer Hutchins)
05:31:41 Talking about William's mother
05:35:52 Police interrogation (Detective Fisher)
05:37:24 William's confession
05:38:13 End credits
05:38:40 Detective Yu's office [Strength]
05:42:39 End credits
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@BarelySocial
Thank you for the stream Kronii! It's really nice seeing you be invested in the story like this!
As for my personal take for what the story is:
SPOILERS:
I only tuned in sporadically, so there might be some stuff I'm missing, but what I think the big reveal is that most, if not all of the stories were made to just gather more attention and intrigue for Lila. That's why no clear answer is given for "Who's Lila?" Because if an answer is given, we'll stop thinking about the question and in turn stop thinking about Lila. Yu even says it himself where he loves mysteries like this and wants to keep digging into it. The devilish trick is that the definitive answer doesn't exist, and we will torture ourselves trying to figure out a truth that isn't out there. This in turn feeds and empowers Lila even more. The funny thing is that this is still just a theory that can be disproven, but the fact that this theory can be disproven ALSO lends credence to this theory as well (if that even makes sense).
It's like an SCP I remember reading about where it's a bunch of horror stories with cliffhangers. It promises to explain it all at the end, but the final story jumpscares you and tells you that you "died." The point of the stories weren't to explain, but to gain intrigue. Now that we've played/watched the game, Lila will now live like a brain parasite in our minds from now on. We may be able to forget about her temporarily, but it will be just like how Will was able to forget about Lila until he met Tanya. 5 years from now we could just randomly hear the name Lila and immediately think about all of this all over again.
@Soren_Hex
Completely meaningless headshop 'mystical' iconography with zero plot relevance shoved front and center at random points because it's like deep and stuff bro?
Check.
Reliance on shock value instead of emotional investment for payoffs?
Check.
Lazy stock animation assets thinly disguised behind some kind of 'artsy totally doing this on purpose' filter?
Check.
Abundance of alternate endings because the writer wasn't competent enough to generate one that was satisfying?
Check.
Unearned 4th wall breaks?
Check.
Incoherent plot also trying to hide behind a 'totally doing this on purpose' façade?
Unlimited Check Works.
This experience was second only to Getting Over It as an example of hack game devs at work... I consider it a token of Kronii's love for us that she endured it for such a long stream.
@AgentofShield11
This game turned out more thought provoking than the goofy Mario 64 face mechanic made it out to be! The whole mystery surrounding the truth about Lila and the characters she impacted really got me hooked, not to mention the 4th wall breaks like with the Twitter account and PDFs! The way I see it, if Lila grows stronger the more people know her, she’s kinda like a virus. If one were to eradicate the virus, one would have to remove all the “infected”, so it makes sense how she would be seen as terrifying by Detective Yu (also referring to us, the players). Perhaps that’s what drew the detective into pursuing this particular case to begin with. Gives me Agent Smith from Matrix 2 vibes if you catch my drift. Maybe not the most precise theory, but even after getting all the endings, Lila still feels like an endless book meant to be completed by the players’ speculations. Thank you for the fun stream tonight, Kronii! Take care!
@DominyWaKimodebu
Now that we've all seen this stream... Lila is inside all of our minds. 🙂
@Pain-And-Gain
Due to work and personal matters, It is hard to keep up with everyone's streaming schedule on HoloEN, so I rather watch clips or shorts.
Precisely eight days ago, while at work, I had a got feeling to revisit some of Matpat's (from GTLive) old videos about horror games, which were from a year ago. Among them, I saw the 'Who's Lila' gameplay on his channel, which I had previously watched a year ago.
Exactly 20 hours ago, I decided to watch it again, subsequently installed the game, and played it. Currently, I am checking some walkthroughs on YouTube because I am stuck at a certain point in the game. To my astonishment, I discovered that Nerissa had played the game eight days ago and Kronii had played it 20 hours ago.
Something very peculiar has happened, and I am at a loss to explain it. You might suspect that I am making stuff up, but really I am not. Quite frankly, I am currently in a state of shock and confusion right now.
@NJDJ1986
nearly 6 hours of Who's Lila! great stream tonight Kronii! have a good evening!
@egreogre
I feel like that final conversation was as direct as this game could get. With a slight change of wording: "This game was always designed to be just about explainable, but smaller contradictions and unspoken details prevent the full picture from being formed." In other words, the point of the mystery was to appear just solvable enough to hold our attention without relinquishing it by actually being solvable. But maybe I'm just too cynical.
@hunkirii
Nah, i agree with you in this one
@reginaldmeta2762
I believe this is the right answer. For Lila to be kept alive in people's (the players' and audiences') minds, she tried to strike a balance of interesting and compelling story, BUT with loose ends to keep them remembering her, to keep them coming back to her.
@erhanjpg1467
The point of Lila is that you have to keep thinking about her, and if you end up with a satisfactory answer on what or who she is, she’ll stop existing in your head because you’ll not be thinking about her.
@kikuraged1815
So it’s similar to THE GAME?
@guy_th18
yeah that's explicitly stated to the be point in post-game content