Santaolalla transferred his musical efforts to film soundtracks in the late 1990s, producing albums for the films Amores Perros, 21 Grams and The Motorcycle Diaries. Currently based in California where he first moved in 1978, he contributed to the instrumental music for the soundtrack to the 2005 Ang Lee film, Brokeback Mountain, from which the "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" song won the 2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Santaolalla has received a 2006 Academy Award for Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) for Brokeback Mountain. His most recent work is featured on the soundtrack for the movie Babel, which has been directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, who also directed the movies Amores Perros and 21 Grams. His work for Babel was honoured as well with the Academy Award for Original Score in 2007.
In addition to his film work, Santaolalla has acted as the producer of Gaby Kerpel's Carnabailito and co-produced the Kronos Quartet's Nuevo, an album which renders homage to the rich musical heritage of Mexico. He has also been part of the resurgent neo-tango movement, as prime mover behind the Bajofondo Tango Club collective.
Jardin
Gustavo Santaolalla Lyrics
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En un resplandor
Una escenografía de otro mundo
Una visión de otro lugar
Dónde quedaron los sueños de mares y colinas
de paz y de unidad
Esta ciudad no me protege ya
Qué lejos queda aquel jardín de tilos
Esa sustancia esencial
Busco un lugar donde no se hagan trizas las sonrisas
Ni la contemplación
Una estación donde la luna brille
Donde ilumine mi interior
Qué lejos queda aquel jardín de tilos
Esa sustancia esencial
The lyrics of Gustavo Santaolalla's song "Jardin" depict a sense of longing and nostalgia for a lost paradise. The pale moon of April melts with the mist, creating a transcendent glow that transports the listener to another world, another place. The singer reflects on the dreams of seas and hills, peace and unity that seem to have disappeared in this city that no longer protects them. The noise of the city threatens to overwhelm and destroy him.
The lyrics express a yearning for a place where smiles are not shattered and where contemplation is not disrupted. The singer seeks a station where the moon shines, illuminating his inner self. There is a deep longing for a lost garden of linden trees, that essential substance of tranquility and beauty. The lyrics evoke a desire for a sanctuary, a refuge from the chaos and noise of the world, where the moon's light can provide solace and inner peace.
Overall, "Jardin" is a poetic exploration of the longing for a simpler, more peaceful existence, a place where tranquility and beauty can thrive. It speaks to the human need for connection with nature and the yearning for a spiritual refuge in a chaotic world.
Line by Line Meaning
Pálida luna de abril se derrite con la niebla
The faint moon of April melts with the fog
En un resplandor
In a gleam
Una escenografía de otro mundo
A scenery from another world
Una visión de otro lugar
A vision from another place
Dónde quedaron los sueños de mares y colinas
Where did the dreams of seas and hills go
de paz y de unidad
of peace and unity
Esta ciudad no me protege ya
This city no longer protects me
El ruido me va a acribillar
The noise is going to shoot me down
Qué lejos queda aquel jardín de tilos
How far away is that linden garden
Esa sustancia esencial
That essential substance
Busco un lugar donde no se hagan trizas las sonrisas
I seek a place where smiles are not shattered
Ni la contemplación
Nor contemplation
Una estación donde la luna brille
A season where the moon shines
Donde ilumine mi interior
Where it illuminates my interior
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Willie Campins
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