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.
Tema Amores Perros
Gustavo Santaolalla Lyrics
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Me dijo un dia y yo sonrie satisfecha
Y confiada en que nuestro es la verdad
Y confiada en que nuestro es la verdad
Sus ojos decian para siempre ese dia
Hasta que un dia ese dia llego
Lo dicho lo va comiendo lento el sol
Que nunca habra nada que nos separe
Siempre esta a mi lado
Acaso sera para siempre has olvidado
Dijiste un dia, solo escucho yo
Lo dicho lo va comiendo lento el sol
Cerca del mar enbarcan a eternidad
Porque tus amores perros me van a matar
Sin haberme dado la felicidad
Tus amores perros me van a matar
Sin haberme dado siquiera
Un poco de felicidad
The first few lines of Gustavo Santaolalla's Tema Amores Perros describe a deeply committed relationship where both partners feel they have finally found what they had been searching for all along. The singer says, "You are my wing that I have always sought. He told me one day and I smiled satisfied, and confident that ours is the truth." The two are so sure of their love that they believe nothing could ever separate them.
However, as the song progresses, doubts begin to arise. The singer reveals that the promise of forever made that one day is slowly being eroded by the passing of time, "What was said is being slowly eaten by the sun, near the sea they embark on eternity." The use of the word "eternity" suggests that while the couple may have believed their love would last forever, it may not be so. The final lines of the song are the most telling, where the singer laments that they are slowly being killed by their "dog-like loves" which have not brought them happiness, "Because your dog-like loves are going to kill me, without even giving me happiness. Your dog-like loves are going to kill me, without even giving me a little bit of happiness."
Overall, the song is a lament about the futility and potential pain caused by an all-consuming love that may not lead to happiness in the end.
Line by Line Meaning
Tu eres mi ala que siempre he buscado
You are the wing I've always been searching for
Me dijo un dia y yo sonrie satisfecha
He said one day and I smiled satisfied
Y confiada en que nuestro es la verdad
And confident that ours is the truth
Sus ojos decian para siempre ese dia
His eyes said forever that day
Hasta que un dia ese dia llego
Until one day that day arrived
Lo dicho lo va comiendo lento el sol
The sun slowly devours what was said
Cerca del mar enbarcan a eternidad
Close to the sea, they embark on eternity
Que nunca habra nada que nos separe
That there will never be anything that separates us
Siempre esta a mi lado
Always by my side
Acaso sera para siempre has olvidado
Perhaps you've forgotten it's forever
Dijiste un dia, solo escucho yo
You said one day, only I hear
Porque tus amores perros me van a matar
Because your dog loves are going to kill me
Sin haberme dado la felicidad
Without having given me happiness
Tus amores perros me van a matar
Your dog loves are going to kill me
Sin haberme dado siquiera
Without even giving me
Un poco de felicidad
A little bit of happiness
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GUSTAVO ALFREDO SANTAOLALLA
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Juan Navarro
Què pieza...tan hermosa y a la vez tan triste. Para mi, la mejor película Mèxicana. Iñàrritu es verdaderamente un genio.
uriel jimenez
Acertó en elegir a santaolalla y a todos los actores
Hermes Parra
Una obra maestra en mi opinión merecía más el Oscar que "la vida es bella"
MINOFLOW1326
No olvides a Guillermo Arriaga
Alan Valencia
@Hermes Parra Amores perros es de mis películas favoritas pero la verdad La vida es bella se merecía el premio
jocinco
@Hermes Parra Perdió el Oscar contra el tigre y el dragón de Taiwan.
David Muñiz gomez
Desde que tengo 5 años, amores perros fue una pelicula que marco mi vida la veo y la veo, y jamas me aburro
Gustavo Rodríguez
El maestro Gustavo Santaolalla, el gurú de la música latinoamericana.
Jorge Montenegro
La volví a ver y sinceramente esta melodía es un mar de emociones para los oídos
kenshi
Me da la sensación de un destino triste y esperanzador al mismo tiempo