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"Gabriel's Oboe" is the main theme for the 1986 film The Mission, with Robert de Niro, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson and directed by Roland Joffé. [1] The theme was written by Italian composer Ennio Morricone, and has since been arranged and performed several times by artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, [2] Holly Gornik, [3] and Brynjar Hoff, [4] among others.
The Mission is a 1986 British historical drama film about the experiences of a Jesuit missionary in 18th-century South America. [4] Directed by Roland Joffé and written by Robert Bolt , the film stars Robert De Niro , Jeremy Irons , Ray McAnally , Aidan Quinn , Cherie Lunghi , and Liam Neeson .
The Mission is the soundtrack from the film of the same name (directed by Roland Joffé), composed, orchestrated, conducted and produced by Ennio Morricone. The work combines liturgical chorales, native drumming, and Spanish-influenced guitars, often in the same track, in an attempt to capture the varying cultures depicted in the film. [ 4 ]
The Mission Song is a thriller/espionage novel by British writer John le Carré, published in 2006. Set against the background of the chaotic East Congo , the story involves the planning of a Western-backed coup in the province of Kivu , told from the worm's-eye view of the hapless interpreter.
The original English language title shown at the beginning of the film was The Valdez Horses, the same title as the 1967 novel by Lee Hoffman on which the movie is based. Hoffman was awarded the 1967 Western Writers of America Spur Award. It was an Italian-Spanish-French co-production filmed in Spain, with Italian and French funding. [1]
The song was released as a single and became very successful in Mexico. The singer later included it on her live album Tu Dama de Hierro released on 27 April 1999 [ 2 ] as a part of a medley with two other songs written by Solís: "Vete con Ella" and "No Puedo Olvidarlo".
"Jaula de oro" ("Golden cage") is a 1983 corrido or cancion ranchera by Enrique Franco, performed by Los Tigres del Norte on the album Jaula de Oro. The subject of the song is US immigration. [1] [2] Los Tigres del Norte re-recorded the song with Juanes for MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends in 2011. [3]
A Sputnikmusic review gave a description of "Mission" as a "rocky ballad." [3] It plays in a D major key, though key changes into B major occur in certain parts of the song. Most of the song is played at a moderate tempo in a time signature of common time. However, the musical interlude between the second chorus and final verse is played in 5 4 ...