Orfeu is the soundtrack to Carlos “Cacá” Diegues’ remake of 1959’s Black Orpheus, an award-winning movie that introduced contemporary Rio de Janeiro composers like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfá, and Vinícius de Moraes to mainstream Americans. As such, it’s fitting that Brazil’s most famous musical export during the last few decades of the century, Caetano Veloso, was chosen to compose the soundtrack. Alternately reliant on orchestral strings and Carnaval percussion, Orfeu is a delightful soundtrack that merges Veloso’s recent take on Brazilian pop with more traditional rhythms. He has no qualms about taking chances, such as adding a rapper (in Portuguese, of course) to the percussion-heavy opening track. Accompanying him on “A Felicidade” is Maria Luíza Jobim, the teenage daugter of Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Video: Nelson Sargento, Zezé Motta – Cântico À Natureza Primavera (1999)
Tracklist:
1.
O Enredo de Orfeu (Historia do Carnaval Carioca)(04:24) Caetano Veloso (Con Gabriel o Pensador & Toni Garrido)
2.
Sou Voce(03:18) Toni Garrido
3.
Valsa de Euridice(03:10) Zeze Motta & Nelson Sargento
4.
Cantico a Natureza (Primavera)(03:07) Toni Garrido
5.
Manha de Carnaval(01:47) Caetano Veloso
6.
Os Cinco Bailes da Historia do Rio(03:41) Maria Luiza Jobim
7.
A Felicidade(03:13) Caetano Veloso
8.
Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Voce(05:22) Caetano Veloso
9.
Sou Voce (Asa Delta)(02:53) Caetano Veloso
10.
A Policia Sobe o Morro(01:47) Caetano Veloso
11.
Valsa de Euridice / Lua Lua Lua (Santa Lua)(01:22) Caetano Veloso & Vinicius de Moraes
12.
Alucinacao(01:05) Caetano Veloso
13.
Eu e o meu Amor (Carmen No Desfile)(01:08) Tom Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes
