Wait and Then by Gustavo Santaolalla

As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, I believe Gustavo Santaolalla’s 2014 album, Camino, is a collection of music that was intended for various film projects. I’ve scored a few short films, and I’ll write and record 20 pieces of music. The filmmaker might use just 3. I imagine the process is similar — even for an A-list composer like Santaolalla.

Wait and Thensounds like it may have been intended for Babel; his 2006 Oscar winning score. The instrument is an Oud: a lute-like Arabic instrument.  I…