Wait and Then by Gustavo Santaolalla
Free download of this performance on SoundCloud.
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 Then sounds like it may have been intended for Babel; his 2006 Oscar winning score. The instrument is an Oud: a lute-like Arabic instrument. I created a slightly tighter arrangement with my version — going back to motifs that I enjoyed listening to and playing the most.
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Gear used
My guitar for this piece is a Cordoba GK Studio. You can find a current list of my gear here.
My music
You can find my personal music on Spotify, Apple, and all steaming services:
The Intellimusica Spotify Playlist: Ethereal and Cinematic Music
(This playlist is curated and updated by me. It’s music that I’ve played and intend to play on Intellimusica. It flows beautifully — and additionally works as music for focus, meditation, and self-reflection.)
How to play Wait and Then by Gustavo Santaolalla
The guitar tab is beautifully written across a single page. My order of play goes like this, in accordance with the guitar tab:
Intro, Verse 2x, Chorus
Verse 2x, Chorus, Bridge 2x
Intro, Verse 2x, Chorus
Bridge 2x, Intro
I hope you enjoy playing this as much as I do. The guitar tab is available below:
Gustavo Santaolalla: Wait and Then | fingerstyle guitar
Wait and Then is played in a Drop- D tuning. From low to high: D A D G B E. You’ll then put a capo on the 2nd fret.
This is piece is fairly easy to play. For something more challenging, try Gustavo Santaolalla’s Amor y Paz.
