That Man From Rio

Georges Delerue

 
" Rio doesn't sound like you would expect it "

Written by Thomas Glorieux - Review of the limited release

That Man From Rio, I have no idea what's it about because judging from the music this must be a weird film. Tribal music, circus music, unsettling suspense and occasional Brazilian source music. It's truly one of the weirdest I've heard yet of Georges Delerue. Because it's not only the combination of those sounds, but sometimes also the sudden stops and starts of these genres, sometimes in the very same cue (like they were mixed together like that). Anyway, It's not Delerue as you know him, and there's hardly a soft cue here ("Agnes"). I sometimes even admired the singing and the Brazilian source cues more. It's not one that stayed in the mind for the right reasons, and even if it was effective in the film or not, I wasn't particularly fond of it on CD. For those that heard it in the film and were positively surprised by the outcome. Because this truly is original Delerue here.

Undoubtedly this is original for Delerue fans, a combination I have not heard a lot of him.
Several cues remain typical Delerue, the lovely "Agnes" or the heroic fanfare in "In and Out of Danger".
It might be original, I had trouble with the combination of the weird styles from the get go.
The tribal music was effective, but also darn weird.
It's a sign I guess that I liked the traditional Brazilian songs more.

Track Listing

1. Main Title (1.56)
2. Eight Days Leave / Theft at the Museum (1.39)
3. The Thieves Escape / The Professor Kidnapped / Quick Change (1.17)
4. Adventure (2.04)
5. Flight to Rio / Airport Mayhem (1.41)
6. Welcome to Rio / Following the Bad Guys (1.48)
7. Sightseeing (2.32)
8. Sir Winston (2.49)
9. Agnes (1.32)
10. More Adventure (0.29)
11. Night in Rio (0.59)
12. The Seashore (3.15)
13. Agnes and Sir Winston / Rescuing the Professor (1.40)
14. Brasilia (0.31)
15. On the Road (0.55)
16. The Adventure Continues (1.03)
17. Romantic Moment (3.48)
18. Fireworks at De Castro's Party (0.55)
19. The Real Statue (1.19)
20. Parachute to the Alligators (1.53)
21. The Amazon (3.33)
22. Close Shave (0.20)
23. The Café (2.01)
24. The Three Statues (1.02)
25. Free-for-all (2.56)
26. Agnes Learns the Truth (1.33)
27. Through the Jungle (1.16)
28. An Ancient Temple (1.42)
29. The Secret of the Statues (2.38)
30. In and Out of Danger (1.02)
31. End Title (1.00)

Bonus Tracks
32. Cue 12A (0.32)
33. Cue 12B (0.10)
34. Cue 12C (0.34)
35. Cue 16 (0.13)
36. Cue 17 forte (0.12)
37. Cue 27 (0.52)
38. Cue 31 (0.57)
39. Cue 35 (3.46)
40. Cue 41t (1.27)
41. Cue 41 (0.20)
42. Cue 42 (2.56)
43. Cue 44 (0.41)
44. Alternate Cue 04 (0.24)
45. Alternate Cue 05 (0.54)
46. Alternate Cue 11a (0.46)
47. Alternate Cue 22 (0.16)
48. Alternate Cue 23 (0.10)
49. Alternate Cue 32 (0.24)
50. Alternate Cue 36 (0.13)
51. Alternate Cue 45 (1.06)
52. Alternate Cue 48 (1.28)

Total Length: 71.29
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(total of 2 votes - average 3.5/5)

Released by

Kritzerland KR 20012-3 (limited release 2009)