Sin instrucciones (Zacarías M. de la Riva)
Original score from the 2024 drama feature film directed by Marina Seresesky, starring Paco León, Maia Zaitegi and Silvia Alonso, produced by La Pepa Films and Basque Films, released by Warner Bros (Spain).
THE STORY: Leo is a single, womanizing guy who lives day to day in a tiny beach town in the Canary Islands. One day, one of his old flings, Julia, comes back from Madrid, leaves a baby of a few months in his arms, and disappears.
THE SCORE: “Leo and Alba’s story is so sweet, funny well-written, and well-acted that it hardly needed any music. That being said, in the moments where there is music, our goal was not so much to underscore the sad moments but rather to enhance the comedy and tenderness. We aimed to emotionally support the evolution of Leo and Alba’s relationship while keeping in sync with their narrative arc. From the beginning, we were clear that the sonic palette would be a mix of electronic and acoustic elements, such as acoustic and electric guitar, double bass, ukulele, a string quartet, and piano. In fact, the piano serves as a guiding thread throughout the film. The first musical cue begins with a piano arpeggio followed by electronic pads, and the last one ends with a piano melody. The leitmotif that deals with tenderness and Alba’s relationship with her father and later with her mother is also written solely for piano (the first track, “Leo y Alba”).“ – Zacarías M. de la Riva
THE COMPOSER: Zacarías M. de la Riva is one of the most versatile talents of the Spanish film music scene. A former student of telecommunication who then enrolled to the Berklee College of Music to study film music, de la Riva has already proven himself to be talented in every genre he’s come across. Previous de la Riva scores issued by MovieScore Media include his collaborations with Gabe Ibáñez, Hierro (2009) and Automata (2014), as well as the cinema-themed murder mystery Imago Mortis (2009), the crime thriller Below Zero (2021) and four animations scores: the first and third Tadeo Jones film Tad the Lost Explorer (2011) and Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy (2022), as well as the Mexican animated movie Un gallo con muchos huevos (2015) and its sequel Un rescate de huevitos (2021).
MMS24052 SIN INSTRUCCIONES (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Music Composed by ZACARÍAS M. DE LA RIVA
Release date: December 25, 2024