FILM SCORE


Canyon Cody & Sean Dwyer

The film score is by Gnawledge, a collaboration between Canyon Cody “El Canyonazo,” and Sean Dwyer “Gnotes”.

The approach to composing the film score for “Kumpania Flamenco Los Angeles” was guided by their desire to find an organic balance between electronic and acoustic elements.

Drawing inspirations from Andalucia and Los Angeles, Gnawledge built the score upon Cody’s academic research as a Fulbright scholar in ethnomusicology studying the global roots of flamenco, with Gnotes’ experience as a touring rapper, global music producer, and flamenco guitar student.

Many of the songs were originally built within compas, a framework used as digital skeletons, later dissected and re-assembled during electronic elaboration.

These improvised vignettes were then developed into full songs with the collaboration of iconic Los Angeles flamenco artists, including Antonio De Jerez, Jose Tanaka, and Kai Narezo.

The unique characters of West Coast hip-hop and Southern Spanish cante jondo find common ground inside the Akai MPC, the Japanese digital sampler and drum machine used by Gnawledge to compose the film’s music.

Digital warbles, interwoven with rasqueados and alzapuas, crash through heavy drums flanked behind jaleos and tacones.

 

Opening “Kumpania Quejillo” by Antonio De Jerez

Kumpania Lamento” sung by Antonio De Jerez

Siguiriya sung by Fernando de Malaga “El Roto” with Patric Oliver on percussion

El Camino del Saz”  written by Sean Dwyer and Canyon Cody

Brook’s Zambra” written by Sean Dwyer, Canyon Cody and Kai Narezo, guitar by Kai Narezo

Syrian Chant & Arabic Percussion written by Sean Dwyer & Canyon Cody

“Where Do I Go?” written & performed by Antonio De Jerez

Una Noche Sin Luna written by Sean Dwyer, Canyon Cody & Antonio De Jerez, performed by Antonio De Jerez

Entre Medio written by Walter Molina, guitar by Walter Molina

Me Quedo Con Los Recuerdos (“Tinto”) written by Sean Dwyer, Canyon Cody, Antonio De Jerez and Jose Tanaka, sung by Antonio De Jerez, guitar by Jose Tanaka

Traditional Flamenco Improvisation Bulerias by Jose Tanaka, Kai Narezo and Gabriel Lautaro Osuna, sung by Gabriel Lautaro Osuna

La Andaluza Solea por Bulerias by Antonio Triana, Kai Narezo and Antonio De Jerez, sung by Antonio De Jerez

Kyoto written by Jose Tanaka, guitar by Jose Tanaka

En La Huerta Bamberas guitars by Antonio Triana and Kai Narezo, percussion by Joey Heredia

Te Llamas Maria sung by Rosa Marie Pratts

Esta Noche No Me Acuesto sung by Rosa Marie Pratts

Duende Solea guitars by Antonio Triana and Kai Narezo, percussion by Joey Heredia

Ya No Se Por Que Sera written by Sean Dwyer and Canyon Cody

Trinquete written by Sean Dwyer and Canyon Cody

Traditional Flamenco Improvisation Solea por Bulerias guitar by Kai Narezo, percussion by Joey Heredia

Traditional Flamenco Improvisation Buleria Moron guitar by Jose Tanaka

Osamu written by Jose Tanaka, guitar by Jose Tanaka

Traditional Flamenco Improvisation Granaina, guitar by Jose Tanaka

La Luna y El Rio – Solea written by Jose Tanaka, guitar by Jose Tanaka

Martinete sung by Gabriel Lautaro Osuna

Quejillo sung by Marysol Fuentes

Courage written by Jose Tanaka, guitar by Jose Tanaka

Traditional Flamenco Improvisation Solea por Bulerias guitars by Jose Tanaka, Kai Narezo and Gabriel Lautaro Osuna

El Tribunal De Dios Solea written by Paco Cortes, guitar by Kai Narezo

Callejon written by Sean Dwyer and Canyon Cody

Traditional Flamenco Improvisation Alegrias guitar by Kai Narezo, palmas by Antonio De Jerez, percussion by Gerardo Morales

Juerga Flamenca guitars by Antonio Triana and Kai Narezo, percussion by Joey Heredia, sung by Antonio De Jerez

Las Cadenas Del Pasado written by Sean Dwyer and Canyon Cody

El Espejo De Agua written by Sean Dwyer and Canyon Cody

El Eloj De Arena written by Sean Dwyer and Canyon Cody

Silencio guitar by Kai Narezo

Juerga sung by ‘El Yiyi” Francisco J. Orozco

Solo De Cante Rumba guitars by Antonio Triana and Kai Narezo, percussion by Joey Heredia, sung by Antonio De Jerez

Tacita De Plata Alegrias Guitars by Antonio Triana and Kai Narezo, percussion by Joey Heredia, sung by Antonio De Jerez