Il Postino (soundtrack)

Il Postino (The Postman)
Soundtrack album by Luis Enríquez Bacalov
Released	1995
Length	38:24

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The Postman is the soundtrack, on the Hollywood Records label, of the 1994 Academy Award-winning film The Postman (original title: Il Postino). The original score was composed by Luis Enríquez Bacalov.

Besides the film's score, composed by Bacalov, the soundtrack includes Pablo Neruda's poems recited by Sting, Miranda Richardson, Wesley Snipes, Ralph Fiennes, Ethan Hawke, Rufus Sewell, Glenn Close, Samuel L. Jackson, Andy García, Willem Dafoe, Madonna, Vincent Perez, and Julia Roberts.

The album won the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.

Track listing

Poetry and Music Suite

No.	Title	Music	Featured artist	Length
1.	"Theme"	Luis Bacalov		1:53
2.	"Morning (Love Sonnet XXVII)"	Bacalov, Pablo Neruda	Sting	0:52
3.	"Poetry"	Bacalov, Neruda	Miranda Richardson	1:39
4.	"Leaning into the Afternoons..."	Bacalov, Neruda	Wesley Snipes	1:35
5.	"Poor Fellows"	Bacalov, Neruda	Julia Roberts	1:29
6.	"Ode To The Sea"	Bacalov, Neruda	Ralph Fiennes	1:36
7.	"Fable of the Memaid and the Drunks"	Bacalov, Neruda	Ethan Hawke	2:08
8.	"Ode to a Beautiful Nude"	Bacalov, Neruda	Rufus Sewell	2:30
9.	"I Like For You To Be Still"	Bacalov, Neruda	Glenn Close	1:33
10.	"Walking Around"	Bacalov, Neruda	Samuel L. Jackson	3:07
11.	"Tonight I Can Write..."	Bacalov, Neruda	Andy Garcia	2:44
12.	"Adonic Angela"	Bacalov, Neruda	Willem Dafoe	1:21
13.	"If You Forget Me"	Bacalov, Neruda	Madonna	2:01
14.	"Integrations"	Bacalov, Neruda	Vincent Perez	1:33
15.	"And Now You're Mine (Love Sonnet LXXXI)"	Bacalov, Neruda	Garcia, Roberts	3:04

Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

No.	Title	Music	Featured artist	Length
16.	"The Postman (Titles)"	Bacalov		2:41
17.	"Bicycle"	Bacalov		2:26
18.	"Madreselva, tango"	Luis César Amadori, Francisco Canaro	Carlos Gardel	3:16
19.	"The Postman Lullaby"	Bacalov		0:50
20.	"Beatrice"	Bacalov		4:06
21.	"Metaphors"	Bacalov		2:02
22.	"Loved By Women"	Bacalov		3:28
23.	"The Postman (Trio version)"	Bacalov		2:35
24.	"Sounds of the Island"	Bacalov		2:29
25.	"The Postman's Dreams"	Bacalov		3:20
26.	"Pablito"	Bacalov		0:42
27.	"Milonga del poeta"	Bacalov		1:13
28.	"Madreselva, tango"	Amadori, Canaro		2:18
29.	"The Postman Poet"	Bacalov		3:25
30.	"The Postman (Harpsichord and String version)"	Bacalov		0:46
31.	"The Postman (Guitar and Bandoneon version)"	Bacalov		3:16