Gustavo Santaolalla joins host Raina Douris

Gustavo Santaolalla has won a lot of awards for his magnificent scores for films like Brokeback Mountain, The Motorcycle Diaries and Babel. This year, the Argentine composer and producer is nominated for an Emmy for his score for the TV adaption of The Last of Us video game. On the World Cafe, Gustavo walks us through the story of his life—from receiving his first guitar at five years old to the moment he accepted his Academy Award.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

U2 “With Or Without You” The Joshua Tree

Gustavo Santaolalla “Opening” Brokeback Mountain (Soundtrack)

The Beatles “Rock and Roll Music” Beatles For Sale

Arco Iris “Sudamerica o el Regreso a la Aurora” Sudamerica o el Regreso a la Aurora

Leon Gieco “Por El Camino Perdido” De Ushuaia A La Quiaca

Gustavo Santaolalla “Iguazu” Ronroco

Gustavo Santaolalla “The Last of Us” The Last of Us (Soundtrack)

Gustavo Santaolalla “The Wings” Brokeback Mountain (Soundtrack)

Gustavo Santaolalla “The Wings” Brokeback Mountain (Soundtrack)

Jason Isbell “If We Were Vampires” The Nashville Sound

Tracy Chapman “Telling Stories” Telling Stories

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats “I Need Never Get Old” Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Zach Bryan “I Remember Everything (ft. Kacey Musgraves)” Zach Bryan

Warren Zevon “Tenderness On The Block” Excitable Boy

Regina Spektor “Fidelity” Begin To Hope

John Mayer “Born And Raised” Born And Raised

Laufey “From The Start” Bewitched

Lake Street Drive “Hypotheticals” Obviously

Black Pumas “More Than A Love Song” Chronicles Of A Diamond

The Velvet Underground “Rock & Roll” Loaded

Hour Two
The Lemonheads “It’s About Time” Come On Feel The Lemonheads

The Bobby Fuller Four “I Fought The Law” I Fought The Law

Cat Power “Ballad Of A Thin Man” Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert

Cat Power “Like A Rolling Stone” Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert

Cat Power “Mr. Tambourine Man” Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert

Molly Tuttle “Million Miles” When You’re Ready

Moby “Pale Horses” Live at the World Cafe

Darlingside “White Horses”Live at the World Cafe

Mavis Staples “Wrote A Song For Everyone” You Are Not Alone

My Morning Jacket “Lowdown” At Dawn

Moby “South Side” Play

Lo Moon “Evidence” single

Foals “Wake Me Up” Wake Me Up (single)

The Police “Spirits In The Material World” Ghost In The Machine