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- Digging into Argentina's past lit a fire under Santaolalla. His embrace of folk sounds would turn out to be his secret weapon, and Andean instrumentation started becoming a huge part of his work, like the ronroco. "It's a 10-string instrument. It's five double strings," Santaolalla says.
www.npr.org/2023/10/13/1198908420/how-gustavo-santaolalla-took-the-film-industry-by-stormHow Gustavo Santaolalla and his ronroco took the film ... - NPR
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Santaolalla's most recent solo album, Ronroco (1998), contained several tracks with the characteristic sound of the folk string instrument of the same name, which later became a defining instrument in his soundtrack work.
Santaolalla had composed some melodies with deeper-sounding instruments, like a Fender six-string bass from the 1960s. Other bits he’d played on more fragile-sounding instruments...
Nov 29, 2016 · In addition to playing standard six-string guitar, as a child, Santaolalla also played ronroco, a 10-string instrument with five double/unison courses, its “Argentinian” tuning D G B E B (courses 3–5 are an octave higher than a standard six-string guitar).
May 10, 2024 · Gustavo Santaolalla, The Last of Us’ award-winning composer, has gingerly stepped into the center of the stage at London’s Royal Festival Hall and, composed and unassuming, juggled a multitude of...
Oct 13, 2023 · The small Andean instrument has been core to the success of the Argentine film composer and music producer on projects like The Last of Us video game, 2005's Brokeback Mountain and 2006's...
Aug 8, 2023 · There are several instruments at play here, most notably a guitar and a smaller roncoco, but the composer focuses on playing all of them with a string plucking technique. These types of...
Oct 30, 2008 · When you hear Santaolalla play a traditional instrument like the ronroco with a modern impulse, the genetic blueprint behind Bajofondo's electronic tango doesn't seem so foreign.
