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Pedro Almodóvar's noir-ish comedy-romance-Catholic school pedophilia drama Bad Education benefits greatly from the haunting and achingly beautiful score from longtime collaborator Alberto Iglesias. A somber blend of classical, choral, and Hitchcock-era Bernard Herrmann, the Spanish composer's reverent compositions both aggravate and diffuse Almodóvar's controversial images, bringing an elegance to the film's darker moments and a somber beauty to its sweeter ones -- Iglesias builds a surprisingly secular sounding piano-led collage around Rossini's 'Kyrie.' Like his flamenco-infused score for the director's award-winning Talk to Her, Bad Education is as jarring, enlightening, romantic, and sinister as the film itself, resulting in one of the year's finest moments in film music.

Quizás, Quizás, Quizás
Written by Osvaldo Farrés
Published by Peer International Corporation (BMI)
(c) 1947 by Caribbean Music Co. Ltd
Performed by Sara Montiel
By the license from Dpto. de Productos Especiales de (p) EMI Odeon, S.A., Madrid, España, 2003

Maniquí Parisien
(Arcadio Rosés Berdiel / Manuel Aniesa (as Manuel Aniesa Pelayo))
(c) 1960 by Arcadio Roses Berdiel/Manuel Aniesa Pelayo, Madrid
Authorized by the exclusive worldwide rights holder, Ediciones Musicales Hispavox, S.A.
Performed by Sara Montiel
By the license from Dpto. de Productos Especiales de (p) EMI Odeon, S.A., Madrid, España, 2003

Moon River
(Johnny Mercer / Henry Mancini)
(c) by Famous Music Corp. Authorized by the exclusive worldwide rights holder, Famous Music Española
All rights reserved.
Performed by Pedro José Sanchez Martinez
Programa de Canto Infantil Padre Soler, Universidad Carlos III (Madrid)
Sponsored by Ayuntamiento de Parla and Fundación Marc Rich

Torna a Surriento
(Giambattista De Curtis (as G.B. De Curtis) / Ernesto De Curtis (as E. de Curtis))
Adapted by Pedro Almodóvar
Performed by Pedro José Sanchez Martinez
Programa de Canto Infantil Padre Soler, Universidad Carlos III (Madrid)
Sponsored by Ayuntamiento de Parla and Fundación Marc Rich

Kyrie
from 'Petite Messe Solennelle'
by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Anna Fernández
With collaboration from Cor Vivaldi-Pequeños Cantores de Catalunya

Cuore Matto
(Totò Savio (as Savio) / Ambrosino)
Copyright by Edizioni Chappell S.R.L. / Ediciones Armónico S.L. / Ediciones Musicales Clipper's,
S.L.
Courtesy of BMG España