21 Grams by Alejandro Gonzales is actually one of the best movies that I have ever seen. It has everything it is dramatic, it has a bit of hope, lots of thinking, it has the vibe of great independent movies and it is filmed in indescribable manner when the storylines are ripped to pieces and you are basically collecting a puzzle for the first half hour of the movie. And of course it has great music.

The soundtrack consists of instrumental parts by Gustavo Santaolalla and songs that were played in the movie. The songs were actually not needed here, the instrumental pieces are spectacular. The music is a mix between ambient, latin folk, electronics and post-rock. It is a depressive mix influenced by Astor Piazzolla’s early tango soundtracks, by modern depressive bands like Bohren And The Club Of Gore and ambient bands like Elivium. Most of the atmosphere is varying from grief to depression and it is fueled by folk instruments that are played in non traditional way, post-folk maybe. The best one is Can Dry Leaves Help Us, when a sample from the movie is played in the end of the song it just shakes your heart.