Listen to Tuesday: The Kite Runner OST

If you're into film or film adaptations of books, then you will no doubt have heard of The Kite Runner, the book by Khaled Hosseini about two Afghan boys. Poignant and haunting, it follows the story of a Pashtun and his Hazara servant and friend in Kabul, and is a sure cry-fest.

As an accompaniment to the 2007 film adaptation by Marc Forster, Alberto Iglesias's music works brilliantly. It is a perfect introduction into world music, with a mixture of modern and traditional sounds. A mixture of traditional instruments with modern techniques and even some electronic, synthesised elements keeps the music accessible while at the same time maintaining the traditional atmosphere.

With melodies and themes often in guitar or familiar strings, but with a rhythmic background of tabla, the listener is able to easily follow each tune on the soundtrack while being drawn into the atmosphere of Kabul, Afghanistan.

In one of the ending scenes, the melody of Fly A Kite appears - one of the most moving melodies on the soundtrack. It begins slow and calm, with a single melody that sings simply of the message of hope. It is the sort of tune that brings a smile to the face, the purest kind of simple hope and end to all strife, mirroring perfectly the ending of the film's story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qekebIvXB5A

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