Viva La Mexico

Fast 140bpm mariachi in C with lead male vocals, trumpet, fiddle and violin over strummed guitar and upright bass. Bright, celebratory and a little comic, it toasts a long life and lands on a firm ending.

Instrumental merengue at 117bpm in C driven by piano, drums and a horn section of trumpet, trombone and sax over walking upright bass. Cheerful and danceable with no vocal, so it sits easily under narration or dialogue.

Mid-fast 127bpm mariachi in C with male lead vocals, gritos, trumpet and fiddle/violin lines over guitar and upright bass. A road-trip flavoured celebration of Guadalajara, energetic throughout and finishing decisively.

Relaxed 98bpm cumbia in G minor with organ, piano, saxophone and trumpet riding a percussion and upright bass groove. Instrumental and slightly sultry as well as playful, good for a slow hip-swaying scene.

Mid-tempo 100bpm mariachi in A flat with male lead vocals, trumpet and fiddle over guitar and upright bass. The cat-and-mouse title matches its cheeky, cartoonish romantic swing; it resolves cleanly.

Bright instrumental fiesta at 130bpm in D, built on piano, drums, upright bass and a punchy trumpet-led horn section. Festive and continuously energetic with no vocal, leaving room for commentary.

The fastest cue here at 172bpm in B flat, a headlong mariachi with male vocals, trumpet, fiddle and driving guitar and upright bass. Cheeky and breathless, ideal for a comic pursuit or a fast-cut sequence.

Instrumental 100bpm Latin dance number in A with timbales, piano, guitar, saxophone and trumpet over upright bass. Despite the lamenting title it stays cheeky and warm, an easy mid-tempo groove for dialogue scenes.

Energetic 140bpm mariachi in C with male lead vocals, gritos, trumpet, fiddle and violin over guitar and upright bass. A flirtatious serenade to a beautiful woman, bold and comic in tone with a decisive finish.

Latin jazz-funk at 98bpm in G, the loosest groove on the album, with cowbell, timbales, piano, guitar and stabbing trumpet and horns over upright bass. Instrumental, strutting and comic, and the longest cue here at 2:53.

Travelling 110bpm mariachi in A flat with male lead vocals, trumpet, fiddle and violin over guitar and upright bass. A road song to Sinaloa, mid-tempo and cheerful with a steady forward pulse.

Instrumental 110bpm Latin cue in A minor, the only minor-key horn number here, giving its guitar, piano, drums and trumpet lines a sly, faintly conspiratorial edge. Short at 2:28 and cheeky rather than joyful, useful when the comedy has a shady character in frame.