Libertador, Gustavo Dudamel's first sound track, and first composition to be released worldwide! The film is told from the viewpoint of Simon Bolívar, the legendary Venezuelan military and political leader who helped secure independence from the Spanish empire, staring Edgar Ramírez (Zero Dark Thirty, Wrath of the Titans), María Valverde, Danny Huston, Imanol Arias and Gary Lewis

Directed by Alberto Arvelo, Libertador is billed as the largest independent film production ever to come out of South America. “Gustavo originally arrived to this project as musical advisor. Sometime later, Gustavo said he had come up with a melody that could work for the start of the film. He went to the piano and began playing the melody. When he finished playing, I think both of us realized that he had begun composing our soundtrack.” – Alberto Arvelo

Dudamel, who consulted with filmscore master John Williams in the preparations for this assignment, describes his soundtrack as “atmospheric, post-Mahlerian music, full of tension, hope and struggle.” The Simon Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and guests from the world of Venezuelan folk music lend the score a distinctive and irresistible Latin American flavor.