One of the greatest and most moving film music pieces, by Ennio Morricone, which according to some opinions, "overwhelmed the film" rather than complement it. The soundtrack is one of the best selling of all time.
The film is about an emissary of the Catholic Church (Father Gabriel) who visits the South American jungle in the 18th century and tries to begin a mission to convert the Indians of the region. Father Gabriel is resolved to accomplish his mission and save the indigenous peoples from the ruthless slave traders, when the people of the region are threatened by the portuguese occupation to become enslaved. The film is about humanity, sacrifice and the struggle between individual values and those of religious and political institutions. The most famous music of the soundtrack is Gabriel's Oboe and appears in the beginning, when Father Gabriel plays the theme to the natives, hoping to convince them to begin his mission. The tribesmen approach Gabriel for the first time, puzzled by the sounds of the music and the unknown instrument but the chief of the tribe, displeased by all this, breaks Gabriel's oboe. At the end, father Gabriel's music achieves to gain the trust of the natives confirming the connecting value of music, its power to join different cultures to build a better future. This music has been adored beyond the context of the film due to its warmth, soothing power and haunting melody as well as the message of faith and hope that it conveys.