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Rice believed that the singer would suit in the title role since she could "act beautifully through music". Madonna had already enlisted the help of composers Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, who had originally created the musical Evita. For a long time, Madonna had desired to play Eva and even wrote a letter to director Alan Parker, explaining how she would be perfect for the part. In 1996, Madonna starred in the film Evita, playing the role of Eva Perón, the Spiritual Leader of the Nation of Argentina. Film director Alan Parker talking about working with Madonna on Evita. Also, she was determined to sing the score as it was written and not to cheat in any way". Many of the songs were comfortably within her range, but much of the score was in a range where her voice had never ventured before. She had the lion's share of the piece, singing as she does on almost every track. "The hardest work that anyone had to do was obviously done by Madonna. In the United States, the soundtrack reached a peak of number two on the Billboard 200 chart, and was certified quintuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Evita was a commercial success, reaching the top of the charts in Austria, Belgium, Scotland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, while attaining top-ten positions in other major musical markets. Critical reception towards the soundtrack was mixed, with AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine calling it "unengaging" while Hartford Courant 's Greg Morago praised Madonna's singing abilities. Evita was promoted by the release of three singles-"You Must Love Me", "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and " Another Suitcase in Another Hall"-the former won the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1997. A two-disc edition which featured all the tracks from the film, and a single-disc edition contained a selection of song highlights. The soundtrack was released in two different versions. Through the songs, the soundtrack tells the story of Eva Perón's beginnings, her rise to fame, political career and gradually her death. Rice and Lloyd Webber had employed the classical technique while creating the music, taking the central theme, " Don't Cry for Me Argentina", and tweaking it to cater to a variety of settings. It took almost four months for the soundtrack to be finished. After an emergency meeting with the principal personnel, it was decided she would record in a separate location.

The musical style for Evita differed from Madonna's previous works and she was not comfortable in recording her vocals inside the studio alongside the orchestra. The actors were tense during the recording sessions for Evita, since they were from a non-musical background. Additional performers on the soundtrack include Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce and Jimmy Nail.Īfter securing the title role in Evita, Madonna underwent vocal training in order to enhance her singing abilities.

The soundtrack consists of reworked songs from its original 1976 concept album as well as a new song, " You Must Love Me". Directed by Alan Parker, the film was based on Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1978 musical Evita about First Lady of Argentina, Eva Perón, portrayed by Madonna. Evita is the soundtrack album to the 1996 musical film of the same name, performed mostly by American singer Madonna.