Music From Siesta

Released in 1987, the soundtrack for the film Siesta marked a notable collaboration between jazz icon Miles Davis and multi-instrumentalist Marcus Miller. The music was commissioned to underscore the surreal, dreamlike aesthetic of Mary Lambert's directorial debut, with Miller composing and producing the atmospheric, synth-heavy score around Davis's distinctive trumpet improvisations. This 2017 edition represents a reissue of the original Warner Bros. recording, maintaining the melancholic, Spanish-inflected tone that defined their brief but influential partnership during the mid-eighties.

The soundtrack is widely regarded as a pinnacle of Davis's late-career work, where he embraced digital production techniques and programmed rhythms. Critics at the time praised the synergy between Miller's technical precision and Davis's ability to infuse space and restraint into the electronic textures. The 2017 reissue serves as a testament to the score's enduring status as a cult classic, preserved for its seamless integration of jazz fusion and cinematic tension.