Favreau Themes

Another attraction of the movie is the music. Favreau’s choice of music makes the enjoyable atmosphere of the movie. Favreau uses total 26 songs and several of them are reggaeton, such as, “La Quimbumba” (Performed by "Perico" Hernández), “Que Se Sepa” (Performed by Roberto Roena y Su Apollo), “Homenaje al Benny (Castellano Que Bueno Balia Usted)” (Performed by Gente De Zona Sound), “Mi Swing Es Tropical” (Performed by Quantic & Nickodemus feat. Tempo & The Candela Allstars), and “Oye Como Va” (Performed by "Perico" Hernández). Gary Goldstein of Los Angeles Times says, “The vibrant, Latin-infused soundtrack adds much to the film's infectiousness.) And, even if this nearly two-hour movie could have withstood some tightening, its likable looseness