一聽音樂網

在摩洛哥、墨西哥和日本發生的三個故事。 
理查德（布拉德•皮特 飾）和妻子蘇珊（凱特 布蘭切特 飾）因為婚姻危機，去摩洛哥旅行，蘇珊在旅行車里遭遇槍擊，為了醫治蘇珊，一車美國游客不得不在摩洛哥的小村滯留，而警方也將此次事件上升為恐怖襲擊，展開了調查，其實真相卻驚人的簡單。 
理查德夫婦滯留在摩洛哥，影響到了家里的孩子們，墨西哥保姆為了參加兒子的婚禮，只能讓她的侄子（蓋爾•賈西亞 飾）開車帶著她和孩子們一起去，但是，從墨西哥過境回來的時候，他們遇到了麻煩，警方懷疑她綁架美國小孩，事情開始不受控制。 
日本，聾啞少女千惠子孤寂地生活在無聲的世界中，母親的自殺使她和父親的溝通越發困難，由于自己的殘疾，她也得不到異性的關注，性格越發叛逆。于是，她用自己的方式，和世界溝通交流。
The soundtrack to Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu's film Babel — which takes place on two continents and in three countries — is a whopping double disc of cues with original score cuts by the venerable — and prolific — Gustavo Santaolalla, with other material including beautiful folk songs by Chavela Vargas, ambient cuts by David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto, original compositions by the great oud master Hamza el Din, urban/soul/funk by Earth, Wind & Fire, house music by Fatboy Slim, Japanese pop by Susumu Yokata, and Mexican popular music by Los Tucanes de Tijuana, El Chapo, Nortec Collective, and others — a truly international mixed bag. This said, other than the tune by Hamza, it was left to Santaolalla to capture many of the other Moroccan moods and themes in his cues — he did a tremendous job. But this is also where the problem lies. These two discs are such a sprawling mass with moods and textures that compete and clash, without the storyline to tie them together, that they don't always work as a stand-alone soundtrack. Some will have no trouble with great leaps in style over two discs, and for the engaged listener, Babel's soundtrack is a true delight. A case must be made, however, for a separate recording of Santaolalla's haunting and deeply moving score, accomplished with a minimum of instrumentation, immediate and intimate production, and plenty of space. This takes nothing away from the rest of the music here; it's just that the original score comprises 19 different cues in a total of 36 and deserves to be heard as a complete piece. If there's any doubt, try recording his own cuts to your iPod and hearing the result for yourself. For those who have seen the film, it is true that this set does not carry or reflect the gut-tightening tension inherent within it — and yes, that's a very good thing. It does serve as a pleasurable listen over one disc at a time. Cautiously recommended.