Alberto Iglesias

Alberto Iglesias (2013)

Alberto Iglesias Fernández-Berridi (* 1955 in San Sebastián ) is a Spanish composer , particularly of electronic music and film music .

biography

Iglesias studied piano , harmony and counterpoint in his hometown. He later studied composition and piano with Francis Schwartz in Paris and electroacoustic composition with Gabriel Brnčić in Barcelona . As an interpreter, the period between 1981 and 1986 was his most fertile period when he formed a duo with Javier Navarrete that played and composed electronic music . They presented their own pieces on several tours.

In 1991/92 Iglesias wrote his first film music for Julio Médem's feature film debut Vacas - Kühe , for which Iglesias created a much-praised sound description of the forest that is the central location of the film. Julio Médem received a Goya for Best New Director for this film in 1993 , and Iglesias received his first nomination for Best Score. Since then he has been awarded the Goya seven times (four of which for films directed by Médem), making him the most award-winning film music composer. He also created the score for several Pedro Almodóvar films , including Live Flesh , All About My Mother , Talk To Her , La Mala Educación - Bad Upbringing, and Volver - Returning .

At the 2006 Academy Awards , he was nominated in the film music category (original score) for The Eternal Gardener . Months later, Iglesias won the 2006 European Film Awards for best film composer for his work on Almodóvar's film Volver - Return . For the film music for the film drama The Dragon Runner (2007) he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and the Satellite Award and again for an Oscar .

Filmography (selection)

• 1987: Ballad from the Dog Beach (Balada da Praia dos Cães) , directed by José Fonseca e Costa
• 1992: Vacas - Kühe (Vacas) , directed by Julio Médem
• 1993: The red squirrel (La ardilla roja) , directed by Julio Médem
• 1993: ¡Dispara !, directed by Carlos Saura
• 1995: Una Casa en las afueras, directed by Pedro Costa Musté
• 1995: My blooming secret (La flor de mi secreto) , directed by Pedro Almodóvar
• 1996: Pasajes, directed by Daniel Calparsoro
• 1996: Tierra, directed by Julio Médem
• 1997: Live Flesh - With skin and hair (Carne trémula) , directed by Pedro Almodóvar
• 1997: The Housekeeping of the Titanic (La camarera del Titanic) , directed by Bigas Luna
• 1998: The lovers of the Arctic Circle (Los amantes del círculo polar) , directed by Julio Médem
• 1999: Everything about my mother (Todo sobre mi madre) , directed by Pedro Almodóvar
• 2001: Lucia and Sex (Lucía y el sexo) , directed by Julio Médem
• 2002: Talk to her (Hable con ella) , directed by Pedro Almodóvar
• 2002: The Colonel and the Dancer (The Dancer Upstairs) , directed by John Malkovich
• 2003: Open my eyes (Te doy mis ojos) , directed by Icíar Bollaín
• 2003: Comandante , directed by Oliver Stone
• 2004: La mala educación - Bad education (La mala educación) , directed by Pedro Almodóvar
• 2005: The Constant Gardener (The Constant Gardener) , directed by Fernando Meirelles
• 2006: Volver - Returning (Volver) , directed by Pedro Almodóvar
• 2007: The Kite Runner (The Kite Runner) , directed by Marc Forster
• 2008: Che - Revolución (Che: Part One) , directed by Steven Soderbergh
• 2008: Che - Guerrilla (Che: Part Two) , directed by Steven Soderbergh
• 2009: Broken Hugs (Los abrazos rotos) , directed by Pedro Almodóvar
• 2010: 72 hours - The Next Three Days (The Next Three Days)
• 2010: And then the rain (También la lluvia) , directed by Icíar Bollaín
• 2010: José e Pilar, directed by Miguel Gonçalves Mendes
• 2011: The skin I live in (La piel que habito) , directed by Pedro Almodóvar
• 2011: Le Moine, directed by Dominik Moll
• 2011: Dame, König, As, Spion (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) , directed by Tomas Alfredson
• 2013: Flying lovers (Los amantes pasajeros)
• 2014: The Two Faces of January (The Two Faces of January) , directed by Hossein Amini
• 2014: Exodus: Gods and Kings , directed by Ridley Scott
• 2019: Sorrow and Glory (Dolor y Gloria)

Awards

• Seven Goyas , each for the best original film score 1994 (for The Red Squirrel ), 1997 (for Tierra ), 1999 (for The Lovers of the Arctic Circle ), 2000 (for Everything About My Mother ), 2002 (for Lucía and Sex ) , 2003 (for Talk to Her ) and 2007 (for Volver - Returning )
• Nominated for the Oscar in the film music category (original score) in 2006 for The Eternal Gardener , 2008 for Kite Runner and 2012 for Lady, King, Ace, Spy
• European Film Awards 2006 , 2009 and 2012 for the soundtracks by Volver , Zerrissene Umarmungen and Dame, König, Ace, Spion
• Bremen Film Prize 2011, for film music

Web links

• Alberto Iglesias in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Works by and about Alberto Iglesias in the catalog of the German National Library