Alberto Iglesias

Alberto Iglesias at Film Music Festival in Cracow (2013)

Alberto Iglesias Fernández-Berridi (born San Sebastián, 1955)^[1] is a Spanish composer. He has written the music for several Spanish films, mostly from Pedro Almodóvar and Julio Medem.^[1] He has been nominated for an Academy Award for his work in the films The Constant Gardener (2005),^[1] The Kite Runner (2007) and again for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). His other film credits include soundtracks for Steven Soderbergh's Che.^[2] and Hossein Amini's The Two Faces of January (2014).^[3]

1 Filmography (partial)
2 Awards and nominations
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Filmography (partial)

2014 – Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014 – The Two Faces of January
2012 – I'm So Excited
2011 – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Oscar nomination)
2011 – The Skin I Live In
2009 – Broken Embraces
2008 – Che
2007 – The Kite Runner (Golden Globe & Oscar nomination)
2006 – Volver
2005 – The Constant Gardener (Oscar nomination)
2004 – Bad Education (La mala educación)
2002 – The Dancer Upstairs
2002 – Talk to Her (Hable con ella)
2001 – Sex and Lucia (Lucía y el sexo)
1999 – All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)
1998 – Lovers of the Arctic Circle (Los amantes del círculo polar)
1997 – The Chambermaid on the Titanic (La femme de chambre du Titanic)
1997 – Live Flesh (Carne trémula)
1995 – The Flower of My Secret (La flor de mi secreto)
1995 – Una Casa en Las Afueras (House Out Of Town)
1993 – The Red Squirrel (La ardilla roja)
1992 – Cows (Vacas)

Awards and nominations

Alberto Iglesias at the Bremen Film Awards (2011)

Academy Awards:
- 2005: The Constant Gardener (nominated)
- 2007: The Kite Runner (nominated)
- 2011: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (nominated)

BAFTA Film Awards:
- 2005: The Constant Gardener (nominated)
- 2007: The Kite Runner (nominated)
- 2011: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (nominated)

European Film Awards:
- 2004: La mala educación (nominated)
- 2006: Volver (won)
- 2011: The Skin I Live In (nominated)

Golden Globe Awards:
- 2007: The Kite Runner (nominated)

Goya Awards:
- 1992: Vacas (nominated)
- 1993: La ardilla roja (won)
- 1996: Tierra (won)
- 1998: Los amantes del círculo polar (won)
- 1999: Todo sobre mi madre (won)
- 2001: Lucia y el sexo (won)
- 2002: Hable con ella (won)^[4]
- 2006: Volver (won)
- 2008: Che (nominated)
- 2009: Broken Embraces (won)
- 2010: Even the Rain (won)
- 2011: The Skin I Live In (won)

World Soundtrack Awards:
- 2004: Soundtrack Composer of the Year for La mala educacion (nominated)
- 2005: Best Original Soundtrack of the Year for The Constant Gardener (won)
- 2005: Soundtrack Composer of the Year for The Constant Gardener (won)
- 2012: Soundtrack Composer of the Year for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Skin I Live In (won)^[5]
- 2012: Best Original Soundtrack of the Year for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (won)

Hollywood Film Festival
- 2011: Soundtrack Composer of the Year for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Skin I Live In (won)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gutierrez, Evan C. "Alberto Iglesias Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved 21 September 2013
^ Baker, Aaron (2011) Steven Soderbergh, University of Illinois Press, ISBN 978-0252036057, p. 121
^ http://www.magpictures.com/resources/presskits/TWOFACES/TWOFACESOFJANUARYfinalnotes.doc
^ Mira, Alberto (2010) The A to Z of Spanish Cinema, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 978-0810876224, p. 158
^ Kilday, Greg (2012) "Alberto Iglesias Named Film Composer of the Year at the World Soundtrack Awards", Hollywood Reporter, 21 October 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2013

External links

Alberto Iglesias Official Site
Alberto Iglesias on the IMDb

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Satellite Award for Best Original Score

1996–1999	Gabriel Yared (1996) James Horner (1997) Hans Zimmer (1998) Danny Elfman (1999)

2000-2009	Hans Zimmer (2000) Craig Armstrong (2001) Elliot Goldenthal (2002) Hans Zimmer (2003) John Swihart (2004) Harry Gregson-Williams (2005) Gustavo Santaolalla (2006) Alberto Iglesias (2007) A.R. Rahman (2008) Rolfe Kent (2009)

2010-present	Hans Zimmer (2010) Marco Beltrami (2011) Alexandre Desplat (2012) Steven Price (2013)

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