Alberto Iglesias | |
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.JPG) Iglesias at Film Music Festival inKraków, 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Alberto Iglesias Fernández-Berridi (1955-10-21)21 October 1955 (age 70) |
| Genres | Film score,contemporary classical music |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Alberto Iglesias Fernández-Berridi (born 21 October 1955)[1] is a Spanish composer. He was first noticed as a score composer for Spanish films, mostly fromPedro Almodóvar andJulio Medem.[1] His career became more international with time and he eventually started to work also inHollywood. Since then, he has been nominated four times for anAcademy Award for his work in the filmsThe Constant Gardener (2005),[1]The Kite Runner (2007),Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), andParallel Mothers (2021). His other film credits include soundtracks forSteven Soderbergh'sChe.[2] andHossein Amini'sThe Two Faces of January (2014).[3] Iglesias also has worked forballet and has done other classical music.
Alberto Iglesias Fernández-Berridi[4] was born in 1955 inSan Sebastián, Spain.[5] His sister is visual artistCristina Iglesias.[6][7] Iglesias was the brother-in-law of the late Spanish sculptor,Juan Muñoz.[6][7]
Iglesias studied harmony and counterpoint at the Conservatory of his home city, withFrancisco Escudero, continuing his education inParis, where he studied composition and piano, and at Phonos studios, inBarcelona, where he learned electronic music. Afterwards, he created a duo of electronic music withJavier Navarrete, who worked and performed together from 1981 to 1986. Iglesias began working in film composition in the 1980s.[8] He has composed a number of scores for films directed byPedro Almodóvar, such asThe Flower of My Secret (1995),Live Flesh (1997),All About My Mother (1999),Talk to Her (2002),Bad Education (2004),Volver (2006),Broken Embraces (2009) andThe Skin I Live In (2011).[5][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Iglesias also composed the music forSex and Lucia (2001), directed byJulio Medem[5] and forOliver Stone's documentary,Comandante (2003).[5]
Iglesias garnered his firstOscar nomination for his score inFernando Meirelles's film adaptation ofThe Constant Gardener (2005).[5] Iglesias also composed the score forThe Kite Runner (2007), based onKhaled Hosseini's 2003novel of the same name.[9] Iglesias earned his second Oscar nomination for that score.[13][15][16]
In 2008, Iglesias composedSteven Soderbergh's 2008 two-part biopic,Che (2008), starringBenicio del Toro asChe Guevara.[17]
That same year, Iglesias composed the music forTomas Alfredson's film adaptation ofTinker Tailor Soldier Spy, starringGary Oldman asGeorge Smiley. Iglesias told theLos Angeles Times: "(Alfredson) explained to me very well what this film is about. It's a film about loyalties and human relationships. Their spies are victims of this moment. That was the most important thing he told me. The film and the music show the more human side."[18] He received his third Oscar nomination for the latter film.[19]
Iglesias composed the musical score for four ballets produced by Spanish choreographerNacho Duato and theSpanish National Dance Company.
