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Alberto Iglesias

Sound
70 years oldDonostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain

Biography

Alberto Iglesias Fernández-Berridi (born 21 October 1955) is a Spanish composer. He was first noticed as a score composer for Spanish films, mostly from Pedro Almodóvar and Julio Medem. His career became more international with time and he eventually started to work also in Hollywood. Since then, he has been nominated four times for an Academy Award for his work in the films The Constant Gardener (2005), The Kite Runner (2007), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), and Parallel Mothers (2021). His other film credits include soundtracks for Steven Soderbergh's Che. and Hossein Amini's The Two Faces of January (2014). Iglesias also has worked for ballet and has done other classical music work.

Personal Details

Born
October 21, 1955
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain
Known For
Sound

Movies (48)

Bitter Christmas

Bitter Christmas

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2026

The Room Next Door
6.8

The Room Next Door

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2024

Strange Way of Life
6.3

Strange Way of Life

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2023

O Night Divine
6.3

O Night Divine

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2021

Parallel Mothers
6.8

Parallel Mothers

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2021

Maixabel
7.1

Maixabel

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2021

The Human Voice
6.7

The Human Voice

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2020

Pain and Glory
7.4

Pain and Glory

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2019

Yuli
6.9

Yuli

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2018

Quién te cantará
7.1

Quién te cantará

Music (Sound)

2018

The Summit
5.9

The Summit

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2017

Julieta
7.0

Julieta

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2016

ma ma
6.2

ma ma

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2015

Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
5.8

Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'

as Self

2015

Exodus: Gods and Kings
5.9

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2014

The Two Faces of January
5.9

The Two Faces of January

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2014

I'm So Excited!
5.7

I'm So Excited!

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2013

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
6.6

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2011

The Skin I Live In
7.5

The Skin I Live In

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2011

The Monk
5.4

The Monk

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2011

Even the Rain
7.0

Even the Rain

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2011

Broken Embraces
7.1

Broken Embraces

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2009

Che: Part Two
6.7

Che: Part Two

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2008

Music at the Sea

Music at the Sea

Music (Sound)

2008

Che: Part One
6.8

Che: Part One

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2008

The Kite Runner
7.3

The Kite Runner

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2007

Deconstructing Almodóvar

Deconstructing Almodóvar

as Self

2007

Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar

Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar

as Self

2007

Volver
7.5

Volver

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2006

The Constant Gardener
7.0

The Constant Gardener

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2005

Bad Education
7.4

Bad Education

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2004

Take My Eyes
7.2

Take My Eyes

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2003

Comandante
6.5

Comandante

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2003

The Dancer Upstairs
6.1

The Dancer Upstairs

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2002

Talk to Her
7.6

Talk to Her

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2002

Sex and Lucía
6.7

Sex and Lucía

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2001

The Dark Side
8.0

The Dark Side

Music (Sound)

1999

All About My Mother
7.6

All About My Mother

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1999

Lovers of the Arctic Circle
7.3

Lovers of the Arctic Circle

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1998

Live Flesh
7.0

Live Flesh

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1997

The Chambermaid on the Titanic
6.1

The Chambermaid on the Titanic

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1997

Earth
6.9

Earth

Music (Sound)

1996

The Flower of My Secret
6.8

The Flower of My Secret

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1995

House out of Town
2.5

House out of Town

Music (Sound)

1995

The Red Squirrel
6.4

The Red Squirrel

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1993

Cows
6.4

Cows

Music Programmer (Sound)

1992

El sueño de Tánger
3.3

El sueño de Tánger

Music (Sound)

1991

Autumn Rain
6.0

Autumn Rain

Music (Sound)

1989

TV Shows (2)