Alberto Iglesias

Alberto Iglesias at the Bremen Film Award (2011)

Alberto Iglesias Fernández-Berridi (born San Sebastián, 1955) is a Spanish composer. He wrote the music for several Spanish films, mostly from Pedro Almodóvar. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for his work in the films The Constant Gardener (2005), The Kite Runner (2007) and again for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011).

Filmography (partial)

• 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

• 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)

• European Film Awards:
  • 2004: La mala educación (nominated)
  • 2006: Volver (won)

• 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)
  • 2006: Volver (won)
  • 2009: Broken Embraces (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)

See also

• List of Spanish Academy Award winners and nominees

External links

• Alberto Iglesias Official Site
• Alberto Iglesias on the Internet Movie Database

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