| Alberto Iglesias | |
| Birth Name: | Alberto Iglesias Fernández-Berridi |
| Birth Date: | 21 October 1955 |
| Birth Place: | San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain |
| Genre: | 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 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.[2] and Hossein Amini's The Two Faces of January (2014).[3] Iglesias also has worked for ballet and has done other classical music work.
Alberto Iglesias Fernández-Berridi[4] was born in 1955 in San Sebastián, Spain.[5] His sister is visual artist Cristina 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, with Francisco Escudero, continuing his education in Paris, where he studied composition and piano, and at Phonos studios, in Barcelona, where he learned electronic music. Afterwards, he created a duo of electronic music with Javier 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 by Pedro Almodóvar, such as The 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) and The Skin I Live In (2011).[5] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Iglesias also composed the music for Sex and Lucia (2001), directed by Julio Medem[5] and for Oliver Stone's documentary, Comandante (2003).[5]
Iglesias garnered his first Oscar nomination for his score in Fernando Meirelles's film adaptation of The Constant Gardener (2005).[5] Iglesias also composed the score for The Kite Runner (2007), based on Khaled Hosseini's 2003 novel of the same name.[9] Iglesias earned his second Oscar nomination for that score.[13] [15] [16]
In 2008, Iglesias composed Steven Soderbergh's 2008 two-part biopic, Che (2008), starring Benicio del Toro as Che Guevara.[17]
That same year, Iglesias composed the music for Tomas Alfredson's film adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, starring Gary Oldman as George Smiley. Iglesias told the Los 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]
| 1983 | La conquista de Albania | ||
| 1983 | La muerte de Mikel | ||
| 1987 | Adiós pequeña | ||
| 1992 | Cows (Vacas) | ||
| 1993 | Outrage! (¡Dispara!) | ||
| 1993 | The Red Squirrel | ||
| 1995 | Una casa en las afueras | ||
| 1995 | The Flower of My Secret | ||
| 1997 | Live Flesh | ||
| 1997 | The Chambermaid on the Titanic | ||
| 1998 | Lovers of the Arctic Circle | Julio Medem | |
| 1999 | All About My Mother | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 2001 | Sex and Lucia | Julio Medem | |
| 2002 | Talk to Her | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 2002 | The Dancer Upstairs | ||
| 2004 | Bad Education | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 2005 | The Constant Gardener | ||
| 2006 | Volver | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 2007 | The Kite Runner | ||
| 2008 | Che | ||
| 2009 | Broken Embraces | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 2010 | Even the Rain | ||
| 2011 | The Skin I Live In | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 2011 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | ||
| 2012 | I'm So Excited | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 2014 | The Two Faces of January | ||
| 2014 | |||
| 2015 | Ma Ma | Julio Medem | |
| 2016 | Julieta | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 2017 | The Summit | ||
| 2018 | Quién te cantará | ||
| 2018 | |||
| 2019 | Pain and Glory | Pedro Almodóvar | |
| 2020 | The Human Voice | ||
| 2021 | Parallel Mothers | ||
| 2021 | Maixabel | ||
Iglesias composed the musical score for four ballets produced by Spanish choreographer Nacho Duato and the Spanish National Dance Company.
| Year | Award | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Constant Gardener | |||||
| The Kite Runner | |||||
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | |||||
| Parallel Mothers | |||||
| The Kite Runner | |||||
| Parallel Mothers | |||||
| The Constant Gardener | |||||
| The Kite Runner | |||||
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | |||||
| Bad Education & Take My Eyes | |||||
| Volver | |||||
| The Skin I Live In | |||||
| Vacas | |||||
| La ardilla roja | |||||
| Tierra | |||||
| Los amantes del círculo polar | |||||
| Todo sobre mi madre | |||||
| Lucia y el sexo | |||||
| Hable con ella | [20] | ||||
| Volver | |||||
| Che | |||||
| Broken Embraces | |||||
| Even the Rain | |||||
| The Skin I Live In | |||||
| Ma Ma | |||||
| Julieta | |||||
| The Summit | |||||
| Yuli | |||||
| Pain and Glory | |||||
| Maixabel | |||||
| Best Soundtrack | Pain and Glory | [21] | |||
| 2011 | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy / The Skin I Live In | |||
| 2019 | Best Original Score | Yuli | |||
| 2004 | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Bad Education | |||
| 2005 | The Constant Gardener | ||||
| 2012 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy / The Skin I Live In | [22] | |||