Javier Navarrete (born May 9, 1956) is a Spanish film score composer.[1] His best known score, for which he received an Oscar nomination, was for Pan's Labyrinth (his second collaboration with Guillermo del Toro, the first being The Devil's Backbone).[1]
Javier Navarrete | |
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| Born | 9 May 1956 Teruel, Spain |
| Occupation | Film composer |
Navarrete was born in Teruel. His scores include Whore, Tras el cristal, Dot the i, and other Spanish films. In addition, he scored 2009's Cracks (directed by Jordan Scott), 2012's Byzantium (directed by Neil Jordan) and the U.S. productions, Mirrors, Wrath of the Titans and Inkheart. His score for the HBO film Hemingway & Gellhorn won him an Emmy Award.[2] He also produced in 2015 the soundtrack for the Hong Kong–based film Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal.
Works
edit1980s
edit| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | In a Glass Cage | Agustí Villaronga | — |
| 1989 | La banyera | Jesús Garay | — |
| Una ombra en el jardí | Antonio Chavarrías | — |
1990s
edit| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Manila | Antonio Chavarrías | — |
| 1995 | Atolladero | Óscar Aibar | — |
| 1996 | Susanna | Antonio Chavarrías | — |
| Andrea | Sergi Casamitjana | — | |
| Atapuerca: El misterio de la evolución humana | Javier Trueba | Documentary film | |
| 1997 | 99.9 | Agustí Villaronga | — |
| 1998 | Em dic Sara | Dolores Payás | — |
2000s
edit| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Sea | Agusti Villaronga | — |
| The Devil's Backbone | Guillermo del Toro | — | |
| 2001 | Stranded | María Lidón | — |
| 2002 | The Impatient Alchemist | Patricia Ferreira | Co-composed with José Nieto |
| Volverás | Antonio Chavarrías | — | |
| Thirteen Chimes | Xavier Villaverde | — | |
| 2003 | Dot the i | Matthew Parkhill | — |
| Flying Saucers | Óscar Aibar | — | |
| 2004 | Whore | María Lidón | — |
| 2006 | Moscow Zero | — | |
| Pan's Labyrinth | Guillermo del Toro | — | |
| Dance Machine | Óscar Aibar | — | |
| 2007 | His Majesty Minor | Jean-Jacques Annaud | — |
| 2008 | Fireflies in the Garden | Dennis Lee | — |
| Mirrors | Alexandre Aja | — | |
| Inkheart | Iain Softley | — | |
| 2009 | The Hole | Joe Dante | — |
| Cracks | Jordan Scott | — | |
| The New Daughter | Luis Berdejo | — |
2010s
edit| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Warrior's Way | Sngmoo Lee | — |
| 2011 | The Last Death | David Ruiz | — |
| 2012 | Wrath of the Titans | Jonathan Liebesman | — |
| Hemingway & Gellhorn | Philip Kaufman | Television film | |
| Byzantium | Neil Jordan | — | |
| 2015 | Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal |
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| 2018 | Greta | Neil Jordan | — |
| Raoul Taburin | Pierre Godeau | — |
2020s
edit| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Emperor | Mark Amin | — |
| 2021 | Antlers | Scott Cooper | — |
| 2022 | Mr. Harrigan's Phone | John Lee Hancock | — |
| 2023 | Sound of Freedom | Alejandro Gómez Monteverde | — |
Awards and nominations
editWon
edit- Emmy Award 2012 Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score) – Hemingway & Gellhorn
- BMI Film & TV Awards 2012 Film Music – Wrath of the Titans
- Ariel Award 2007 Best Film Music – Pan's Labyrinth
Nominations
edit- Academy Award 2007 Best Original Score – Pan's Labyrinth
- Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2014 Best Score – Byzantium
- Grammy Award 2008 Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – Pan's Labyrinth
- Goya Award 2007 Best Original Score – Pan's Labyrinth
- Online Film Critics Society Awards 2007 Best Original Score – Pan's Labyrinth
References
edit- ^ a b Scott, A.O. (November 21, 2001). The New York Times. The Devil's Backbone (review overview).
- ^ "Javier Navarrete to Score 'Wrath of the Titans'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
External links
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