Alberto Iglesias

Alberto Iglesias, born in San Sebastián, is one of Spain’s most celebrated and internationally acclaimed film composers.

With a career spanning over three decades, he has composed the original scores for more than 40 feature films, collaborating with some of the world’s most renowned directors, including Pedro Almodóvar, Icíar Bollaín, Julio Médem, Isabel Coixet, Carlos Vermut, Fernando Meirelles, Oliver Stone, Ridley Scott, Steven Soderbergh, Marc Forster, Tomas Alfredson, and John Malkovich, among others.

His long-standing creative partnership with Pedro Almodóvar, initiated in the mid-1990s, has resulted in iconic scores for films such as Talk to Her, Volver, The Skin I Live In, Julieta, and Parallel Mothers.

Iglesias has received twelve Goya Awards (Spain’s top film honor), making him the most awarded composer in the history of the awards. He also won the Best Soundtrack Award at the Cannes Film Festival (Pain and Glory, 2019), three European Film Awards (2006, 2009, 2012), and two World Soundtrack Awards for Composer of the Year (2005 and 2012).

Internationally, he has been nominated for four Academy Awards (The Constant Gardener, The Kite Runner, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Parallel Mothers), two Golden Globe Awards, and three BAFTA Awards.

Widely admired for the emotional depth, harmonic richness, and refined textures of his music, Iglesias is also a classically trained composer with a background in electronic and avant-garde music, which continues to influence his distinctive voice in cinema.