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Fernando Velazquez Biography

Birth Name:Fernando Velázquez

Birth Place:Bilbao, Spain

Profession Composer, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Won an award at the 2008 Spanish Music Awards for his score for "The Orphanage․"
  • Won Film Music Composition of the Year at the 2012 International Film Music Critics Association Awards for "Main Titles․"
  • At the 2008 Cinema Writers Circle Awards, he won an award for "The Orphanage․"
  • Started his career playing cello in various orchestras with considerable success
  • Has been praised for his ability to put a fresh and effective spin on horror movie music
  • His score for "The Impossible" was praised by "Film Music Magazine" for its originality, and the emotional response it drew when it crescendoed from its restrained string and piano parts at particularly dramatic moments
  • Was selected to create symphonic works for the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra in 2010, one of eleven composers to receive the honor

Awards

  • 2007Barcelona Film Award-Best Score (Millor Música): nominated
  • 2007IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film: nominated
  • 2008CEC Award-Best Score (Mejor Música): winner
  • 2008European Film Award-European Composer: nominated
  • 2008Goya-Best Original Score (Mejor Música Original): nominated
  • 2008Music Award-Best Score (Mejor Álbum de Banda Sonora de Obra Cinematográfica): winner
  • 2009IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Documentary Film: nominated
  • 2011CEC Award-Best Score (Mejor Música): nominated
  • 2013Goya-Best Original Score (Mejor Música Original): nominated
  • 2013IFMCA Award-Film Music Composition of the Year: winner
  • 2013IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Drama Film: nominated
  • 2013IFMCA Award-Film Score of the Year: nominated
  • 2014ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
  • 2014CinEuphoria-Best Original Music - International Competition: nominated
  • 2014Gaudí Award-Best Original Score (Millor Música Original): nominated
  • 2015Fright Meter Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2015Goya-Best Original Song (Mejor Canción Original): nominated
  • 2016Saturn Award-Best Music: nominated
  • 2016Chainsaw Award-Best Score: nominated
  • 2016IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: nominated
  • 2017CEC Award-Best Original Score (Mejor Música Original): winner
  • 2017Feroz Award-Best Original Score: winner
  • 2017Gaudí Award-Best Original Score (Millor Música Original): nominated
  • 2017Goya-Best Original Score (Mejor Música Original): winner
  • 2017Premio Fénix-Best Music: nominated
  • 2017Platino Award-Best Original Music: nominated
  • 2019IFMCA Award-Best New Release or New Recording of an Existing Score: nominated
  • 2021IFMCA Award-Best Archival Release of an Existing Score - Re-Release or Re-Recording: nominated
  • 2023CEC Award-Best Score (Mejor Música): nominated
  • 2023Feroz Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2023Goya-Best Original Score (Mejor Música Original): nominated
  • 2023IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film: nominated
  • 2023Silver Goddess-Best Music (Mejor Música): nominated
  • 2024CEC Award-Best Score (Mejor Música): nominated
  • 2024IFMCA Award-Best Archival Release: nominated