Gustavo Santaolalla - SoundTrack_Cologne 21 Livetime Achievement Award Winner / Gustavo Santaolalla - Der SoundTrack_Cologne 21 Ehrenpreisträger im Gespräch
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wo-time Oscar winner Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain · 2006 and Babel · 2007), who will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 21st edition of SoundTrack_Cologne, will talk about his vast experience in the music industry and especially about his work as composer of scores for film, TV and video games. Moderator: Oscar nominee Gary Yershon.
Santaolalla has written music for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Biutiful; Walter Salles’ Motorcycle Diaries and On the Road; Jorge R. Gutiérrez’ The Book of Life; Joseph Vilsmaier's Nanga Parbat (his first assignment for a German production), among many others.
His work for TV series includes compositions for Jane the Virgin, Hell on Wheels, Narcos: México, The House, The Last of Us, Max and the German thriller Liebes Kind (Dear Child).
Since his foray into the world of video games in 2013 with The Last of Us, Santaolalla has also remained active in the medium. The Last of Us for Sony PlayStation, won more than 200 awards, including BAFTA's Game of the Year, becoming one of the most successful video games in history.
Throughout his career, Santaollala has produced, with his own record label Surco, more than 100 albums for renowned Latin American artists, including Café Tacvba, Julieta Venegas, Molotov, Los Prisioneros, Juana Molina, Bajofondo, Los Tigres del Norte and Juanes establishing him as one of the fundamental pillars of the history of the movement known as Rock en Español.
In 2020, he produced Break It All, Netflix’s mini-series about the history of rock in Latin America. Santaolalla has also won 2 Grammys and 19 Latin Grammys.
In addition to the re-release of his acclaimed Ronroco album in a 25th anniversary vinyl edition at the beginning of this year, Santaolalla will perform an album's European tour this fall.
Directed by: Gustavo Santaolalla
