Zacarías M. de la Riva
| Zacarías M. de la Riva | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Zacarías Martínez de la Riva Antigas |
| Born |
12 August 1972 Barcelona, Spain |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Orchestrator |
| Website | |
Zacarías Martínez de la Riva (born August 12, 1972) is a Spanish film composer.
Biography
Riva did not initially study music, instead starting out as telecommunications engineer. However, a personal incident made him decide to change course; he arrived in Boston in 1992, where he attended Berklee College of Music, receiving a dual degree in composition and film scoring.
After graduating, Riva returned to Spain and began working with young directors. He composed his first scores for short films. He also scored his first feature film, Jaizkibel.
In 2000, he began collaborating with well-known artists such as Juan Bardem, Lucio Godoy and Roque Baños as an orchestrator. In 2004, he composed the music for the first Tadeo Jones short, which won a Goya Award for best animated short. In the same year he composed music for several films, including The Nun, Beneath Still Waters, and Specter.
In 2006, he met film producer Elías Querejeta and worked on a number of documentaries: Noticias de una Guerra (2006), Cerca de Tus Ojos (2008) y Las Catedrales de Vino (2009). In 2007, he met Manuel Carballo and composed the music for his opera, The Last of the Just. He also composed the soundtrack for another feature film, Exorcismus: The Possession of Emma Evans.
In 2008, he began to work on international films, including The Anarchist's Wife, Carmo, and Imago Mortis.
Riva is known for his work on a multitude of dramas. He has worked on psychological thrillers, romantic comedies, dramas, documentaries, and animated films. He also continues to write for short films and TV.
In 2014, he wrote the music for science fiction movie Autómata.[1] The score was very well received by film music critics all around the world, and was nominated several times for best science fiction soundtrack in a number of festivals. It won 2014 best Spanish soundtrack and 2014 best Spanish composer.
In 2015, he composed music for three feature films. One was Mexican animated film, Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos, which was the first Mexican animated movie to receive a wide release in United States. Another was French experimental film, Evolution, directed by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, which won the Special Jury Prize at San Sebastian’s film festival. The third was English horror movie The Rezort, directed by Steve Barker.
In 2016, he composed for the American indie-thriller PET, directed by Carles Torrens.
His music has been played by several well-known Spanish orchestras, such as the RTVE orchestra, the Euskadiko Orkester, the Ciudad de Granada Orchestra and the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra.
Filmography[2]
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Negra Rosa (short) |
| 1999 | Silencios (short) |
| 8, 9 y 10 (short) | |
| 2001 | Jaizkibel |
| 2003 | El Cid: The legend |
| Niebla (short) | |
| 2004 | Tadeo Jones (short) |
| 2005 | Beneath Still Waters |
| The nun | |
| 2006 | Spectre |
| Coming to Town | |
| Noticias de una guerra (documentary) | |
| 2007 | The last of the Just |
| Tadeo Jones y el sótano maldito (short) | |
| 2008 | The anarchist's wife |
| Carmo | |
| Delaney (short) | |
| 2009 | Imago Mortis |
| Hierro | |
| Chuckle Boy (short) | |
| Cerca de tus ojos (documentary) | |
| 2010 | Exorcismus |
| Mi amigo invisible (corto) | |
| 2011 | Snowflake, the white gorilla |
| Luz de mar (documentary) | |
| Voces desde Mozambique (documentary) | |
| ¿Estás ahí? | |
| Las catedrales del vino (documentary) | |
| 2012 | Tad, The Lost Explorer |
| La mano de Nefertiti (short) | |
| Dictado | |
| 2013 | La estrella |
| Sequence (corto) | |
| 2014 | Autómata |
| Through the breaking glass (short) | |
| No digas nada (short) | |
| Récord (short) | |
| 2015 | Un gallo con muchos huevos |
| Evolution | |
| The Rezort | |
| 2016 | Edict of Expulsion 1492 |
| PET | |
Awards
- 2014 : Premios Goldspirit a mejor compositor español del año y a mejor banda sonora española del año - Autómata
- 2014 : Premio de la Crítica Cinematográfica Española a mejor banda sonora del año - Autómata
- 2013 : Premio en el Festival de Medina del Campoo a mejor música original - Sequence
- 2007 : Premio en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Alcalá de Henares a mejor música - Tadeo Jones y el sótano maldito
- 2006 : Premio en el Festival de CineMálaga a mejor música - Tadeo Jones
- 2005 : Premio en el Festival de Cine Dos Hermanas a mejor música - Tadeo Jones
- 2004 : Premio en el Festival de Cine de Elche a mejor música - Niebla
Nominations
- 2014 : Premios Film Music Magazine por mejor banda sonora del año - Autómata
- 2014 : Premios Film and Video Game Soundtrack por mejor banda sonora del año - Autómata
- 2014 : Premios Reel Music por mejor banda sonora del año y mejor banda sonora de ciencia ficción - Autómata
- 2014 : Premios Synchrotones por mejor banda sonora del año y mejor banda sonora de ciencia ficción - Autómata
- 2014 : Premios Soundtrack Geek por mejor sorpresa del año y mejor banda sonora de ciencia ficción - Autómata
- 2014 : Premios IFMCA (International film music critics association) por mejor banda sonora de ciencia ficción - Autómata
- 2013 : Premios CEC por mejor banda sonora - Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones
- 2013 : Premios Gaudí por mejor banda sonora - Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones
- 2013 : Goya a la mejor banda sonora - Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones
- 2012 : Premios Goldspirit por mejor compositor español, mejor banda sonora española y mejor banda sonora de animación - Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones
- 2011 : Premios Movie Music UK por mejor banda sonora de animación - Copito de Nieve
- 2009 : Premios Movie Music UK por compositor revelación
- 2009 : Premios Goldspirit por mejor compositor revelación, compositor español y mejor banda sonora española - Hierro
- 2009 : Premios IFMCA (International film music critics association) a mejor banda sonora de película de terror - Imago Mortis
- 2008 : Premios Jerry Goldsmith por mejor música en largometraje y cortometraje de animación -La mujer del anarquista y Tadeo Jones y el sótano maldito
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