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Zacarías M. de la Riva

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Zacarías M. de la Riva
Birth nameZacarías Martínez de la Riva Antigas
Born (1972-08-12) 12 August 1972 (age 52)
Barcelona, Spain
Genres
Occupation(s)Composer, Orchestrator
Websitezacarias.com.es

Zacarías Martínez de la Riva (born August 12, 1972) is a Spanish film composer. Notable for his work in Tad, The Lost Explorer, Riva has worked on psychological thrillers, romantic comedies, dramas, documentaries, and animated films, as well as short films and television programs.

Biography

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Riva began a career as a telecommunications engineer. In 1992, he attended to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he received a dual degree in composition and film scoring.

After graduating, Riva returned to Spain and began working with young directors. He spent his first years as a composer, providing music for short films.

Since 2000, he began collaborating with well-known artists such as Juan Bardem, Lucio Godoy and Roque Baños as an orchestrator. He later made his debut music work in a feature film for the film titled 2001's Jaizkibel. In 2004, he composed the music for the first Tadeo Jones animated 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), and 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.

In 2014, he wrote the music for science fiction movie Autómata.[1] The score was well received by film music critics, and was nominated 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 an 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. His piece Apology was used by the 2018 Drum Corps International champions Santa Clara Vanguard as part of their production entitled Babylon.

Filmography

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1990s

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Year Film Director(s) Note(s)
1998 Negra Rosa Ibon Cormenzana Short film
1999 Silencios Ibon Cormenzana
8, 9 y 10 Ibon Cormenzana

2000s

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Year Film Director(s) Note(s)
2001 Jaizkibel Ibon Cormenzana Feature film debut; final collaboration with Ibon Cormenzana
2003 Niebla Mónica Alonso Short film
El Cid: The Legend Jose Pozo Animated film; with Óscar Araujo
2004 Tadeo Jones Enrique Gato Animated short film; first collaboration with Enrique Gato
2005 Beneath Still Waters Brian Yuzna
Erik Ángel Blasco
The Nun Additional music
2006 Spectre Mateo Gil Television film
Noticias de una guerra Eterio Ortega Documentary; first collaboration with Eterio Ortega
Coming to Town Carles Torrens Short film; first collaboration with Carles Torrens
2007 Tadeo Jones y el sótano maldito Enrique Gato Animated short film
El último justo Manuel Carballo
2008 The Anarchist's Wife Marie Noëlle
Peter Sehr
Delaney Carles Torrens Short film
Carmo, Hit the Road Murilo Pasta
2009 Imago Mortis Stefano Bessoni
Chuckle Boy Daniel Aranyó American short film
Hierro Gabe Ibáñez
Cerca de tus ojos Elías Querejeta Documentary

2010s

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Year Film Director(s) Note(s)
2010 Mi amigo invisible Pablo Larcuen Short film
Exorcismus Manuel Carballo
2011 Las catedrales del vino Eterio Ortega Documentary
¿Estás ahí? Roberto Santiago
Voces desde Mozambique Susana Guardiola
Françoise Polo
Documentary
Luz de mar Raúl Serrano
Luis Vázquez
Documentary
Snowflake, the White Gorilla Andrés G. Schaer
2012 Childish Games Antonio Chavarrías With Joan Valent
Tad, The Lost Explorer Enrique Gato Animated film
La mano de Nefertiti Guillermo García Carsí Animated short film
2013 La estrella Alberto Aranda
Sequence Carles Torrens Short film
2014 Autómata Gabe Ibáñez
No digas nada Silvia Abascal Short film
Récord Joaquín Sánchez Baillo
Through the Breaking Glass Ivan Mena
2015 The Rezort Steve Barker
Un gallo con muchos huevos[2] Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste
Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste
Mexican animated film; first collaboration with the Riva brothers
Evolution Lucile Hadžihalilović
2016 PET Carles Torrens First feature film with Carles Torrens
ABCs of Death 2.5 Carles Torrens
Various other directors
Segment: "M is for Mom" by Carles Torrens
2017 Black Snow Martin Hodara
Pequeños Héroes Juan Pablo Buscarini Animated film
Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas David Alonso
Enrique Gato
Animated film
Hombre de fe Dinga Haines Costa Rican film
2018 Bent Bobby Moresco
El mejor verano de mi vida Dani de la Orden First collaboration with Dani de la Orden
2019 The Kill Team Dan Krauss

2020s

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Year Film Director(s) Note(s)
2020 Hasta que la boda nos separe Dani de la Orden
Superagente Makey Alfonso Sánchez
2021 Un rescate de huevitos[3] Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste
Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste
Mexican animated film
2022 Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet Enrique Gato Animated film
Huevitos congelados[4] Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste
Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste
Mexican animated film
TBA Edict of Expulsion 1492 Omer Sarikaya

Awards

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  • 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

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  • 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 - Tad, The Lost Explorer
  • 2013 : Premios Gaudí por mejor banda sonora - Tad, The Lost Explorer
  • 2013 : Goya a la mejor banda sonora - Tad, The Lost Explorer
  • 2012 : Premios Goldspirit por mejor compositor español, mejor banda sonora española y mejor banda sonora de animación - Tad, The Lost Explorer
  • 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 & Tadeo Jones y el sótano maldito

References

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  1. ^ http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=13775
  2. ^ "'Un Gallo Con Muchos Huevos' ('Little Rooster's Egg-Cellent Adventure') Soundtrack Released". Film Music Reporter. Wordpress. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Un Rescate de Huevitos, nueva película del hit fílmico una Película de Huevos". Show! (in Spanish). El Debate. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Making of huevitos congelados". YouTube. Zacarías M. de la Riva- Official Site. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022. Publish date: December 15, 2022.
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