---
name: "Alberto Iglesias"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alberto-iglesias"
fi1m_id: "alberto-iglesias"
imdb_id: "nm0407076"
tmdb_id: 405
wikidata_id: "Q335515"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "21 October 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 16
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_over: 16
updated: "2026-10-05T13:23:00.875085+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Alberto Iglesias

## Identity

Alberto Iglesias

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alberto-iglesias
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alberto-iglesias
- **IMDb ID:** nm0407076
- **TMDB ID:** 405
- **Wikidata ID:** Q335515
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Iglesias, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335515, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0407076/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/405

Composer. Born 21 October 1955 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 21 October 1955, Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Pedro Almodóvar](https://film.one/person/pedro-almodovar.md), [Agustín Almodóvar](https://film.one/person/agustin-almodovar.md), [Esther García](https://film.one/person/esther-garcia.md), [Penélope Cruz](https://film.one/person/penelope-cruz.md), [Aitana Sánchez-Gijón](https://film.one/person/aitana-sanchez-gijon.md), [Antonio Banderas](https://film.one/person/antonio-banderas.md), [Benicio del Toro](https://film.one/person/benicio-del-toro.md), [Blanca Portillo](https://film.one/person/blanca-portillo.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 4 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 75 (7), 2010s 76 (5), 2020s 71 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 73 across 16 titles
- **Score spread:** 9 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 16, Comedy 4, Romance 4, Thriller 4, Mystery 3, History 2
- **Screen time:** 32 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $906m across 15 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Iglesias, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335515, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0407076/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/405

## Coming up

- *It Will Happen Tonight* (2026-12-03), Original Music Composer

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Julieta*](https://film.one/film/julieta.md) (80), [*The Skin I Live In*](https://film.one/film/the-skin-i-live-in.md) (80), [*Broken Embraces*](https://film.one/film/broken-embraces.md) (66)
- **Netflix:** [*The Room Next Door*](https://film.one/film/the-room-next-door.md) (68)
- **Pluto TV:** [*The Kite Runner*](https://film.one/film/the-kite-runner.md) (60)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Alberto Iglesias is a Spanish composer born on 21 October 1955 in Donostia-San Sebastián. He first gained recognition for his scores for Spanish films, particularly those directed by Pedro Almodóvar and Julio Medem, before working on international productions.

He has composed for many of Almodóvar’s films, including *All About My Mother* (1999), *Talk to Her* (2002), *Volver* (2006), *The Skin I Live In* (2011), *Pain and Glory* (2019) and *The Room Next Door* (2024). Other notable credits include *The Constant Gardener* (2005), *The Kite Runner* (2007), Steven Soderbergh’s *Che* (2008) and *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (2011). Iglesias has received four Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, filmmusicreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (16)

- *Bitter Christmas* (2026), Fi1m 64, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/bitter-christmas.md)
- *The Room Next Door* (2024), Fi1m 68, Music Director, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-room-next-door.md)
- *Parallel Mothers* (2021), Fi1m 82, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/parallel-mothers.md)
- *Pain and Glory* (2019), Fi1m 84, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/pain-and-glory.md)
- *Julieta* (2016), Fi1m 80, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/julieta.md)
- *Exodus: Gods and Kings* (2014), Fi1m 52, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/exodus-gods-and-kings.md)
- *The Skin I Live In* (2011), Fi1m 80, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-skin-i-live-in.md)
- *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (2011), Fi1m 84, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy.md)
- *Broken Embraces* (2009), Fi1m 66, Conductor, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/broken-embraces.md)
- *Che: Part One* (2008), Fi1m 72, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/che-part-one.md)
- *Che: Part Two* (2008), Fi1m 76, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/che-part-two.md)
- *The Kite Runner* (2007), Fi1m 60, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-kite-runner.md)
- *Volver* (2006), Fi1m 84, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/volver.md)
- *The Constant Gardener* (2005), Fi1m 82, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-constant-gardener.md)
- *Talk to Her* (2002), Fi1m 84, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/talk-to-her.md)
- *All About My Mother* (1999), Fi1m 88, Music, Original Music Composer, Musician — [page](https://film.one/film/all-about-my-mother.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *It Will Happen Tonight* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Bitter Christmas* (2026), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/bitter-christmas.md)
- *The Room Next Door* (2024), Original Music Composer, Music Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-room-next-door.md)
- *Cristóbal Balenciaga* (2024), series, Original Music Composer
- *Strange Way of Life* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *O Night Divine* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Parallel Mothers* (2021), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/parallel-mothers.md)
- *Maixabel* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *The Human Voice* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Pain and Glory* (2019), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/pain-and-glory.md)
- *Yuli* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Quién te cantará* (2018), Music
- *The Summit* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Julieta* (2016), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/julieta.md)
- *ma ma* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Exodus: Gods and Kings* (2014), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/exodus-gods-and-kings.md)
- *The Two Faces of January* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *I'm So Excited!* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (2011), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy.md)
- *The Skin I Live In* (2011), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-skin-i-live-in.md)
- *The Monk* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Even the Rain* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Broken Embraces* (2009), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/broken-embraces.md)
- *Che: Part Two* (2008), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/che-part-two.md)
- *Music at the Sea* (2008), Music
- *Che: Part One* (2008), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/che-part-one.md)
- *The Kite Runner* (2007), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-kite-runner.md)
- *Volver* (2006), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/volver.md)
- *The Constant Gardener* (2005), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-constant-gardener.md)
- *Bad Education* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Take My Eyes* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Comandante* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *The Dancer Upstairs* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Talk to Her* (2002), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/talk-to-her.md)
- *Sex and Lucía* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *The Dark Side* (1999), Music
- *All About My Mother* (1999), Original Music Composer, Musician — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/all-about-my-mother.md)
- *Lovers of the Arctic Circle* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Live Flesh* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *The Chambermaid on the Titanic* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Earth* (1996), Music, Original Music Composer
- *The Flower of My Secret* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *House out of Town* (1995), Music
- *Outrage* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *The Red Squirrel* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *The Milky Life* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Cows* (1992), Musician, Music Programmer, Original Music Composer
- *El sueño de Tánger* (1991), Music
- *Autumn Rain* (1989), Music
- *Martín* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Ballad of Dog Beach* (1987), Music
- *Six on the Dot* (1987), Music
- *Bilbao Blues* (1986), Music
- *Mikel's Death* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *La conquista de Albania* (1983), Music
- *Ikusmena* (1980), Music

## Gallery

- ![Alberto Iglesias on the red carpet of the Goya Awards held in Granada in 2025](https://film.one/media/person/9545/gallery-ae35c5d1d5fe.jpg) Alberto Iglesias on the red carpet of the Goya Awards held in Granada in 2025 — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Goyas_2025_-_Alberto_Iglesias-1.jpg/1280px-Goyas_2025_-_Alberto_Iglesias-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Alberto Iglesias](https://film.one/media/person/9545/gallery-51e79119c92c.jpg) Alberto Iglesias — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Goyas_2025_-_Alberto_Iglesias-2_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Goyas_2025_-_Alberto_Iglesias-2_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Alberto Iglesias on the red carpet of the Goya Awards held in Granada in 2025](https://film.one/media/person/9545/gallery-bab66472e776.jpg) Alberto Iglesias on the red carpet of the Goya Awards held in Granada in 2025 — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Goyas_2025_-_Alberto_Iglesias-2.jpg/1280px-Goyas_2025_-_Alberto_Iglesias-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Premios Goya 2017](https://film.one/media/person/9545/gallery-fde7f767ca94.jpg) Premios Goya 2017 — Ruben Ortega, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Alberto_Iglesias_en_los_Premios_Goya_2017.jpg/1280px-Alberto_Iglesias_en_los_Premios_Goya_2017.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Alberto Iglesias at the 32nd Goya Awards, 2018.](https://film.one/media/person/9545/gallery-3b648bb8f85c.jpg) Alberto Iglesias at the 32nd Goya Awards, 2018. — Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Premios_Goya_2018_-_Alberto_Iglesias.jpg/1280px-Premios_Goya_2018_-_Alberto_Iglesias.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Alberto Iglesias, a Spanish composer well known for work with Pedro Almodóvar, during 6th edition of Film Music Festival (FMF) in Cracow. (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/9545/gallery-b4facb226716.jpg) Alberto Iglesias, a Spanish composer well known for work with Pedro Almodóvar, during 6th edition of Film Music Festival (FMF) in Cracow. (2013) — Franek Vetulani, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Alberto_Iglesias_byVetulani_%28cropped%29.JPG/1280px-Alberto_Iglesias_byVetulani_%28cropped%29.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 4 nominated

- 2022: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Parallel Mothers*
- 2012: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy*
- 2008: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Kite Runner*
- 2006: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Constant Gardener*

### Other awards — 4 won, 3 nominated

- Goya Award for Best Original Score 2022: Goya Award for Best Original Score (nominated), for *Maixabel*
- Premio Feroz for Best Original Soundtrack 2022: Premio Feroz for Best Original Soundtrack (won), for *Parallel Mothers*
- European Film Award for Best Composer 2012: European Film Award for Best Composer (won), for *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy*
- European Film Award for Best Composer 2011: European Film Award for Best Composer (nominated), for *The Skin I Live In*
- European Film Award for Best Composer 2009: European Film Award for Best Composer (won), for *Broken Embraces*
- European Film Award for Best Composer 2006: European Film Award for Best Composer (won), for *Volver*
- European Film Award for Best Composer 2004: European Film Award for Best Composer (nominated), for *Bad Education*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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