Gustavo Santaolalla

Argentine musician and composer
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Summary

Gustavo Santaolalla was born on August 19, 1951[1], in El Palomar, Argentina[2]. He has worked as a composer[3], songwriter[4], record producer[5], film score composer[6], and musician[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 36 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

Key Facts

  • Child: Don Juan Santaolalla[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Argentina[10]
  • Native language: Spanish[11]
  • Field of work: film score[12]
  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Original Score[13], Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song[14], BAFTA Award for Best Original Music[15], Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year[16], Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame[17], Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year[18], Latin Grammy Trustees Award[19]
  • Member of: Arco Iris[20], Soluna[21], Bajofondo[22]
  • Influenced by: Thelonious Monk[23], Peter Bernstein[24], Dizzy Gillespie[25], Olivier Messiaen[26], Bernard Herrmann[27], Alec Wilder[28], Andrés Segovia[29], Astor Piazzolla[30], Billy May[31], Bix Beiderbecke[32], Count Basie[33], Mercer Ellington[34], Gil Evans[35], Michael Kamen[36]
  • Sex or gender: male[37]
  • Genre: Argentine tango[38], rock en español[39]
  • Discography: Gustavo Santaolalla discography[40]
  • Commons category: Gustavo Santaolalla[41]
  • Family name: Santaolalla[42]
  • Given name: Gustavo[43], Alfredo[44]
  • Work location: Los Angeles[45]
  • Instrument: guitar[46], charango[47], bass guitar[48], ronroco[49], banjo[50]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Score[51]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[52], English[53]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[54]

  • Country: AR[55]

  • Began / founded: 1951-08-19[56]

  • Genre(s): experimental, latin rock[57]

  • Community tags: experimental, film score, latin rock, neotango, soundtrack, vgm[58]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3abc3eb1-7318-41d2-a52b-cbe14a14d8a0[59]

Why It Matters

Gustavo Santaolalla is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

Where was Gustavo Santaolalla born?

Gustavo Santaolalla was born in El Palomar, Argentina[2].

What did Gustavo Santaolalla do for work?

Gustavo Santaolalla worked as a composer[3], songwriter[4], record producer[5], film score composer[6], and musician[7].

What awards did Gustavo Santaolalla receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Score[13], Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song[14], and BAFTA Award for Best Original Music[15].

References

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  1. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  5. [58] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [59] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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