Cesar Benito
| Cesar Benito | |
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 Cesar Benito conducting the orchestra at Fox Studios. Hollywood, California | |
| Background information |
Cesar Benito is a Los Angeles-based composer, and music producer hailing from Marbella, Spain. Best known for composing the music scores of some of Spain's most critically acclaimed and commercially successful TV series in recent years, including Los Protegidos, La Chica de Ayer (Spanish remake of the blockbuster BBC show Life on Mars), Vive Cantando and El Tiempo Entre Costuras (The Time In Between)–based on Spain's biggest bestseller novel by author Maria Dueñas. His soundtrack album for El Tiempo Entre Costuras reached #1 on iTunes Store Top 10 Soundtrack Albums and #6 on iTunes Store Top 10 Albums all categories in Spain. Among his works for the big screen are the music scores he created for the films Mía Sarah and Ways to Live Forever.
Work
Feature Films
| Year | Title | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Savaged | USA |
| 2010 | Ways to Live Forever | UK / Spain |
| 2007 | Shevernatze Cielito Lindo |
Spain USA |
| 2006 | Mía Sarah | Spain |
Television
| Year | Title | Genre | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | El Tiempo Entre Costuras Vive Cantando |
Series Series |
Spain Spain |
| 2010-2012 | Los Protegidos | Series | Spain |
| 2009 | La Chica de Ayer (Remake of BBC's Life on Mars) Cambio de Sentido |
Series Documentary |
UK / Spain Spain / Mexico |
| 2006 | Madrid de Arriba Abajo | Documentary | Spain |
Discography
| Year | Title | Genre | Credit | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | El Tiempo Entre Costuras Ways To Live Forever (Music Inspired by the Motion Picture) |
Soundtrack Soundtrack |
Composer, Orchestrator, Piano, Guitars, Producer Composer, Piano |
MovieScore Media Warrior Records |
| 2011 | Ways to Live Forever | Soundtrack | Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor, Piano, Producer | MovieScore Media |
| 2010 | Salvame de Ti | Pop | Arranger, Conductor, Piano, Guitars, Producer | Bubu Records |
| 2008 | The Kurt Weill Project | Alternative Pop | Arranger, Orchestrator, Programming | LML Music |
| 2007 | Mía Sarah | Soundtrack | Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor, Piano, Producer | Filmax Music |
Choral Music
- Malagueña (1994)
- Et Ecce Vox (1994)
Instrumental Music
- Concerto for Guitar and Strings (1998)
- Organ Sonata (1998)
Awards and nominations
Spanish Film Music Critics Awards
- 2013 Best Composer (Nominated)
- 2013 Best Score: El Tiempo Entre Costuras (Nominated)
- 2007 Best Breakthrough Composer (Nominated)
Reel Music Awards
- 2013 Best Television Score: El Tiempo Entre Costuras (Nominated)
- 2013 Score of the Year: El Tiempo Entre Costuras (Nominated)
Movie Music UK Awards
- 2013 Best Score - Television: El Tiempo Entre Costuras (Nominated)
Cinema Writers Circle Awards
- 2011 Best original score: Ways to Live Forever (Nominated)
- 2007 Best original score: Mía Sarah (Nominated)
Garden State Film Festival
- 2007 Best Orchestral Composition: Mía Sarah (Winner)
1995 International Competition of Choral Composition (Rota, Spain)
- 1st Prize: Malagueña (for mixed choir)
