Cesar Benito
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Film score, Film music, Pop rock, Musical theatre |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Songwriter, Conductor, Performer, Producer |
| Instruments | Piano, Guitar, Ukelele |
| Website | cesarbenito.com |
Cesar Benito is a composer, and music producer originally 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 BBC's Life on Mars), Allí abajo and El Tiempo Entre Costuras, which soundtrack album reached #2 on Spain’s iTunes Store Albums, and #1 on the Soundtracks category, and won numerous awards, including Best Music for Television by the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Television of Spain. His work for the big screen includes the scores for the critically acclaimed films Mía Sarah, Ways to Live Forever, and Savaged.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Allí abajo Algo Que Celebrar |
Series Series |
Spain Spain |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | El Tiempo Entre Costuras | Soundtrack | Composer, Orchestrator, Piano, Producer | MovieScore Media |
| 2013 | Ways To Live Forever (Music Inspired by the Motion Picture) | Soundtrack | Composer, Piano | 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
XVI Premios Iris de la Academia de las Ciencias y las Artes de Televisión de España
- 2014 Mejor Música de Televisión (Best Score for Television): El Tiempo Entre Costuras (Winner)
Premios Goldspirit (Spain)
- 2014 Mejor BSO Española (Best Spanish Score): El Tiempo Entre Costuras (Winner)
- 2014 Compositor Revelación (Breakthrough Film Composer of the Year) (Winner)
- 2014 Mejor Compositor Español (Best Spanish Composer) (Nominated)
- 2014 Mejor BSO de Televisión (Best Score for TV): El Tiempo Entre Costuras (Nominated)
International Film Music Critics Association
- 2013 Breakthrough Film Composer of the Year (Nominated)
- 2013 Best Original Score for a Television Series: El Tiempo Entre Costuras (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)
Spanish Film Music Critics Awards (Spain)
- 2013 Best Composer (Nominated)
- 2013 Best Score: El Tiempo Entre Costuras (Nominated)
- 2007 Best Breakthrough Composer (Nominated)
Cinema Writers Circle Awards (Spain)
- 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)
References
- iTunes Charts: El Tiempo Entre Costuras by Cesar Benito
- An Interview with Cesar Benito by John Mansell
- Review of El Tiempo Entre Costuras Original Soundtrack Album by John Broxton