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, ukulele |
| Website | cesarbenito.com |
Cesar Benito Fernandez 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), and El tiempo entre costuras, a period drama that in 2013 broke a twelve years old record with the highest ratings for an opening of a prime time TV series in Spain. That record was broken again in 2015 by the comedy series Allí abajo, also scored by Benito.
El Tiempo Entre Costuras soundtrack album reached #2 on Spain’s iTunes Store Albums, and #1 on the Soundtracks category. It also won numerous awards, including Best Music for Television by the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Television of Spain, and is one of the most played TV soundtracks worldwide on Spotify with more than two and a half million plays since its release.
Benito's work for the big screen includes the scores for the critically acclaimed films Avenged AKA Savaged, Mía Sarah, Ways to Live Forever.
Work
Feature films
| Year | Title | Genre | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Avenged (AKA Savaged outside the US & Canada) | Horror, Fantasy | USA |
| 2010 | Ways to Live Forever | Drama | UK / Spain |
| 2007 | Shevernatze Cielito Lindo |
Dark Comedy Adventure |
Spain USA |
| 2006 | Mía Sarah | Romantic Comedy | Spain |
Television
| Year | Title | Format | Genre | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Allí Abajo (Season 4) Sabuesos |
Series Series |
Comedy Comedy, Fiction |
Spain Spain |
| 2017 | Allí Abajo (Season 3) | Series | Comedy | Spain |
| 2016 | La Sonata del Silencio Allí Abajo (Season 2) |
Series Series |
Romantic, Tragedy Comedy |
Spain Spain |
| 2015 | Allí Abajo (Season 1) Algo Que Celebrar |
Series Series |
Comedy Comedy |
Spain Spain |
| 2013-2014 | El tiempo entre costuras Vive Cantando (Seasons 1, 2) |
Series Series |
Romantic, Drama, Adventure Comedy |
Spain Spain |
| 2010-2012 | Los Protegidos (Seasons 1, 2, 3) | Series | Fantasy, Thriller, Comedy | Spain |
| 2009 | La Chica de Ayer (Remake of BBC's Life on Mars) Cambio de Sentido |
Series TV Movie |
Science Fiction, Drama Documentary |
UK / Spain Spain / Mexico |
| 2006 | Madrid de Arriba Abajo | Series | Documentary | Spain |
Discography
| Year | Title | Genre | Credit | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | La Sonata del Silencio | Soundtrack | Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor, Piano, Producer | Plaza Mayor Company |
| 2015 | Avenged | Soundtrack | Composer | Warrior Way Entertainment |
| 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, Rock | Arranger, Conductor, Piano, Guitars, Producer | Bubu Records |
| 2008 | The Kurt Weill Project | Alternative | Arranger, Orchestrator, Programming | LML Music |
| 2007 | Mía Sarah | Soundtrack | Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor, Piano, Producer | Filmax Music |
Awards and nominations
Academy of Sciences and Arts of Television of Spain - Iris Awards
| Year | Category | Project | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Best Music for Television | El Tiempo Entre Costuras | Won |
GoldSpirit Awards
| Year | Category | Project | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Best Spanish Original Soundtrack | El Tiempo Entre Costuras | Won |
| 2014 | Best Music for Television | El Tiempo Entre Costuras | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Spanish Composer | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Best Breakthrough Composer | Won | |
International Film Music Critics Association
| Year | Category | Project | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Breakthrough Film Composer of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Best Original Score for a Television Series | El Tiempo Entre Costuras | Nominated |
Spanish Film Music Critics Awards
| Year | Category | Project | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Score | El Tiempo Entre Costuras | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Composer | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Best Breakthrough Composer | Nominated |
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
| Year | Category | Project | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Music | Ways to Live Forever | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Music | Mia Sarah | Nominated |
Garden State Film Festival
| Year | Category | Project | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Orchestral Composition | Mia Sarah | Won |
Premio Internacional de Composición Coral “Villa de Rota”
| Year | Category | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Best Choral Composition | Won |
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