Fran Villalba (composer)

Fran Villalba (composer)
Background information
Birth name Francisco Villalba Greco
Born 7 November 1978
Asunción, Paraguay
Origin

 Paraguay

 Italy
Genres Film scores, soundtracks, instrumental
Occupation(s) Musician, film composer, producer
Instruments Piano, keyboard, synthesizer, guitar and accordion
Years active 1996–present
Website http://www.franvillalba.com

Fran Villalba (Asunción, 7 November 1978) is a Paraguayan pianist and film composer. He has composed scores for many short films and featured films. He is best known as the composer of the award-winning Paraguayan film 7 Boxes (2012).

Education and Career

He holds a degree in Accounting from Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción".

He has a classical music education (Piano Professor, Accésit and Professor of Music Theory), self-taught studies in harmony, composition and electronic music. He holds a Master degree in Composition of Soundtracks and Music for Audiovisual Media from the

Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya.

He was keyboardist of the rock band Gaudí (1996–2010), with whom he recorded 3 albums.

Fran won a scholarship to attend the Laboratory of Music for Film in 2013, which belongs to film laboratories for professionals in Mexico City (Mexico).[1] He was selected for Talents Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 2014.

He released his first album of instrumental music Universo Paralelo in 2014.[2]

Fran opened Planetario Music Studio in 2006 and he lives in Barcelona, Spain.

Discography

Filmography

Other work (additional music)

Awards

References

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