Alberto Iglesias

Composer, Actor

October 21, 1955 (70 years)
Alberto Iglesias Fernández-Berridi (born 21 October 1955) is a Spanish composer. He was first noticed as a score composer for Spanish films, mostly from Pedro Almodóvar and Julio Medem. His career became more international with time and he eventually started to work also in Hollywood. Since then, he has been nominated four times for an Academy Award for his work in the films The Constant Gardener (2005), The Kite Runner (2007), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), and Parallel Mothers (2021). His other film credits include soundtracks for Steven Soderbergh's Che. and Hossein Amini's The Two Faces of January (2014). Iglesias also has worked for ballet and has done other classical music work.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Sex and Lucía
    Sex and Lucía2001
  • The Two Faces of January
    The Two Faces of January2014
  • Ma ma
    Ma ma2015
  • The Monk
    The Monk2011

Known For

  • The Constant Gardener
    The Constant Gardener2005
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy2011
  • The Kite Runner
    The Kite Runner2007
  • Parallel Mothers
    Parallel Mothers2021
  • The Dancer Upstairs
    The Dancer Upstairs2002
  • Pain and Glory
    Pain and Glory2019

Filmography

2026
Bitter Christmas · as Original Music Composer
2025
Pedro x Javis · as Original Music Composer
2024
The Room Next Door · as Original Music Composer
2024
Cristóbal Balenciaga · as Original Music Composer
2023
Strange Way of Life · as Original Music Composer
2022
The Meaning of Life · as Composer
2021
Parallel Mothers · as Original Music Composer
2021
Maixabel · as Original Music Composer
2020
The Human Voice · as Original Music Composer
2019
Pain and Glory · as Original Music Composer
2018
Yuli · as Original Music Composer
2018
2017
The Summit · as Original Music Composer
2016
Spain in a Day · as Composer
2016
Julieta · as Original Music Composer
2015
Ma ma · as Original Music ComposerOn Plex
2015
2014
Exodus: Gods and Kings · as Original Music Composer
2014
The Two Faces of January · as Original Music ComposerOn Plex
2013
I'm So Excited! · as Original Music Composer
2011
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy · as Original Music Composer
2011
The Skin I Live In · as Original Music Composer
2011
The Monk · as Original Music ComposerOn Plex
2010
Even the Rain · as Original Music Composer
2009
Broken Embraces · as Original Music Composer
2008
Che: Part Two · as Original Music Composer
2008
Che: Part One · as Original Music Composer
2007
The Kite Runner · as Original Music Composer
2006
Volver · as Original Music Composer
2005
The Constant Gardener · as Original Music Composer
2004
Bad Education · as Original Music Composer
2003
Take My Eyes · as Original Music Composer
2003
Comandante · as Original Music Composer
2003
Terror in Moscow · as Composer
2002
The Dancer Upstairs · as Original Music Composer
2002
Angeles Tatuados · as Composer
2002
Talk to Her · as Original Music Composer
2001
Sex and Lucía · as Original Music ComposerOn Plex
1999
All About My Mother · as Original Music Composer
1998
Lovers of the Arctic Circle · as Original Music Composer
1997
The Chambermaid on the Titanic · as Original Music Composer
1997
Live Flesh · as Original Music Composer
1996
Pasajes · as Composer
1996
1995
The Flower of My Secret · as Original Music Composer
1995
1993
Outrage · as Original Music Composer
1993
The Milky Life · as Original Music Composer
1993
The Red Squirrel · as Original Music Composer
1991
1989
1988
The woman of your life · as Composer
1988
Martín · as Original Music Composer
1987
1986
1985
Luces de bohemia · as Composer
1984
La muerte de Mikel · as Original Music Composer
1983

2007

2025
Pedro x Javis · as Self
2025
Premio Feroz · as Self - Winner
2022
The Oscars · as Self - Nominee
2015
2012
The 84th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee
2008
2006
2006
The 78th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee
1991
Movie Days · as Self - Interviewee

1992
Cows · as Music Programmer