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Gustavo Santaolalla, born on August 19, 1951 in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, is a songwriter, record producer and film score composer. That puts Gustavo Santaolalla at 75 years old in 2026. Awards on record include Academy Award for Best Original Score (2006, 2007), Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (2006), BAFTA Award for Best Original Music (2005) and 3 more.
My Take
What draws me to Gustavo Santaolalla is not the trophy shelf, impressive as it is with back-to-back Academy Awards for Best Original Score. It is his restraint. Where most composers fill every frame with sound, he trusts silence and a single plucked string to carry an entire emotional landscape. That minimalism is harder than it looks, and it is why his scores feel so human and so quietly devastating. Still active well past seventy, this Argentine from Buenos Aires Province keeps proving that the deepest music often comes from playing less, not more. He remains, to me, a true original.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gustavo Santaolalla
- Name (Japanese)
- グスターボ・サンタオラヤ
- Reading
- ぐすたーぼ・さんたおらや
- Born
- August 19, 1951 (age 75)
- Origin
- Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- Occupation
- composer / songwriter / record producer / film score composer / musician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2006 Academy Award for Best Original Score
- 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Score
- 2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
- 2005 BAFTA Award for Best Original Music
- 2003 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year
- 2008 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year
- 2015 Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame
- 2005 Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gustavosantaolalla/
- Xhttps://x.com/santaolallaok
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo%20Santaolalla
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AA%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A4
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312434
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Gustavo Santaolalla born?
Gustavo Santaolalla was born on August 19, 1951 and is 75 years old.
Where is Gustavo Santaolalla from?
Gustavo Santaolalla is from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
What does Gustavo Santaolalla do?
Gustavo Santaolalla works as composer, songwriter, record producer, film score composer, musician.
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