Federico Jusid

Federico Jusid is an Argentine composer who resides and works between Madrid and Los Angeles. He has written the scores for more than 60 feature films and over 70 television series.

His work includes the score for the Academy Award-winner for Best Foreign Film The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, Dir. by Juan José Campanella), for which he received the nomination for the Spanish Academy Goya Award for Best Original Score. He has recently worked with Alberto Iglesias writing additional compositions for the original score of Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings, and he has also composed the OST for Kidnap (Luis Prieto) with Halle Berry, and Happy 140 (Gracia Querejeta). Other notable scores include The Life Unexpected (Jorge Torregrossa), Everybody Has a Plan (Anna Piterbarg), The Escape (Eduardo Mignogna), The Hidden Face (Andrés Baiz), I Want to Be a Soldier (Christian Molina), and more recently Magallanes (Salvador del Solar), Getulio (Joao Jardim), The Ignorance of Blood (Manuel Gómez Pereira), Betibu (Miguel Cohan) or Francis, Father Jorge (Beda Docampo Feijóo). On television, his most recognised work is the soundtrack for the Spanish historical drama Isabel, with whom he won several awards, such as International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) Award and Reel Music Award. In 2015 he made the score for the TV series Under Suspicion and The Refugees (co-production with BBC International) and just released the historic drama Charles, King Emperor, sequel of Isabel. He has also composed works for concert hall premiered throughout Europe and America by recognized soloist and chamber ensembles. As a pianist and composer, he has performed and toured prestigious theaters in Europe, Asia and America. He recorded for labels BMG, IRCO, Magenta Discos and Melopea.

Early life and education Federico Jusid was born in Buenos Aires, the son of well known Argentine film director Juan José Jusid and actress Luisina Brando. Jusid began studying piano and composition at age seven. Since then, he has been active as composer for the concert hall and piano soloist, performing as a soloist in numerous tours in some of the most prestigious theaters in America, Asia and Europe.

Jusid holds a Master of Music degree from The Manhattan School of Music, New York; a New England CSS, Boston; and Diplôme de Exécution Musicale with an Antorchas Foundation scholarship held at Brussels, apart from his bachelor's degree from the Buenos Aires Conservatory.

Jusid grew up among cutting rooms and film sets and soon his passion for music and film melted into a single focus that began with his first film scoring commission in 1994.

Career Jusid's works include Kidnap (Luis Prieto), with Halle Berry, Happy 140 (Gracia Querejeta), Magallanes (Salvador del Solar), Francis, Father Jorge (Beda Docampo Feijóo) based on the life of Pope Francis I, and additional compositions for the score composed by Alberto Iglesias for Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings.

Other notable film credits include the feature films Everybody Has a Plan (starring Viggo Mortensen), The Unexpected Life (Jorge Torregrossa), Getúlio (Joao Jardim), Betibú (Miguel Cohan), The Ignorance of the Blood (Manuel Gómez Pereira), Say I Do (Columbia Pictures – Juan Calvo); The Getaway (Eduardo Mignona), The Minder (Rodrigo Moreno), Fermat's Room (Luis Piedrahíta & Rodrigo Sopeña), The Hidden Face (Twentieth Century Fox – Andrés Baiz), I Want to Be a Soldier (Warner – Dir. Christian Molina), Che, A New Man (Documentary Film, Dir. Tristán Bauer), Hold Up! (Dir. Eduard Cortés), and internationally acclaimed The Secret in Their Eyes (Dir. Juan José Campanella), Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film, and nominated for the XXIV Goya Award for Best Original Score.

His scores for television series include but are not limited to Isabel, My Queen, Charles, King Emperor, Under Suspicion, The Refugees (co-production with BBC International), Gran Reserva, La Señora, 14 de abril. La República, Los Simuladores, Hermanos y Detectives and The Mysteries of Laura.

Other distinctions for his work on cinema and television include IFMCA International Film Music Critics Association 2012 and 2013 for the Score of Isabel, My Queen which also won the Reel Music Award 2013 for Best TV Series Score; Best Original Score at the Havana Film Festival 2010, Best Original Score at the Clarin Awards 2010 in Buenos Aires, First prize Silver Condor Award from the Argentine Film Critics Association 2010, all for the film The Secret in Their Eyes; Best Original Score at the 12th Latin-American Film Festival of Trieste (Italy) 2006 for the Film Olga, Victoria Olga; First prize "Linterna" Audience award for the original soundtrack of the film Rodrigo, la película Programme El Acomodador, 2001; First Prize Pentagrama de Oro 2001, for the original soundtrack for the film The Getaway at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival; First prize Silver Condor Award for Best Film Score of the year for Bajo Bandera from the Argentine Film Critics Association 1998.

Concerts and performances Jusid shares his film-scoring activity with another passion, composing for the concert hall and performing as concerto pianist. His compositions include the piece Tango Rhapsody, for two pianos and symphonic orchestra, commissioned by the Martha Argerich Project for the International Music Festival of Lugano; Enigmas, a theatrical piece for piano and ensemble commissioned by the University of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) in its 5th Century Anniversary; Finding Sarasate, commissioned by the University of Navarra to premiere on a Tribute Concert to Spanish composer Pablo Sarasate; and La Librería del Ingenioso Hidalgo, commissioned for the IV Centenary of Don Quixote's celebrations. As piano interpreter Jusid has performed as a soloist in numerous tours in some of the most prestigious theaters in America, Asia and Europe, including the Carnegie Weill Hall, New York; Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires; Theater Platz, Frankfurt; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra House, Tel Aviv; St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall, St. Petersburg; National Conservatory of China, Beijing; National Conservatory of Spain, Madrid, among others; He has also performed in Paris, Rome, Seoul, Shanghai, Sicily, Stockholm, Sofia, Helsinki, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Málaga and Aarau among other cities around the world.

Also as a resident performer of the Sonor Ensemble directed by Mtro. Luis Aguirre, Jusid has toured throughout Spain, Europe, South America and Asia.

Works Film music Year Title Director 2026 Monitor Matt Black and Ryan Polly 2024 Rest In Peace Sebastián Borensztein 2023 Close Your Eyes Victor Erice 2023 13 exorcisms Jacobo Martinez 2021 The Perfect Family Arantxa Echevarría 2020 Cross The Line David Victori 2020 The Summer We Lived Carlos Sedes 2020 Unknown Origins David Galan Galindo 2019 Hernan Norberto Lopez Amado 2019 Heroic Losers Sebastián Borensztein 2018 Crime Wave Gracia Querejeta 2018 Life Itself Dan Fogelman 2018 A Twelve Year Night Álvaro Brechner 2017 Loving Pablo Fernando León de Aranoa 2017 The Last Suit Pablo Solarz 2017 Kidnap Luis Prieto 2017 The Hunter's Prayer Jonathan Mostow 2017 Black Butterfly Brian Goodman 2016 Neruda Pablo Larraín 2016 Misconduct Shintaro Shimosawa 2015 Francis, Father Jorge Beda Docampo Feijoo 2015 Magallanes Salvador del Solar 2015 Happy 140 Gracia Querejeta 2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings Ridley Scott (additional music for the OST of Alberto Iglesias) 2014 The Ignorance of Blood Manuel Gómez Pereira 2014 El Club de los incomprendidos Carlos Sedes 2014 The Unexpected Life Jorge Torregrossa 2014 Getulio Joao Jardim 2014 Pancho The Millionaire Dog Tom Fernández 2014 Betibú Miguel Cohan 2012 Hold Up! Eduard Cortés 2012 Everybody Has a Plan Ana Piterbarg 2012 Audacia Hatem Khraiche 2011 The Hidden Face Andrés Baiz 2010 I Want to Be a Soldier Christian Molina 2009 The Secret in Their Eyes Juan José Campanella 2009 Che, A New Man Tristán Bauer 2009 My Days With Gloria Juan José Jusid 2007 Fermat's Room Luis Piedrahíta & Rodrigo Sopeña 2007 Blinkers Álvaro Fernández Armero 2007 Thieves Jaime Marques 2006 The Hands Alejandro Doria 2006 El Partido Juan Calvo 2006 Olga, Victoria Olga Mercedes Farriols 2005 The Minder Rodrigo Moreno 2005 El Nexo Sebastián Antico 2005 Los nombres de Alicia Pilar Ruiz-Gutiérrez 2005 La Marea Pablo Bravo 2004 Say I Do Juan Calvo 2004 The Waiting, A Dancing Story José Cabeza 2004 Los Años Robados Fátima Gil & Manuel Gómez 2002 Passionate People Juan José Jusid 2002 No Debes Estar Aquí Jacobo Rispa 2001 The Escape Eduardo Mignogna 2001 Rodrigo, la película Juan Pablo Laplace 2000 Daddy Is My Idol Juan José Jusid 1999 The Dammed Rib Juan José Jusid 1998 An Argentinian in New York Juan José Jusid 1997 Bajo Bandera Juan José Jusid 1996 ¿Dónde Estás Amor De Mi Vida...? Juan José Jusid 1995 Muerte Dudosa Juan José Jusid 1994 Peor Es Nada Pablo Kova

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Awards

Year Film Award Category Result 2024 Close Your Eyes CEC Medals Circle of Cinematographic Writers Spain Best Score Nominated 2024 Close Your Eyes 11th Feroz Awards Spain Best Original Score Nominated 2023 The English BAFTA TV Awards Best Original Music, Fiction Nominated 2023 The English Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards UK Best Music Original Score – Scripted Nominated 2023 The English Movie Music UK Award Best Original Score for Television Nominated 2023 The English International Film Music Critics Association IFMCA Award Best Original Score for Television Series Nominated 2022 Santa Evita Silver Condor - First Prize Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards Best Music in a Series Won 2022 Yosi: The Regretful Spy Silver Condor - First Prize Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards Best Music in a Series Won 2021 Federico Jusid International Film Music Critics Association IFMCA Award Film Composer of The Year Nominated 2021 The Summer We Lived 35th Goya Awards Best Original Score Nominated 2021 Cross The Line CEC Medals Circle of Cinematographic Writers Spain Best Score Nominated 2021 Cross The Line 8th Feroz Awards Best Original Score Nominated 2021 Unknown Origins International Film Music Critics Association IFMCA Award Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film Nominated 2019 Watership Down Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Music Direction and Composition Nominated 2019 A Twelve-Year Night 6th Platino Awards Best Original Score Nominated 2019 Watership Down International Film Music Critics Association IFMCA Award Best Original Score for an Animated Film Nominated 2019 Cathedral of the Sea International Film Music Critics Association IFMCA Award Best Original Score for a Television Series Nominated 2018 A Twelve-Year Night Uruguayan Film Critics Association Awards Best Music Nominated 2018 Morocco: Love in Times of War International Film Music Critics Association IFMCA Award Best Original Score Television Nominated 2017 Neruda 4th Platino Awards Best Original Music Nominated 2016 Charles, Emperor King International Film Music Critics Association IFMCA Award Best Original Score Television Won 2016 Getulio 3rd Platino Awards Best Original Music Nominated 2016 Magallanes Macondo Awards Best Original Score Nominated 2015 Getulio Grand Prize of Brazilian Cinema Best Original Music Nominated 2015 Francis, Father Jorge Sur Award – Argentinian Academy of Arts & Cinema Best Original Score Nominated 2015 Isabel, My Queen S III International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) Award Best Original Score Television Won 2015 Getùlio Grand Prix of Brazilian Cinema – Brazilian Academy of Cinema Best Original Score Nominated 2015 The Unexpected Life 2nd Feroz Award – Spanish Cinematographic Informers Association Best Original Score Nominated 2015 Isabel, My Queen S III Reel Music Award Best Score Television Won 2015 Isabel, My Queen S III Iris Award – Spanish Television Academy Best Original Score Nominated 2015 Isabel, My Queen S III Movie Music UK Award Best Television Score Nominated 2014 Betibú Sur Award – Argentinian Academy of Arts & Cinema Best Original Score Nominated 2014 Isabel, My Queen S II International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) Award Best Original Score Won 2014 Isabel, My Queen S II Reel Music Award Best Score Television Won 2012 The Hidden Face Macondo Awards Best Original Score Nominated 2010 The Secret in Their Eyes 24th Goya Award – Spanish Academy Best Original Score Nominated 2010 The Secret in Their Eyes XXXI Havana Film Festival Best Original Score Won 2010 The Secret in Their Eyes CEC Medals Circle of Cinematographic Writers Spain Best Score Nominated 2010 The Secret in Their Eyes Sur Award – Argentinian Academy of Arts & Cinema Best Original Score Won 2010 The Secret in Their Eyes XXII Clarin Award Best Original Score Won 2010 The Secret in Their Eyes First Prize Silver Condor – Argentine Film Critics Association Best Original Score Won 2006 Olga, Victoria Olga XXI Latin-American Film Festival of Trieste Best Original Score Won 2001 Rodrigo "Linterna" Audience Award (Programme El acomodador – Argentina) Best Original Score Won 2001 The Escape Pentagrama de Oro – XVI Mar de Plata International Film Festival Best Original Score Won 1998 Bajo Bandera First Prize Silver Condor – Argentine Film Critics Association Best Original Score Won