Zacarías M. de la Riva

Zacarías Martínez de la Riva (born August 12, 1972) is a Spanish film composer. Notable for his work in Tad, The Lost Explorer, Riva has worked on psychological thrillers, romantic comedies, dramas, documentaries, and animated films, as well as short films and television programs.

Biography Riva began a career as a telecommunications engineer. In 1992, he attended to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he received a dual degree in composition and film scoring.

After graduating, Riva returned to Spain and began working with young directors. He spent his first years as a composer, providing music for short films.

Since 2000, he began collaborating with well-known artists such as Juan Bardem, Lucio Godoy and Roque Baños as an orchestrator. He later made his debut music work in a feature film for the film titled 2001's Jaizkibel. In 2004, he composed the music for the first Tadeo Jones animated short, which won a Goya Award for Best Animated Short. In the same year he composed music for several films, including The Nun, Beneath Still Waters, and Specter.

In 2006, he met film producer Elías Querejeta and worked on a number of documentaries: Noticias de una Guerra (2006), Cerca de Tus Ojos (2008), and Las Catedrales de Vino (2009). In 2007, he met Manuel Carballo and composed the music for his opera, The Last of the Just. He also composed the soundtrack for another feature film, Exorcismus: The Possession of Emma Evans. In 2008, he began to work on international films, including The Anarchist's Wife, Carmo, and Imago Mortis.

In 2014, he wrote the music for science fiction movie Autómata. The score was well received by film music critics, and was nominated for best science fiction soundtrack in a number of festivals. It won 2014 best Spanish soundtrack and 2014 best Spanish composer.

In 2015, he composed music for three feature films. One was the Mexican animated film Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos, which was the first Mexican animated movie to receive a wide release in United States. Another was a French experimental film entitled Evolution, directed by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, which won the Special Jury Prize at San Sebastian’s film festival. The third was an English horror movie, The Rezort, directed by Steve Barker.

In 2016, he composed for the American indie-thriller PET, directed by Carles Torrens. His music has been played by several well-known Spanish orchestras, such as the RTVE orchestra, the Euskadiko Orkester, the Ciudad de Granada Orchestra and the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra. His piece Apology was used by the 2018 Drum Corps International champions Santa Clara Vanguard as part of their production entitled Babylon.

Filmography 1990s Year Film Director(s) Note(s) 1998 Negra Rosa Ibon Cormenzana Short film 1999 Silencios Ibon Cormenzana 8, 9 y 10 Ibon Cormenzana

2000s Year Film Director(s) Note(s) 2001 Jaizkibel Ibon Cormenzana Feature film debut; final collaboration with Ibon Cormenzana 2003 Niebla Mónica Alonso Short film El Cid: The Legend Jose Pozo Animated film; with Óscar Araujo 2004 Tadeo Jones Enrique Gato Animated short film; first collaboration with Enrique Gato 2005 Beneath Still Waters Brian Yuzna Erik Ángel Blasco The Nun Additional music 2006 Spectre Mateo Gil Television film Noticias de una guerra Eterio Ortega Documentary; first collaboration with Eterio Ortega Coming to Town Carles Torrens Short film; first collaboration with Carles Torrens 2007 Tadeo Jones y el sótano maldito Enrique Gato Animated short film El último justo Manuel Carballo 2008 The Anarchist's Wife Marie NoëllePeter Sehr Delaney Carles Torrens Short film Carmo, Hit the Road Murilo Pasta 2009 Imago Mortis Stefano Bessoni Chuckle Boy Daniel Aranyó American short film Hierro Gabe Ibáñez Cerca de tus ojos Elías Querejeta Documentary

2010s Year Film Director(s) Note(s) 2010 Mi amigo invisible Pablo Larcuen Short film Exorcismus Manuel Carballo 2011 Las catedrales del vino Eterio Ortega Documentary ¿Estás ahí? Roberto Santiago Voces desde Mozambique Susana GuardiolaFrançoise Polo Documentary Luz de mar Raúl SerranoLuis Vázquez Documentary Snowflake, the White Gorilla Andrés G. Schaer 2012 Childish Games Antonio Chavarrías With Joan Valent Tad, The Lost Explorer Enrique Gato Animated film La mano de Nefertiti Guillermo García Carsí Animated short film 2013 La estrella Alberto Aranda Sequence Carles Torrens Short film 2014 Autómata Gabe Ibáñez No digas nada Silvia Abascal Short film Récord Joaquín Sánchez Baillo Through the Breaking Glass Ivan Mena 2015 The Rezort Steve Barker Un gallo con muchos huevos Gabriel Riva Palacio AlatristeRodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste Mexican animated film; first collaboration with the Riva brothers Evolution Lucile Hadžihalilović 2016 PET Carles Torrens First feature film with Carles Torrens ABCs of Death 2.5 Carles TorrensVarious other directors Segment: "M is for Mom" by Carles Torrens 2017 Black Snow Martin Hodara Pequeños Héroes Juan Pablo Buscarini Animated film Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas David AlonsoEnrique Gato Animated film Hombre de fe Dinga Haines Costa Rican film 2018 Bent Bobby Moresco El mejor verano de mi vida Dani de la Orden First collaboration with Dani de la Orden 2019 The Kill Team Dan Krauss

2020s Year Film Director(s) Note(s) 2020 Hasta que la boda nos separe Dani de la Orden Superagente Makey Alfonso Sánchez 2021 Un rescate de huevitos Gabriel Riva Palacio AlatristeRodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste Mexican animated film 2022 Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet Enrique Gato Animated film Huevitos congelados Gabriel Riva Palacio AlatristeRodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste Mexican animated film TBA Edict of Expulsion 1492 Omer Sarikaya

Awards

2014 : Premios Goldspirit a mejor compositor español del año y a mejor banda sonora española del año - Autómata 2014 : Premio de la Crítica Cinematográfica Española a mejor banda sonora del año - Autómata 2013 : Premio en el Festival de Medina del Campoo a mejor música original - Sequence 2007 : Premio en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Alcalá de Henares a mejor música - Tadeo Jones y el sótano maldito 2006 : Premio en el Festival de CineMálaga a mejor música - Tadeo Jones 2005 : Premio en el Festival de Cine Dos Hermanas a mejor música - Tadeo Jones 2004 : Premio en el Festival de Cine de Elche a mejor música - Niebla

Nominations

2014 : Premios Film Music Magazine por mejor banda sonora del año - Autómata 2014 : Premios Film and Video Game Soundtrack por mejor banda sonora del año - Autómata 2014 : Premios Reel Music por mejor banda sonora del año y mejor banda sonora de ciencia ficción - Autómata 2014 : Premios Synchrotones por mejor banda sonora del año y mejor banda sonora de ciencia ficción - Autómata 2014 : Premios Soundtrack Geek por mejor sorpresa del año y mejor banda sonora de ciencia ficción - Autómata 2014 : Premios IFMCA (International film music critics association) por mejor banda sonora de ciencia ficción - Autómata 2013 : Premios CEC por mejor banda sonora - Tad, The Lost Explorer 2013 : Premios Gaudí por mejor banda sonora - Tad, The Lost Explorer 2013 : Goya a la mejor banda sonora - Tad, The Lost Explorer 2012 : Premios Goldspirit por mejor compositor español, mejor banda sonora española y mejor banda sonora de animación - Tad, The Lost Explorer 2011 : Premios Movie Music UK por mejor banda sonora de animación - Copito de Nieve 2009 : Premios Movie Music UK por compositor revelación 2009 : Premios Goldspirit por mejor compositor revelación, compositor español y mejor banda sonora española - Hierro 2009 : Premios IFMCA (International film music critics association) a mejor banda sonora de película de terror - Imago Mortis 2008 : Premios Jerry Goldsmith por mejor música en largometraje y cortometraje de animación - La mujer del anarquista & Tadeo Jones y el sótano maldito