Cesar Benito
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Film score, Film music, Pop rock, Musical theatre |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Songwriter, Conductor, Performer, Producer |
| Instruments | Piano, guitar, ukulele |
| Website | cesarbenito.com |
Cesar Benito is a composer, and music producer originally from Marbella, Spain. Best known for composing the music scores of some of Spain's most critically acclaimed and commercially successful TV series in recent years, including Los Protegidos, La Chica de Ayer (Spanish remake of BBC's Life on Mars), and El Tiempo Entre Costuras, a period drama that in 2013 broke a twelve years old record with the highest ratings for an opening of a prime time TV series in Spain. That record was broken again in 2015 by the comedy series Allí abajo, also scored by Benito.
El Tiempo Entre Costuras soundtrack album reached #2 on Spain’s iTunes Store Albums, and #1 on the Soundtracks category. It also won numerous awards, including Best Music for Television by the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Television of Spain, and is one of the most played TV soundtracks worldwide on Spotify with more than two million plays since its release.
Benito's work for the big screen includes the scores for the critically acclaimed films Avenged AKA Savaged, Mía Sarah, Ways to Live Forever.
Work
Feature films
| Year | Title | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Avenged (AKA Savaged outside the US & Canada) | USA |
| 2010 | Ways to Live Forever | UK / Spain |
| 2007 | Shevernatze Cielito Lindo |
Spain USA |
| 2006 | Mía Sarah | Spain |
Television
| Year | Title | Genre | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | La Sonata del Silencio Allí Abajo (Season 2) |
Series Series |
Spain Spain |
| 2015 | Allí Abajo (Season 1) Algo Que Celebrar |
Series Series |
Spain Spain |
| 2013-2014 | El Tiempo Entre Costuras Vive Cantando (Seasons 1, 2) |
Series Series |
Spain Spain |
| 2010-2012 | Los Protegidos (Seasons 1, 2, 3) | Series | Spain |
| 2009 | La Chica de Ayer (Remake of BBC's Life on Mars) Cambio de Sentido |
Series Documentary |
UK / Spain Spain / Mexico |
| 2006 | Madrid de Arriba Abajo | Documentary | Spain |
Discography
| Year | Title | Genre | Credit | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Avenged | Soundtrack | Composer, Producer | Warrior Way Entertainment |
| 2014 | El Tiempo Entre Costuras | Soundtrack | Composer, Orchestrator, Piano, Producer | MovieScore Media |
| 2013 | Ways To Live Forever (Music Inspired by the Motion Picture) | Soundtrack | Composer, Piano | Warrior Records |
| 2011 | Ways to Live Forever | Soundtrack | Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor, Piano, Producer | MovieScore Media |
| 2010 | Salvame de Ti | Pop | Arranger, Conductor, Piano, Guitars, Producer | Bubu Records |
| 2008 | The Kurt Weill Project | Alternative Pop | Arranger, Orchestrator, Programming | LML Music |
| 2007 | Mía Sarah | Soundtrack | Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor, Piano, Producer | Filmax Music |
Choral music
- Malagueña (1994)
- Et Ecce Vox (1994)
Instrumental music
- Concerto for Guitar and Strings (1998)
- Organ Sonata (1998)
Awards and nominations
XVI Premios Iris de la Academia de las Ciencias y las Artes de Televisión de España
| Year | Category | Project | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Best Music for Television | El Tiempo Entre Costuras | Won |
GoldSpirit Awards
| Year | Category | Project | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Best Spanish Original Soundtrack | El Tiempo Entre Costuras | Won |
| 2014 | Best Music for Television | El Tiempo Entre Costuras | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Spanish Composer | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Best Breakthrough Composer | Won | |
International Film Music Critics Association
| Year | Category | Project | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Breakthrough Film Composer of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Best Original Score for a Television Series | El Tiempo Entre Costuras | Nominated |
Reel Music Awards
| Year | Category | Project | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Television Score | El Tiempo Entre Costuras | Nominated |
| 2013 | Score of the Year | El Tiempo Entre Costuras | Nominated |
Movie Music UK Awards
| Year | Category | Project | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Score - Television | El Tiempo Entre Costuras | Nominated |
Premios de la Crítica Musical Cinematográfica Española
| Year | Category | Project | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Score | El Tiempo Entre Costuras | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Composer | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Best Breakthrough Composer | Nominated |
Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos
| Year | Category | Project | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Music | Ways to Live Forever | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Music | Mia Sarah | Nominated |
Garden State Film Festival
| Year | Category | Project | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Orchestral Composition | Mia Sarah | Won |
Premio Internacional de Composición Coral “Villa de Rota”
| Year | Category | Project | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Best Choral Composition | Malagueña | Won |
References
- iTunes Charts: El Tiempo Entre Costuras by Cesar Benito
- An Interview with Cesar Benito by John Mansell
- Review of El Tiempo Entre Costuras Original Soundtrack Album by John Broxton