Fran Villalba (composer)

Fran Villalba (composer)
Fran Villalba (2016)
Background information
Birth name Francisco Villalba Greco
Born 7 November 1978
Asunción, Paraguay
Origin  Paraguay
Genres Film scores, soundtracks, instrumental
Occupation(s) Musician, film composer, producer
Instruments Piano, keyboard, synthesizer, guitar and accordion
Years active 1996–present
Website http://www.franvillalba.com

Fran Villalba (Asunción, 7 November 1978) is a Paraguayan pianist and film composer with classical music studies (Piano Professor, Accésit and Professor of Music theory). Also, he has self-taught studies in harmony, composition, and electronic music. He is best known as the composer of the multiawarded Paraguayan film 7 Boxes (2012).

Early life and career

Behind his music studies, he holds a degree in Accounting from Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción".

He is ex keyboardist of the rock band Gaudí (1996–2010), with whom he recorded 3 albums.

Fran has gotten a scholarship to attend the Laboratory of music for film in 2013, which belongs to film laboratories for professionals in Mexico City (Mexico) under the direction of Bertha Navarro, ex producer of Guillermo del Toro.[1] Also, he has been selected for Talents Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 2014.

He has released his first album of instrumental music Universo Paralelo in 2014.[2]

Fran has been working as a composer and music producer on his own Planetario Music Studio since 2006. He has composed scores for many short films and featured films.

Discography

Universo Paralelo (2014)

Filmography

Opaco (2006)

Minotauro (2008)

Jazmines del Alma: La vida de Chiquitunga (2009)

Universo servilleta (2010)

7 cajas (2012)

#Ya (2015)

Km 72 (2015)

De lunes a lunes (2016)

Other work (additional music)

Die Toten reiten schnell (2015)

Awards

Rock and Pop Paraguay Awards 2000 – Best Paraguayan keyboardist

45 Talents of the year 2013 El País Awards – One of the 45 talents of the year by the Spanish newspaper.[3]

Unasur International Film Festival Awards 2013 – Best Sound design award for the score of 7 Boxes.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Un paraguayo becado para estudiar con la productora de Guillermo del Toro". Ultima hora.
  2. ↑ Coronel, Jorge (31 January 2014). "Música que se mueve".
  3. ↑ Sucasas, Ángel Luis (16 July 2013). "Soñar sinfonías para Almodóvar".
  4. ↑ "Todos los ganadores del Festival Unasur 2013". Punto Cine.

External links

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