Roque Baños
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Roque Baños is a Spanish music composer. He received the Goya Award for Best Original Score in 2008.

Education

Baños has been involved in music his whole life, his father being a saxophonist. He began studies in the Upper Music Conservatory of Murcia where he completed a basic saxophone degree. In 1986, he moved to Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

 where he studied at the Real Conservatorio Superior (Royal Upper Music Conservatory) and continued his musical studies, obtaining a professional degrees in the saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

, piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

, harmony
Harmony
In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches , or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the "vertical" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic...

, counterpoint
Counterpoint
In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and rhythm and are harmonically interdependent . It has been most commonly identified in classical music, developing strongly during the Renaissance and in much of the common practice period,...

, composition
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...

, instrumentation
Instrumentation
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 and conducting
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...

. In 1993 he received a grant from the Ministry of Culture to study in the prestigious Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...

, where he would focus his musical career on film scores and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

.

Professional career

Although Baños initially developed his skills as a concert musician, he soon decided to focus on composition. His approach to film music is due to his education at the Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...

 in Boston
Boston
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, USA. There, he studied music composition with David Spear and orchestral direction with Gregory Fridge, specializing in composition for film scores and jazz, winning several awards, among them the Robert Share Award for showing the highest dramatic level in the area of film score. He graduated with Summa Cum Laude in the branches of film score and jazz composition.

Back in Spain, after a brief period in the short film scene, he began to compose for the big screen thanks to actor Gabino Diego
Gabino Diego
Gabino Diego is a Spanish actor, born on 18 September 1966 in Madrid. He was educated at Runnymede College, in Madrid.His credits include: ¡Ay Carmela! and Belle Époque.-Awards:*Goya Awards**1999 - Nominated - Best Actor for La hora de los valientes...

's regard. Since then he has composed many works along with fellow Spanish composer Alberto Iglesias
Alberto Iglesias
Alberto Iglesias Fernández-Berridi is a Spanish composer. He wrote the music for several Spanish films, mostly from Pedro Almodóvar...

.

In 2008, he received the Goya Award for Best Original Score for the soundtrack of Las 13 rosas
Las 13 rosas
Las 13 Rosas is a 2007 Spanish film directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro. It stars Pilar Lopez de Ayala, Verónica Sánchez and Marta Etura...

.

Musical influences

His music is notable for a great jazz influence, as showed in the majority of his works and specially in El robo más grande jamás contado (Greatest Robbery ever).

Filmography

  • Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis (Crisis Letal) (2011)
  • Balada triste de trompeta (2010)
  • 7 Minutos (2009)
  • Rosa y negro (2009)
  • Celda 211 (2009)
  • Los Crímenes de Oxford (2008)
  • Diario de una ninfómana
    Diario de una Ninfómana
    Diario de una Ninfómana is a Spanish erotic drama directed by Christian Molina and starring Belen Fabra and released in 2008.-Title:...

    (2008)
  • Las 13 rosas
    Las 13 rosas
    Las 13 Rosas is a 2007 Spanish film directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro. It stars Pilar Lopez de Ayala, Verónica Sánchez and Marta Etura...

    (2007)
  • Alatriste
    Alatriste
    Alatriste is a 2006 Spanish historical film directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes, based on the main character of a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Adventures of Captain Alatriste ....

    (2007)
  • La caja Kovak (2006)
  • Frágiles (2005)
  • Rosario Tijeras
    Rosario Tijeras
    Rosario Tijeras is a Colombian film based on the book of the same name written by Jorge Franco. The film was released in Colombia in 2005. In that same year the film had its North American premiere at the American Film Institute festival in Hollywood. The film also was nominated for a Goya Award...

    (2005)
  • Torrente 3: el protector (2005)
  • Crimen Ferpecto
    Crimen Ferpecto
    Crimen Ferpecto is a 2004 Spanish black comedy film directed by Álex de la Iglesia.-Plot:Rafael is a women's clothing clerk at a large Madrid department store, Yeyo's. His department is filled with beautiful, comely young women whom Rafael routinely seduces...

    (2004)
  • El séptimo día (2004)
  • Isi/Disi. Amor a lo bestia (2004)
  • La Flaqueza del Bolchevique (2003)
  • El maquinista (2003)
  • 800 balas
    800 Balas
    800 Bullets is a 2002 Spanish film directed by Álex de la Iglesia. The film is about the Westerns made in Almería, Spain and the Spaghetti Western in general. The characters are old stuntmen.-Plot:...

    (2002)
  • Deseo (2002)
  • El otro lado de la cama (2002)
  • El robo más grande jamás contado (2002)
  • Salomé (2002)
  • Chica de Río (2001)
  • No debes estar aquí (2001)
  • No somos nadie (2001)
  • Torrente 2, misión en Marbella (2001)
  • La Comunidad
    La comunidad
    La comunidad may refer to:* La comunidad , advertising agency* La comunidad , 2000 Spanish film...

    (2000)
  • Lázaro de Tormes (2000)
  • Obra maestra 2000
  • Sexy beast (2000)
  • Tuno negro (2000)
  • El árbol del penitente (1999)
  • El corazón del guerrero (1999)
  • Goya en Burdeos
    Goya en Burdeos
    Goya en Burdeos is a 1999 Spanish historical drama film written and directed by Carlos Saura about the life of Francisco de Goya.-Awards:* 5 Goya Awards, includding Best Actor...

    (1999)
  • Segunda piel (1999)
  • Muertos de risa (1998)
  • Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley
    Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley
    Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley is a 1998 Spanish dark comedy written, directed and starred by Santiago Segura.- Plot:Torrente is a lazy, rude, drunkard, sexist, racist, extreme-right-wing Madrid cop; a despicable character who only cares about himself. He lives in a decrepit slum with his...

    (1998)
  • Una pareja perfecta (1998)
  • No se lo digas a nadie (1998)
  • Carreteras secundarias (1997)

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