Biography
Javier Navarrete (born May 9, 1956) is a Spanish film score composer. His best known score, for which he received an Oscar nomination, was for Pan's Labyrinth (his second collaboration with Guillermo del Toro, the first being The Devil's Backbone). was born in Teruel. His scores include Whore, Tras el cristal, Dot the i, and other Spanish films. In addition, he scored 2009's Cracks (directed by Jordan Scott), 2012's Byzantium (directed by Neil Jordan) and the U.S. productions, Mirrors, Wrath of the Titans and Inkheart. His score for the HBO film Hemingway & Gellhorn won him an Emmy Award. He also produced in 2015 the soundtrack for the Hong Kong-based film Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal.
Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special · 2012
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2007 · nominated
Filmography24 titles
Sound of Freedom
Pan's Labyrinth
Emperor
The Devil's Backbone
In a Glass Cage
Greta
The Warrior's Way
Cracks
Mr. Harrigan's Phone
Byzantium
Inkheart
Mirrors
Antlers
Fireflies in the Garden
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Dot the I
Wrath of the Titans
The Hole
Stranded
Moon Child
The New Daughter
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
The Life
99.9: The Frequency of Terror