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Ricardo Curto
Spanish composer of film scores From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ricardo Curto is a Spanish composer who creates film scores. He composed the soundtracks for several popular Netflix series and is a two-time Hollywood Music in Media Award nominee.
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Early life
He started his career as a jazz pianist,[1] performing in a jazz trio comprising piano, drums and double bass. He released his first solo album, Cada Día Como El Último, in 2010. The eight-track album featured six of Curto's original compositions along with renditions of the jazz standards Footprints and Caravan. Curto dedicated the album's opening and closing tracks to Esbjörn Svensson.[2] Curto studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and completed his master's degree at Berklee's Valencia campus. He began scoring films after finishing his master's degree at Berklee, Valencia.[3]
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Curto has composed music for other television series, including El Desorden Que Dejas[4] on Netflix and RTVE's Ana Tramel El Juego.[5]
Curto joined Netflix's Élite after working with Carlos Montero Castiñeira on Netflix's mini-series The Mess You Leave Behind.[1] He joined Elite's production team at the start of season six. He worked alongside Lucio Godoy for season 6 and scored seasons 7 and 8 alone.[1][6] Although the series' previous composers had established its musical themes, prior to Curto's arrival, the series' soundtrack featured a lot of songs with lyrics. However, by season six the show's producers wanted to give more prominence to the series' original compositions.[1] Curto's Élite score combines acoustic instruments such as piano and strings with electric guitars, percussion, and a variety of synthesizers and electronic effects. He is particularly interested in creating soundscapes that evoke tension and atmosphere, using recurring motifs and innovative sound textures.[3] Curto operates from his Sound Vanguard studio in Valencia.[3] Curto received Hollywood Music in Media Award nominations in 2018 and 2020 for his work on the Spanish independent films Halcon Ciego [7] and Zerø, respectively.[8]
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