Gustavo Santaolalla

Gustavo Santaolalla is an Argentine musician, composer, and record producer. He was born in Ciudad Jardín Lomas del Palomar on August 19, 1951. He lives in Los Angeles, California with his family. Santaolalla is known for composing his film scores with his collaborator and acclaimed director Alejandro González Iñárritu, which composed the first four psychological drama films Iñárritu directed. He also composed the original scores for the video games The Last of Us (2013) and The Last of Us Part II (2020), as well as the themes for television series such as Jane the Virgin (2014-2019), Making a Murderer (2015-2018), and The Last of Us (2023). He won Academy Awards for Best Original Score in two consecutive years, first for Brokeback Mountain (2005) and then Babel (2006).