Gus Reyes
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Gus Reyes | |
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| Born | Gustavo Alberto Ramírez Reyes June 27, 1977 |
| Occupation | Film Score Composer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | [1] |
Gus Reyes
Born June 27, 1977, Gus Reyes is a Mexican musician and composer primarily focused on film scoring.
Reyes began his studies in music at the age of 8. His father, Jesus Gustavo Ramírez Avila, student of the great guitar players Manuel López Ramos (México 1929-2006) and Andrés Segovia (Spain, 1893-1987), was his first teacher in music. He studied in many important music institutions ending with his application to the "Cardenal Miranda Institute", where Reyes spent most of his youth studying music. Great Mexican teachers had been part of his education, like Xavier Gonzalez Tezcucano (Composer, Orchestral and Choral Conductor), Luis Armando Elias Chain (Composer), Philippe H. Tolon (Lead Violinist), Juan Trigos (Composer), Jorge Torres Sáenz (Composer), Jaime Uribe (Composer and Musical analyst), Eduardo Gamboa (Composer), among others. Reyes studied majors in Composition, Orchestral and Choral Conducting and Musicology.
There are countless examples of Reyes's music in Mexican film industry like "Magnicidio" (2002), "El Ultimo Evangelio" (2008), "El Ultimo País Mágico" (2005), "El Secreto" (2010), "The Dark Side of Light" (2014), "Entrenando a mi Papá"" (2015) to name some examples. Reyes also has collaborated with other composers like Andres Sanchez-Maher in "El Mas Buscado" (2014) and Francisco Albisua in "El Fantástico Mundo de Juan Orol" (2012) as additional composer and orchestrator.
Reyes and Sanchez-Maher were part of the Latin Grammy award winning unplugged of the rock band "Zoé" for their arrangements and orchestrations in 2011.
Invited by Bertha Navarro (Producer of Guillermo Del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth", "Chronos" and "The Devil's Backbone"), Reyes has been part of all Mexico City's Film Music Labs since 2010 as a Film Scoring Advisor.
Reyes was selected for the Sundance Film Music Program 2016 that took place at the Skywalker Ranch, Nicasio, California.
"The Dark Side of Light" (El Lado Oscuro de la Luz) was nominated on the IX edition of the Jerry Goldsmith Awards for best music for a film at the International Film Music Festival of Cordoba, Spain. With this, Reyes becomes the first Mexican composer nominated for an International Award in this category. This score was also nominated for the Silver Goddess Manuel Esperón Award 2015 at the 44th edition of the PECIME Awards. Published by Kronos Records and MovieScore Media, this soundtrack is also considered by several critics around the world as one of the best of 2014.
Filmography
He has composed scores for:
- El Guero Estrada (1997) Directed by Gilberto De Anda
- El Manco (1997) Directed by Gilberto Trujillo
- El Gallo Galindo (1997) Directed by Gilberto De Anda
- El Policia Increible (1996) Directed by Eduardo Martínez
- El Encuentro (2003) Directed by Christian Rivera
- Magnicidio, Complot en Lomas Taurinas (2005) Directed by Miguel Marte
- El Ultimo País Mágico (2005) Directed by Demetrio Bilbatúa
- Halcones, Terrorismo de Estado (2006) Directed by Carlos Mendoza
- Los Dueños de la Democracia (2006) Directed by Carlos Mendoza
- Mas que mascotas (TV) (2006) Directed by Fabricio Feduchy
- Bichos en el Corazon de la Tierra (TV) (2007) Directed by Fabricio Feduchy
- El Ultimo Evangelio (2008) Directed by Juan Carlos Valdivia
- Bichos, Atrapados en la Ciudad (TV) (2008) Directed by Fabricio Feduchy
- 1968, La Conexion Americana (2008) Directed by Carlos Mendoza
- El Poder de la Imagen (2008) Directed by Patricia Urias
- Entre Siglos, La Fortaleza de Perote (2008) Directed by Coizta Grecko
- La Independencia de México (2009) Directed by Patricia Urias
- Footprints over Footprints UNESCO presentation Paris, France (2009) Directed by Coizta Grecko
- Tepetongo, its voice and people (2009) Directed by Oscar Hernandez
- La Vida Sobre Rieles (2009) Directed by Felipe Vázquez Maqueda
- 1910, De la Estación al Tren (2009) Directed by Felipe Vázquez Maqueda
- Ciudadanos o Criminales? (2009) Directed by Mario Viveros
- Kebira, El Impacto del Gilf Kebir (Work in progress) (2009) Directed by Felipe Vázquez Maqueda
- Naturaleza Espectacular (TV) (2009) Directed by Fabricio Feduchy
- Blatt Angelus (2009) Directed by Aracely Santana
- Una Guerra Secreta (2009) Directed by Patricia Urias
- El Productor (TV) (2010) Collaboration with composer Andres Sanchez-Maher
- El Secreto (Formerly called "La Casa de las Sanaciones") (2010) Directed by Gilberto De Anda
- Heroes Verdaderos (Additional composer) (2010) Directed by Carlos Kuri
- La Soledad y el Olvido (2010) Directed by Coizta Grecko
- El Libro Rojo: Especies Amenazadas (TV) (2011) Directed by Fabricio Feduchy
- El Ring de la Vida (TV) (2011) Directed by Hugo Carrillo
- El Libro Rojo: Especies Amenazadas 2nd Season (TV) (2012) Directed by Fabricio Feduchy
- El Lado Oscuro de la Luz (2013) Directed by Hugo Carrillo
Nominated for Best Music for a Film in the IX Edition of the Jerry Goldsmith Awards at the International Film Music Festival of Cordoba, Spain 2014, and for the Silver Goddess Manuel Esperón Award 2015 in Mexico. Soundtrack available at http://www.kronosrecords.com/ and http://moviescoremedia.com/
- Entrenando a mi Papá (2014) Directed by Walter Doehner
- Gangster Mexicano (Mexican Gangster) (2014) (Composer of additional music) Directed by J.M. Cravioto
- Memoria y Verdad' (Remembrance and Truth) (2015) Directed by Carlos Mendoza
- Pink' (2015) Directed by Francisco del Toro
- El Charro de Toluquilla' (2016) Directed by José Villalobos
His composition works also include scores for the short films:
- Contratiempo (2003) Directed by Mauricio Bidault
- Nia (2006) Directed by Francisco X. Rivera
- Ita Yuyu (2003) Directed by RAFA devillamagallón
- The Other Room (2006) Directed by Acán Coen
- El Hombre que no Podía Llorar (2007) Directed by Emilio Aguilar
- Revolucion S.A. de C.V. (2008) Directed by Emilio Aguilar
- Dejad que los niños (2008) Directed by Alfonso Virues
- Zeviathan (2010) Directed by Iker Orozco
- Pandemonium Nazi (2012) Directed by Jorge Diez De Bonilla Fuchs
- Azul (2012) Directed by Danel Nehmad
- Bautizo (2012) Directed by Laurette Flores
- Victoria (2015) Directed by Gilbo Jiménez
Other works:
- Salvador (2008) (As Orchestrator) Directed by Victor Salcido
- Nación Apache (2009) (As Orchestrator) Directed by Carlos Muñóz
- La Abolición (Choral arrangements) (2010)
Collaboration with Andres Sanchez-Maher, Directed by Jesus Magaña
- Música de Fondo (Zoé MTV Unplugged) (Strings and Brass arrangements)
Winner of 2 Latin Gammy Awards (Best Alternative Album & Best Rock Song of 2011), Collaboration with Andres Sanchez-Maher, Produced by Phil Vinall.
- 2nd Film Music Lab (Mexico City, 2011) (Film Scoring Advisor)
Organized by Bertha Navarro, IMCINE, IBERMedia, SGAE, Instituto Buñuel and Fundación Author Arteria México.
- Nada haces por mí (Juan Carlos Lozano) (2011) (Strings arrangements)
Collaboration with Andres Sanchez-Maher and Yanou Dozol. Produced by Phil Vinall.
- Sofá Project (2011) (Composer and Musical Producer)
Collaboration with Ivonne Guevara, Jethro Carbonell and Yanou Dozol.
- El Fantástico Mundo de Juan Oról (2012) (Orchestrator and Music Programming)
Collaboration with composer Francisco Albisua. Directed by Sebastian Del Amo
- 3rd Film Music Lab (Mexico City, 2012) (Film Scoring Advisor)
Organized by Bertha Navarro. Sponsored by IMCINE, FONCA, IBERMedia, Fonoteca Nacional, Fundación Pedro y Elena Hernandez, Estudios 5 de Mayo, Adco Pro S.C., Astro LX and Laboratorio para profesionales de Cine y Creación.
- Dorian (New upcoming CD release) (2012) (Strings arrangements)
Collaboration with Andres Sanchez-Maher. Produced by Phil Vinall.
- 4th Film Music Lab (Mexico City, 2013) (Film Scoring Advisor)
Organized by Bertha Navarro. Sponsored by IMCINE, FONCA, IBERMedia, Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana, Gobierno del Distrito Federal, Fundación Pedro y Elena Hernandez, Estudios 5 de Mayo Astro LX and Laboratorio para profesionales de Cine y Creación.
- Gangster Mexicano aka "Mexican Gangster" (2013) Directed by J.M. Cravioto (Additional Music and String Arrangements)
Collaboration with composers Andres Sanchez-Maher, Pablo Valero and Daniel Zlotnik.
- Jirón de Niebla (2014) Directed by Julio Cesar Estrada (Music Editor)
Collaboration with composer Eduardo Gamboa.
- 5th Film Music Lab (Mexico City, 2014) (Film Scoring Advisor)
Organized by Bertha Navarro. Sponsored by IMCINE, FONCA, IBERMedia, Cátedra Bergman UNAM, Astro LX and Laboratorio para profesionales de Cine y Creación.
- Diez Años y un Día by Dorian (CD Release) (2015) (Strings Arrangements)
Collaboration with composer Andrés Sanchez Maher.