Alberto Iglesias is celebrating a worldly recognition…
The 69-year-old Spanish Goya Award-winning composer. a four-time Academy Award nominee, is among the nominees for the 2025 World Soundtrack Awards.
Iglesias is nominated in the Film Composer of the Year category for his work on Pedro Almodovar’s The Room Next Door.
The nominations were announced by Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Academy on Tuesday, August 5.
Meanwhile, Gustavo Santaolalla is nominated alongside David Fleming in the Television Composer of the Year category for their work on season two of The Last of Us.
Winners will be announced on October 15 at the annual WSA Ceremony & Concert during Film Fest Gent, Belgium’s biggest international film festival.
Philip Glass and Michael Nyman are set to receive lifetime achievement awards.
Nominees for best original composition by a young composerare Neville Bharucha, Théo Cascio and Bongseob Kim.
The second wave of nominations – for discovery of the year, public choice award, game music award, and Belgian film composer of the year – will be announced on Sept. 4.
Here’s the full list of nominations in these first three categories:
Best Original Song
“Beautiful That Way” from The Last Showgirl – written by Andrew Wyatt, Lykke Li, Miley Cyrus; performed by Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Matt Dunkley
“El Mal” from Emilia Pérez – written by Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard; performed by Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón
“I Lied to You” from Sinners – written by Ludwig Göransson, Raphael Saadiq; performed by Miles Caton
“Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late – written by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, Bernie Taupin; performed by Elton John, Brandi Carlile
“Winter Coat” from Blitz – written by Nicholas Britell, Steve McQueen, Taura Stinson; performed by Nicholas Britell, Saoirse Ronan
Film Composer of the Year
Volker Bertelmann – Conclave; The Amateur
Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
Clément Ducol and Camille – Emilia Pérez
Alberto Iglesias – The Room Next Door
John Powell – How to Train Your Dragon
Television Composer of the Year
Volker Bertelmann – The Day of the Jackal; Dune: Prophecy; The Count of Monte Cristo
David Fleming, Gustavo Santaolalla – The Last of Us (Season 2)
Ariel Marx – Dying for Sex
Bear McCreary – The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Season 2)
Martin Phipps – Black Doves
Theodore Shapiro – Severance (Season 2)
