Arturo Cardelús
Arturo Cardelús (born 1981) is a Spanish-American composer of film and concert music. He is best known for his score for the animated feature "Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles", which was nominated for a Goya Award. Biography. Cardelús was born in Madrid, Spain on December 27, 1981. He became an American citizen in 2019. He studied at the Conservatorio Superior de Música (Salamanca, Spain), Royal Academy of Music, Franz Liszt Academy of Music, and Berklee College of Music. In 2012, Cardelús orchestrated the score for the film "The Paperboy". In 2015, he composed the soundtrack  for the Italian film "Chiamatemi Francesco". In 2017, Cardelús composed the soundtrack for the animated short "In a Heartbeat", which went viral and attracted wide attention. The score won Best Original Score – Animated Short Film at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Cardelús's song "Song for the Untitled" from the 2018 documentary "Yo Galgo", which Cardelús also scored, was nominated for Best Original Song – Documentary in the following year's Hollywood Music in Media Awards. In 2019, Cardelús scored the animated feature "Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles". His music for the film won awards for best score  at the 2019 Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the 2019 Málaga Film Festival. The score was also nominated for a Goya Award, a Feroz Award, and a Spanish Cinema Writers Circle Award for best original score and for a Hollywood Music in Media Award and an International Film Music Critics Association Award for best original score in an animated film. In classical music, Cardelús attracted national attention for his 2013 composition "Con Aire de Tango", which was commissioned by members of the Berlin Philharmonic after they saw a video of his work on YouTube. Two years later, Naxos Records  released an album of Cardelús' compositions. In 2016, Cardelús was elected Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM). His work "Grace" was nominated for a 2017 Hollywood Music in Media Award in the category Contemporary Classical/Instrumental. Works by Cardelús have been performed in venues including Madrid's National Auditorium and Boston's Jordan Hall. Cardelús lives and works in Los Angeles. The Edge of Eternity. In 2021 music from Arturo’s song “Grace” was used in The Pride of Broken Arrows show “The Edge of Eternity”. This show went on two win first place at the Bands of  America 2021 Grand national championship with a record score of 98.250.