Biography

His most famous score, for which he received an Academy Award nomination, was for Pan's Labyrinth

Pan's Labyrinth

Pan's Labyrinth is a 2006 Spanish Spanish-language dark fantasy film, written and directed by Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro. It was produced and distributed by the Mexican film company Esperanto Films...

(his second collaboration with Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and designer. He is mostly known for his acclaimed films, Blade II, Pan's Labyrinth and the Hellboy film franchise. He is a frequent collaborator with Ron Perlman, Federico Luppi and Doug Jones...

, the first being The Devil's Backbone

The Devil's Backbone

The Devil's Backbone is a 2001 Spanish-Mexican gothic thriller film written by Guillermo del Toro, Antonio Trashorras and David Muñoz, and directed by Guillermo del Toro. It was independently produced by Pedro Almodóvar....

). Navarrete also composed the scores for Whore

Whore (2004 film)

Whore a.k.a. The Life is a 2004 film directed by María Lidón. It is based on the book Yo puta by Isabel Pisano.-Main cast:*Daryl Hannah – Adriana*Denise Richards – Rebecca...

, Tras el cristal

Tras el cristal

Tras el cristal is a 1987 Spanish art house horror film written and directed by Agustí Villaronga and starring Günter Meisner, Marisa Paredes and David Sust. The plot follows an ex-Nazi sadistic child abuser who is now paralyzed and depending on an iron lung to live. A young man who comes to...

, Dot the i

Dot the i

dot the i is a 2003 psychological thriller starring Gael García Bernal, Natalia Verbeke, and James D'Arcy. It was written and directed by Matthew Parkhill.-Plot:...

, along with various other Spanish films. His other scores include 2009's Cracks

Cracks (film)

Cracks is an independent drama film starring Eva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde, and Imogen Poots, which was released theatrically in the UK and Ireland on December 4, 2009...

(directed by Jordan Scott

Jordan Scott

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), and the U.S. productions, Mirrors

Mirrors (film)

Mirrors is a 2008 horror film directed by Alexandre Aja, and stars Kiefer Sutherland. The film was first titled Into the Mirror, but the name was later changed to Mirrors...

and Inkheart

Inkheart (film)

Inkheart is a 2008 fantasy film directed by Iain Softley and starring Brendan Fraser, Eliza Bennett, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Andy Serkis and Jim Broadbent. It is based on the novel with the same name by Cornelia Funke...

. He is also scoring the upcoming HBO film, Hemingway & Gellhorn

Hemingway & Gellhorn

Hemingway & Gellhorn is an upcoming HBO film about the lives of journalist Martha Gellhorn and her husband, writer Ernest Hemingway. It will be directed by Philip Kaufman. The film began shooting in San Francisco in March 2011...

, and the sequel film Wrath of the Titans

Wrath of the Titans

Wrath of the Titans is an upcoming fantasy film and sequel to the 2010 film, Clash of the Titans. The film stars Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Danny Huston, Édgar Ramírez, Bill Nighy, Toby Kebbell and Rosamund Pike with Jonathan Liebesman directing a screenplay by Dan Mazeau, David...

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Nominations

• Academy Award 2006 Best Original Music Score
  Academy Award for Original Music Score
  The Academy Award for Original Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer.-Superlatives:...
  
   Pan's Labyrinth
• Grammy Award
  Grammy Award
  A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
  
  2008 Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Pan's Labyrinth

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