about
Arnau Bataller is a Barcelona-based film and TV composer who approaches scoring with a story-driven sensibility. He is known for creating music that feels honest and emotionally close to the characters, blending expressive orchestral writing with subtle modern elements.
He has worked with some of the most prominent directors in Spanish cinema, including Marcel Barrena, Cesc Gay, Jaume Balagueró, Fernando León de Aranoa, María Ripoll, and Pau Freixas, among others, as well as on international co-productions across Europe and the United States.
His work has premiered worldwide in cinemas, on streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+, and on national television. He has composed music for over 40 feature films and a dozen television series, spanning genres from horror and drama to thrillers and comedy, establishing him as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Spanish cinema.
His most acclaimed works include El 47 (Goya Award for Best Film), Mediterráneo (winner of three Goya Awards and the Gaudí Award for Best Original Score), A Perfect Day (starring Benicio del Toro and Tim Robbins), Regreso a las Sabinas (the first daily series released on a streaming platform in Spain), and the blockbuster Way Down (starring Freddie Highmore and Liam Cunningham), among others.
Driven by a constant search for the most appropriate musical tone for each project, Bataller has recorded with many of Europe’s leading film orchestras and continues to explore new sonic worlds, from instruments of other cultures to synthesizers, always seeking a unique sound palette for every film.
Awards and Nominations
Musimagen Awards (Spain)
2025: Best Original Score for El 47 (Winner)
Goya Awards (Spain)
2025: Best Original Score for El 47 (Nominee)
2024: Best Original Score for La Paradoja de Antares (Nominee)
2022: Best Original Score for Mediterráneo (Nominee)
Gaudí Awards (Catalan Film Academy – Spain)
2025: Best Original Score for El 47 (Nominee)
2022: Best Original Score for Mediterráneo (Winner)
2017: Best Original Score for El elegido (Nominee)
2015: Best Original Score for [REC] 4: Apocalypse (Nominee)
2011: Best Original Score for Héroes (Nominee)
Feroz Awards (Spain)
2025: Best Original Score for El 47 (Nominee)
Lola Gaos Awards (Valencian Academy of Audiovisual – Spain)
2025: Best Original Score for Dieciocho (Nominee)
Palmarés Awards (Circle of Cinematographic Writers – Spain)
2025: Best Original Score for El 47 (Nominee)
Other Awards and Nominations
2019: Valencian Audiovisual Awards – Best Original Score for Vivir Dos Veces (Winner)
2014: Berlin Fashion Film Festival – Best Music, Bronze Medal
2014: IFMCA – Best Original Score for Television (Winner)
2014: Hollywood International Fashion Film Awards – Best Music (Nominee)
2013: La Jolla International Fashion Film Awards – Best Music (Nominee)
2012: Movie Music UK – Best Original Score for Television (Winner)
2012: Cue Awards – Best Action Score and Surprise of the Year (Winner)
2012: Valle de Bravo Film Festival (Mexico) – Best Original Score for La Victoria de Úrsula (Nominee)
2011: Spanish Film Music Critics Award – Best Spanish Composer (Nominee)
2011: GoldSpirit Awards – Best Spanish Original Score (Nominee)
2010: Spanish Breakthrough Composer Award (Winner)
2010: La Herencia Valdemar – Best Thriller/Horror Score (Winner)
2010: Tirant Awards – Best Original Score for Unió Musical Da Capo (Nominee)
2010: Jerry Goldsmith Awards – Best Original Score for Feature Film (Nominee)
2008: Jerry Goldsmith Awards – Best Original Score for Feature Film (Nominee)
2007: Euterpe Awards – Best Symphonic Music for Wind Ensemble for Gene-sis (Nominee)
2006: Tirant Awards – Best Original Score for Omar Martínez (Winner)
2006: Euterpe Awards – Best Symphonic Music for Wind Ensemble for Enderivell (Nominee)
2002: Jimmy McHugh Composition Award (Winner)
2001: Murcia International Orchestral Composition Competition (Winner)