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Fernando Velázquez

Fernando Velázquez

Composer · Born November 27, 1976 (49) · Getxo, Spain

Fernando Velázquez (Getxo, 1976) is a composer of music for film, television and theatre, a creator of concerto music, a cellist and an orchestra conductor. The soundtrack genre has allowed him to bring symphonic music to mass audiences and, above all, to explore very different expressive and narrative possibilities, from fantasy films to drama and comedy. He has composed award-winning and memorable soundtracks for films including all those by J.A. Bayona, such as El orfanato (The Orphanage), The Impossible and Un monstruo viene a verme (A Monster Calls), the latter of which was awarded the Goya for Best Original Score in 2017. He also composed the music for some of the highest-grossing films in Spanish cinema's history, such as Ocho apellidos vascos (Spanish Affair), Los ojos de Julia (Julia's Eyes), El silencio de la ciudad blanca (The Silence of the White City), Contratiempo (The Invisible Guest) and series such as Patria, El inocente (The Innocent) and the upcoming Alma, among others. His Hollywood experience includes films such as Guillermo del Toro's The Scarlet Summit and M. Night Shyamalan's The Evil Trap. He was asked by Wim Wenders to score his 2017 film Submergence. He has also enjoyed a significant and award-winning career as a classical musician and composer. Among his more than 250 symphonic compositions, the record release of 'Viento' is a particular highlight. It is also worth mentioning Humanity at Music, a cantata translated into several languages which has become the international anthem of cooperativism. It is part of an inter-cooperative artistic project bringing together artistic disciplines such as music, storytelling, singing, illustration, theatre and dance. Also of note is Concierto para trombón y orquesta (Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra), recorded by Ximo Vicedo and Euskadiko Orkestra in 2020. As a conductor, he has led London's Philharmonia, the London Metropolitan, the Czech National Orchestra, the Budapest Radio Orchestra, and the symphony orchestras of RTVE, Bilbao, Euskadi, Extremadura, Galicia, Comunidad de Madrid, Navarra, Murcia, Principado de Asturias and Seville, among others. As an arranger, he has worked on orchestral arrangements of pieces by other composers, such as a version of the famous Cántico espiritual by Amancio Prada, based on the poems of San Juan de la Cruz, or his collaboration on Jorge Drexler's latest album, Tinta y tiempo, among many others.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
November 27, 1976 (49)
From
Getxo, Spain
Works as
Composer
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 94 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 10% in 30 days

What are Fernando Velázquez's films like?

Across their 59 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Animation6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Survival
21%
Morality
19%
Self
15%
Society
6%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds22 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception9 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 55 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 19 · Serious 11 · Dark 25

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 28 · Stylized 23 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 21 · Intense 27

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 14 · Shifting 35 · Whiplash 6

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 34 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 12

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 39 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 17 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 13

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 20 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 26

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 31 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 8

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
39
Dread
25
Melancholic
25
Joyful
12
Thrilling
9
Other
45

How their films linger

Haunting19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 18 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet26
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous13

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Fernando Velázquez's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 48 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fernando Velázquez's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

94 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page.

  • Deep Water(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Abuela Tremenda(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Hanged Woman(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Gentleman(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Treasure of Barracuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Spiked(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Last Night at Tremore Beach(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Querer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • Undercover(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Buffalo Kids(2024)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • My Penguin Friend(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Invisible(2024)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Movie Teller(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • La ternura(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Mummies(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Ghosts of Beirut(2023)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Inspector Sun(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Gesto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Dear Grandma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • God's Crooked Lines(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • EAMI(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Shift(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Girl in the Mirror(2022)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Te$t(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Innocent(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Death Knell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • The Hive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • Offering to the Storm(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Sergio(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Longest War(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Legacy of the Bones(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Sanctuary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Lemon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • The Accordionist's Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • 70 Big Ones(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A Remarkable Tale(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Mirage(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Superlopez(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Footballest(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Different View (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 21 episodes · Composer

  • The Laws of Thermodynamics(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Submergence(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Thi Mai, rumbo a Vietnam(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Demon(2018)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Marrowbone(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Deep(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Guardian(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Guest(2016)

    Composer · Conductor · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Hileta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Ozzy(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • A Monster Calls(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Colonia(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Pride and Prejudice and Zombies(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Guernica(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Crimson Peak(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Propaganda Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Nine Days in Haiti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Out of the Dark(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Hercules(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Spanish Affair(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Nena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Cowboys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Last Days(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Mama(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • All That Matters Is Past(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Impossible(2012)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Composer

  • Five Square Meters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • The Monitor(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • They Say (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • The House on the Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Devil(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Lope: The Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Julia's Eyes(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • El mal ajeno(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Garbo: The Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Spanish Movie(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Dime que yo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Sexy Killer: You'll Die for Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • La casa de mi padre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Eskalofrío(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Savage Grace(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Orphanage(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Backwoods(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • 7:35 in the Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • The Spongeman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • Retruc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • Love, Money and Health, in This Order (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 84 titles from 2001 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Hercules (2014)

$245M worldwide

Highest rated

The Invisible Guest (2016)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Deep Water (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music84 of 84: 81 only music, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thOther crew3 of 84: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

84 titles, 3 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s14 · crew2010s46 · crew2020s24 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Fernando Velázquez's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 57; across their 55 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th24
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 64 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed27

Most divisive · composer

Abuela Tremenda (2026)

71st percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Invisible Guest (2016)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 62/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Fernando Velázquez's work okay for kids?

Across up to 29 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore21 titles38–85 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity29 titles11–57 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles20–52 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles4–57 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense20 titles44–84 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Fernando Velázquez work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fernando Velázquez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mercedes Gamero shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Mercedes Gamero14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Mercedes Gamero
  • Mikel Lejarza10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Mikel Lejarza
  • Rosa Pérez9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Rosa Pérez
  • Álvaro Augustin9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Álvaro Augustin

Mixed roles