orn in Tenerife in 1972, Diego Navarro performs his first composition at the age of 13 and at 21 he forms and conducts his own orchestra. After some self-taught years in guitar and piano, he starts his official studies in Santa Cruz de Tenerife´s Higher Conservatoire. After three years he begins his studies with David Goldsmith and the Trinity College of London, obtaining the highest grades in his piano exams. In 1996, the Berklee College of Music (Boston) grants him the “Outstanding Musicianship Award” together with a scholarship given by the Composition Department. In December 2000 he passes the Advanced Certificate in Piano with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. Navarro, musician of great classical background and versatility, combines composition for both concerts and chamber music with film scoring. He has a wide background in audiovisual jobs such as television spots, short and documentary films. On June 24th 2000 Navarro performs his symphonic suite “La Tercera Cruzada”, an ambitious and pioneering project and a tribute to adventure and epic films, obtaining again astonishing reviews from musicologist. His job has been appraised and highly recommended by famous orchestra conductors such as Peter Maag, Antoni Ros Marbá and prestigious musicians like David Paul Martin, Ray Santisi, etc.

In 2002, Navarro composed, orchestrated and conducted the original soundtrack of  “Time Gate” (Puerta del Tiempo), a cartoon film based on the drawings of Spain’s most respected and prestigious illustrator: Antonio Mingote. Navarro has personally taken care of the whole musical production making the most ambitious original soundtrack ever recorded in Spain, with 130 professionals. This is a key point considering that currently most Spanish film scores are recorded abroad. Navarro has made a new breach in film score recording. This work, edited by Filmscore, was a candidate for the 8th edition of the Music Awards (SGAE - SPAIN) in the category of “Best Film Score Album”, given by he Spanish Music Academy.
In March 2004 during the 6th Film and Audiovisual Production Conference in the Canary Islands (Spain), he is granted an award for the composition of “Time Gate” and as a recognition of his career:

“...the orchestral composition of Diego Navarro, with 130 professionals, is considered to be the most ambitious soundtrack ever recorded in the Spanish film market. This event is a landmark in the history of music in the Canary Islands, since it is the first time that the musical production of a national film is ever brought to the Islands...” (read the whole article in Curriculum Vitae – Prizes and Awards).

Diego Navarro has created and directed a new plan, focused on the recording of film soundtracks with a new symphony orchestra formed by professionals and prestigious musicians: The Tenerife Film Orchestra (www.tenerifefilmorchestra.com). This is the first time a Spanish orchestra officially becomes part of the film industry.

Navarro has also been highly praised by specialised national and international press, including a great number of web pages. Several music critics have highlighted influences of Williams, Goldsmith and Morricone in Navarro’s own personal style.  

In 2005 he worked for an Italian-Spanish co-production of Columbia Pictures-Sony, and  his latest work has been the composition, orchestration and conducting of the original music for the feature-length documentary “Watch the Moon”, directed by the catalan filmmaker Eduard Bosch and produced by the prestigious producer Elias Querejeta. It was filmed in the United States and narrates the life of the astronaut Miguel López Alegría before and after a mission to space with the Endevor space shuttle. Among Diego Navarro’s projects for 2006 is the composition, orchestration and conducting of the musical score of  “Oscar. Destiny’s Colour”, a biopic about the canarian surrealist artist Oscar Dominguez. It will be produced and directed by  Lucas Fernández as an ambitious co-production between the United States (Media Turner Productions), France (Destiny Films) and Spain (Estudio 1).

Diego Navarro is currently the Canary Island’s most widely known film music composer both in Spain and internationally. He is also one of Spain’s most promising  talents in the composition of music for audiovisual work

Below you will find the latests news about the composer, as well as an updated Press Book (click on each text):

                         NEWS                                            PRESS BOOK