Oriol Tarragó Explained

Oriol Tarragó
Birth Place:Reus, Tarragona, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Occupation:Sound designer and Sound post-production supervisor
Website:orioltarrago.com

Oriol Tarragó (Reus, Tarragona), is a sound designer and film post-production supervisor. He is also a teacher at the Escuela Superior de Cine y Audiovisuales de Cataluña (ESCAC), attached to the University of Barcelona.

He has designed the sound design of many Spanish and international films[1] such as [REC], The Orphanage (2007), The Impossible[2] (2012), Enemy (2013) Crimson Peak (2015), Penny Dreadful (2014), A Monster Call (2018), [3] [4] (2018) and Society of the snow (2023). He won six Goya Awards[5] from the Spanish Film Academy, eight Gaudí Award from the Catalan Film Academy and two Golden Reel Awards from the Motion Sound Picture Editors. In 2018 he was awarded Best European Sound Designer by the European Film Academy.[6]

He is a member of the Spanish Film Academy and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Biography

He graduated from the Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya - (Cinema and Audivisuals School of Catalonia),[7] with the documentary Pura (1999)[8] after receiving a scholarship for a six-month stay at the Singapore`s Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Career

Upon his return from Singapore, he worked with Guillermo del Toro on The Devil’s Backbone (2001) and with fellow graduate from Escola Superior de Cinema, Juan Antonio Bayona on Bayona´s first short films.

He then moved to New York, where he studied film postproduction at New York University (NYU), and on to London to work as a sound editor.

He returned to Barcelona to do The Orphanage[9] (2007) with Bayona and began to work for directors such as Jaume Balagueró, Kike Maíllo, Denis Villeneuve or Daniel Monzón, Edmón Roch, as well as for Juan Antonio Bayona’s subsequent films.

He currently works from his studio Coser y Cantar in central Barcelona and is teaching sound design at Escola Superior de Cinema Film School. He is also involved in several projects[10] with studios in San Francisco, Toronto and London.

Filmography (selection)

Sound Department!Year!Movies
2024 A través de tu mirada
2023 Això no és Suècia (8 Episodes)
2023 El último día
2023Society of the Snow
2023Bird Box: Barcelona
2023A través del mar
2023Fauna
2023Mummies
2022A man of action
2022El Crédito
2022Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet
2022A través de mi ventana
2022 Feria: La luz más oscura (TV Series)
2021Tres
2021L'homme au piano
2021Las leyes de la frontera
2021Xtremo
2021Way Down
2020Cosmética del enemigo
2019Malnazidos
2019Hogar
20194×4
2019Premios Goya 33 edición
2018Paradise Hills
2018La Noria
2018Superlópez
2018Yucatán
2018[11]
2018Another Day of Life[12]
2017Marrowbone
2017Tadeo Jones 2: El Secreto del Rey Midas[13]
2016
2016The Invisible Guest
2016A Monster calls[14]
2015Crimson Peak
2015Capture the flag
2015[REC] 4: Apocalypse
2014
2014
2013The Innocents
2013Enemy
2013Mamá
2012The Body
2012The Impossible
2011
2011Eva
2010The Julia's Eyes
2009Spanish Movie
2009[Rec]²
2007Fermat's Room
2007[Rec]
2007The Orphanage[15]
2006
2005The Nun
2004
2003Beyond Re-Animator
2001Stranded
2001The Devil's Backbone

Awards and nominations

27 Awards and 17 nominations!Year!Award!Category!Result!Work

2022International Cinephile Society AwardsAward - Best Sound2º PlaceTres
2022Mestre Mateo AwardsAward - Best SoundWinnerTres
2020SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival of CataloniaHonorary Maria Award for a lifetime career in sound designWinner
2020Madrid Film Festival-PNRAward - Best SoundWinnerEl Infierno
2019Fugaz AwardsAward - Best SoundNominatedLa Noria
2018CortogeniaBest Sound AwardWinnerLa Noria
2018Emile AwardsAward for Best Sound Design in a Feature Film Production.NominatedAnother day of life
2024Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards (LEJA Awards)Best Sound AwardNominatedSociety of the Snow
2024Motion Picture Sound EditorsGolden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Foreign Language Feature FilmWinnerSociety of the Snow
2020Motion Picture Sound EditorsOutstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for live-action broadcast media under 35 minutesNominatedBattle at Big Rock
2015Motion Picture Sound EditorsGolden Reel Award - Best Sound Montage, Best Sound Effects, Best Room Effects on televisionNominatedChapter: «Penny Dreadful: Night Work»
2008Motion Picture Sound EditorsGolden Reel Award - Best Sound Montage, Best Room Effects, Best Editing of Dialogues in a non-English speaking filmWinnerThe Orphanage
2017European FilmEuropean Sound Design Award[16] WinnerA Monster Call[17]
2024GoyaGoya Award - Best SoundWinnerSociety of the Snow
2022GoyaGoya Award - Best SoundWinnerTres
2017GoyaGoya Award - Best Sound[18] WinnerA Monster Call
2016GoyaGoya Award - Best Sound[19] NominatedAnacleto, agente secreto
2015GoyaGoya Award - Best Sound[20] WinnerEl Niño
2013GoyaGoya Award - Best Sound[21] WinnerThe Impossible
2012GoyaGoya Award - Best SoundNominatedEva
2008GoyaGoya Award - Best Sound[22] WinnerThe Orphanage
2024CinEuphoriaBest Sound / Sound effects in international competitionWinnerSociety of the Snow
2014CinEuphoriaBest Special Effects (sound or visual) in International CompetitionWinnerThe Impossible
2024PlatinoAward - Best Sound DirectionWinnerSociety of the Snow
2017PlatinoAward - Best Sound Direction[23] WinnerA Monster Call
2024International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)Best Sound AwardNominatedSociety of the Snow
2022The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundNominatedLas Leyes de la frontera
2022The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundNominatedTres
2019The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundNominatedJurassic World
2019The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundNominatedSuper López
2017The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best Sound[24] WinnerA Monster Call[25]
2016The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best Sound[26] WinnerAnacleto, agente secreto
2016The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundWinnerCapture the flag
2015The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best Sound[27] WinnerEl Niño
2014The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundNominated[REC] 4: Apocalypse
2014The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best Sound[28] WinnerLos últimos días
2014The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundNominatedEl cuerpo
2013The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best Sound[29] WinnerThe Impossible
2012The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best Sound[30] WinnerMientras duermes
2012The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best Sound[31] NominatedEva
2011The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundNominatedThe Julia's Eyes
2010The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best Sound[32] Winner[Rec]²
2007BarcelonaBarcelona Award - Best SoundWinnerThe Orphanage
2017FenixAward - Best Sound[33] WinnerA Monster Call[34]
2019Fugaz Spanish Short Film AwardsBest Sound awardNominatedLa Noria

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Sound Life. 2012-06-26. MAS CONTEXT. 2018-12-11.
  2. Web site: La Masia de 'Lo imposible'. 2012-10-18. La Vanguardia. 2019-02-28.
  3. Web site: Oriol Tarragó: "La parte más peculiar del indoraptor está grabada en Reus". Diari de Tarragona. es-ES. 2018-12-11.
  4. Web site: Los infalibles de J.A. Bayona. Freire. Juan Manuel. 2018-06-06. elperiodico. es. 2019-02-28.
  5. Web site: Daniel Villanueva y Oriol Tarragó ganan el Goya. Diari de Tarragona. es-ES. 2018-12-11.
  6. Web site: Oriol Tarragó, premio del Cine Europeo al mejor sonido por 'Un monstruo viene a verme'. 2017-11-14. La Vanguardia. 2018-12-11.
  7. Web site: Equipo ESCAC - Quiénes somos. escac.com. es-ES. 2018-12-11.
  8. Web site: Pura. catalanfilms.cat. 2018-12-11.
  9. Web site: "The Orphanage" – Exclusive Interview with Sound Designer Oriol Tarragó. Tarragó. Designing Sound » Exclusive Interview with Oriol. of “Rec”. Sound Designer. 2019-02-28. says. “Rec 2″.
  10. Hart. Patricia. 2011. Una entrevista con Oriol Tarragó, mayo, 2011. Purdue E-Pubs. School of Languages and Cultures Working Papers.
  11. Web site: El reusenc Oriol Tarragó, responsable del disseny de so a 'Jurassic world: el regne caigut'. 2018-06-06. Reusdigital.cat diari de Reus. Notícies i actualitat del Camp de Tarragona. ca. 2018-12-11.
  12. Web site: Oriol TARRAGO. Festival de Cannes 2018. es. 2018-12-11.
  13. Web site: Oriol Tarragó - Professionals. catalanfilms.cat. 2018-12-11.
  14. Web site: ¿Cómo su suena el monstruo?. Tarragó. Oriol. 2016-10-13. @oritarrago. es. 2018-12-11.
  15. Web site: Entrevista en exclusiva con el diseñador de sonido Oriol Tarragó. 2010-07-23. Hispasonic. es. 2018-12-11.
  16. Web site: Oriol Tarragó, premio del Cine Europeo al mejor sonido por 'Un monstruo viene a verme'. 2017-11-14. Europa Press. 2018-12-11.
  17. Web site: Oriol Tarragó, premio del Cine Europeo al mejor sonido por 'Un monstruo viene a verme'. 2017-11-14. La Vanguardia. 2019-02-28.
  18. Web site: Oriol Tarragó » Premios Goya 2019. www.premiosgoya.com. 2018-12-11.
  19. Web site: Anacleto: agente secreto » Premios Goya 2019. www.premiosgoya.com. 2019-02-28.
  20. Web site: El Niño » Premios Goya 2019. www.premiosgoya.com. 2019-02-28.
  21. Web site: Lo imposible » Premios Goya 2019. www.premiosgoya.com. 2019-02-28.
  22. Web site: El orfanato » Premios Goya 2019. www.premiosgoya.com. 2019-02-28.
  23. Web site: Premios PLATINO. Edición 2017. www.premiosplatino.com. 2019-02-28.
  24. Web site: Un monstruo viene a verme » Premios Goya 2019. www.premiosgoya.com. 2019-02-28.
  25. Web site: A Monster Calls (Un monstre em ve a veure). www.academiadelcinema.cat. ca-es. 2019-02-28.
  26. Web site: Anacleto: Agente secreto. www.academiadelcinema.cat. ca-es. 2019-02-28.
  27. Web site: El Niño. www.academiadelcinema.cat. ca-es. 2019-02-28.
  28. Web site: Los últimos días. www.academiadelcinema.cat. ca-es. 2019-02-28.
  29. Web site: Lo imposible. www.academiadelcinema.cat. ca-es. 2019-02-28.
  30. Web site: Mientras duermes. www.academiadelcinema.cat. ca-es. 2019-02-28.
  31. Web site: Eva » Premios Goya 2019. www.premiosgoya.com. 2019-02-28.
  32. Web site: REC 2. www.academiadelcinema.cat. ca-es. 2019-02-28.
  33. Web site: Mexico's Fénix Ibero-American Film Awards Honor TV Series for First Time. de la Fuente. Anna Marie. 2017-10-11. Variety. 2018-12-11.
  34. Web site: CinEuphoria: Fénix - Premio Iberoamericano de Cine 2017: os vencedores. Peralta. Paulo. 7 December 2017. CinEuphoria. 2019-02-28.