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José Padilla(1889-1960)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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José Padilla was born on 28 May 1889 in Almería, Spain. He was a composer, known for City Lights (1931), Matchstick Men (2003) and Scent of a Woman (1992). He died on 25 October 1960 in Madrid, Spain.
BornMay 28, 1889
DiedOctober 25, 1960(71)
BornMay 28, 1889
DiedOctober 25, 1960(71)
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Known for

Charles Chaplin in City Lights (1931)
City Lights
8.5
  • Music Department(additional music)
  • 1931
Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, and Alison Lohman in Matchstick Men (2003)
Matchstick Men
7.3
  • Soundtrack("El Amor Eres Tu")
  • 2003
Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell in Scent of a Woman (1992)
Scent of a Woman
8.0
  • Soundtrack("El Relicario", "La Violetera")
  • 1992
Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin (1992)
Chaplin
7.5
  • Soundtrack("La Violetera")
  • 1992

Credits

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Composer

  • Héros fragiles (2007)
    Héros fragiles
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 2007
  • Marie Antoinette (2005)
    Marie Antoinette
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • Chaplin Today: City Lights (2003)
    Chaplin Today: City Lights
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Cuban Blood (2003)
    Cuban Blood
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Bei aller Liebe (2000)
    Bei aller Liebe
    2.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Hotel Danubio (2003)
    Hotel Danubio
    5.2
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Ibiza Dream (2002)
    Ibiza Dream
    5.1
    • Composer
    • 2002
  • La marcha verde (2002)
    La marcha verde
    4.6
    • Composer
    • 2002
  • Stolen Tangos (2001)
    Stolen Tangos
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 2001
  • La proie et l'ombre (2000)
    Vertiges
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2001
  • Elle et lui au 14ème étage (2000)
    Elle et lui au 14ème étage
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Marie Vinck in Moeder, waarom leven wij? (1993)
    Moeder, waarom leven wij?
    5.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • À la vitesse d'un cheval au galop (1992)
    À la vitesse d'un cheval au galop
    4.4
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Le brasier (1991)
    Le brasier
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Gerd Böckmann, Bernard Crombey, and Jean Rochefort in Guerra di spie (1989)
    Guerra di spie
    4.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1989

Music Department

  • Discovering José Padilla (2020)
    Discovering José Padilla
    8.0
    • Music Department
    • 2020
  • Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)
    Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
    7.9
    • music (uncredited)
    • 2003
  • Charlotte Rampling and Mircea Diaconu in Asphalt Tango (1996)
    Asphalt Tango
    8.0
    • music
    • 1996
  • Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)
    Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • original music
    • 1995
  • Gerd Böckmann, Bernard Crombey, and Jean Rochefort in Guerra di spie (1989)
    Guerra di spie
    4.0
    TV Mini Series
    • stock music
    • 1989
  • Unknown Chaplin (1983)
    Unknown Chaplin
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • composer: "La Violetera" (as Jose Padilla)
    • 1983
  • La boda del señor cura (1979)
    La boda del señor cura
    4.5
    • composer: song "Estudiantina portuguesa" (as Maestro Padilla)
    • 1979
  • Jean Porter and Robert Walker in What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945)
    What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
    5.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Charles Chaplin in City Lights (1931)
    City Lights
    8.5
    • composer: additional music
    • 1931

Soundtrack

  • Raphaël Personnaz in Boléro (2024)
    Boléro
    6.6
    • music: "Valencia"
    • 2024
  • Maurice Chevalier in Rendez-vous with Maurice Chevalier (2021)
    Rendez-vous with Maurice Chevalier
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • music: "Ça c'est Paris"
    • 2021
  • Premios Goya 35 edición (2021)
    Premios Goya 35 edición
    5.9
    TV Special
    • music: "La Violetera"
    • 2021
  • Charlie Chaplin, le génie de la liberté (2020)
    Charlie Chaplin, le génie de la liberté
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • music: "La Violetera"
    • 2020
  • La nuit est à elles, Paris 1919-1939 (2018)
    La nuit est à elles, Paris 1919-1939
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • music: "Ça c'est Paris"
    • 2018
  • Valencia (2018)
    Valencia
    Short
    • music: "Valencia"
    • 2018
  • Un Français nommé Gabin (2017)
    Un Français nommé Gabin
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • music: "La Java de Doudoune"
    • 2017
  • Woody Allen and John Turturro in Fading Gigolo (2013)
    Fading Gigolo
    6.2
    • music: "La Violetera"
    • 2013
  • Banda sonora (2007)
    Banda sonora
    7.3
    TV Series
    • music: "La Violetera"
    • 2012
  • Memòries de la tele (2007)
    Memòries de la tele
    6.3
    TV Series
    • music: "La Violetera"
    • 2010
  • Maurice Chevalier - Mistinguett: Un demi-siècle de chansons (2007)
    Maurice Chevalier - Mistinguett: Un demi-siècle de chansons
    TV Movie
    • music: "La Java de Doudoune"
    • 2007
  • Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, and Alison Lohman in Matchstick Men (2003)
    Matchstick Men
    7.3
    • writer: "El Amor Eres Tu"
    • 2003
  • Mistinguett, la dernière revue
    TV Movie
    • music: "Ça c'est Paris"
    • 2001
  • Common Wealth (2000)
    Common Wealth
    7.2
    • Soundtrack ("Estudiantina portuguesa")
    • 2000
  • When the Cat's Away (1996)
    When the Cat's Away
    6.9
    • music: "Ça c'est Paris"
    • 1996

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jose Padilla
  • Born
    • May 28, 1889
    • Almería, Spain
  • Died
    • October 25, 1960
    • Madrid, Spain
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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