Luis Enriquez Bacalov
| Luis Enríquez Bacalov | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 August 1933 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentinian, Italian |
| Occupation | Composer of film scores |
Luis Enríquez Bacalov (born 30 August 1933) is an Argentine-born Italian composer of film scores. Early on in his career, he composed scores for Spaghetti Western films. In the early 1970s, he collaborated with Italian progressive rock bands. Bacalov has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Original Score, winning it in 1996 for Il Postino. Bacalov has composed significant works for chorus and orchestra. Presently he is the artistic director of the Orchestra della Magna Grecia in Taranto, Italy.
Luis Bacalov was born in Buenos Aires to a family of Bulgarian-Jewish origin, but even though he identifies as a Jew, he does not practice Judaism. His paternal grandparents were Banat Bulgarians who emigrated to Argentina. His film credits include westerns such as Django, A Bullet for the General, and The Grand Duel, and Italian crime films such as Caliber 9, Il Boss and Mister Scarface. He also scored Fellini's City of Women in 1980.
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