Teruel, 1956
Javier Navarrete
Pan's Labyrinth and its wordless lullaby earned him an Oscar nomination.
He worked with Guillermo del Toro on The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth, then built a career in English-language cinema with Neil Jordan (Byzantium, Greta) and productions like Wrath of the Titans. He won an Emmy for the HBO film Hemingway & Gellhorn.
- Style
- A lullaby, sung or hummed, that the rest of the score gradually darkens.
- Awards
- Oscar nomination for Pan's Labyrinth (2007). Emmy for Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012).
Essential films
- The Devil's Backbone (2001)
- Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
- Inkheart (2008)
- Byzantium (2012)
- Wrath of the Titans (2012)
- Greta (2018)
Listen
- Long, Long Time Ago · Pan's LabyrinthSpotifyYouTube
- Pan's Labyrinth Lullaby · Pan's LabyrinthSpotifyYouTube
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Awards counted up to the 2026 Academy Awards. Facts reviewed in October 2026.