Roger Subirana
"The Music of the Soul"
Composer and music producer born in Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona) in 1978. Self-taught, he began composing shortly before he was 12 years old. As an instrumentalist, in his live performances he usually plays the piano and the EWI electronic flute. He sometimes also plays percussion instruments and the Native American flute.
Leaving aside the work he has done for external projects, it is in his own discography, made up of 11 studio albums and a multitude of singles, where we find his most personal music constructed as a diary where he expresses the feelings experienced in his day pass day. That's why it's so difficult to pigeonhole it into a specific musical style. His compositions are the hybrid result of mixing musical styles without stylistic limits: Electronic sounds created with the latest generation software, very elaborate orchestrations, classical instruments such as strings or the piano, passing through the sound of electric guitars or the most traditional ethnic instruments.
His musical pieces are small soundtracks, where in most compositions the voice is used as a pure instrument. That is why the letter is phonetic and has no meaning. He defines himself as a "Composer of Instrumental and Phonetic Music."
His music began to be known in 2009, where on Jamendo, the largest online Creative Commons music platform in the world, it surpassed 12 million listens and more than two million downloads, thus being licensed for a multitude of Multimedia projects.
“Between Worlds”, a song from the album “XII” (2013), appeared licensed in the film “Forever Young” (2018) directed by Li Fangfang, it was one of the highest-grossing films of that year in China and the song was one one of the most listened to on NetEase Music Cloud (the equivalent of Spotify in China) accumulating more than 100 million listens to date. This song went viral in a way and, since then, China has become its main market and where its music concentrates more followers.
Apart from his personal discography, he has participated in a multitude of multidisciplinary projects especially related to the audiovisual world and composed music for renowned brands such as Renault, Shiseido, Aneecop or Iveco.
Among his film productions, the soundtrack for the official film of the history of F.C. Barcelona "Barça Dreams" (2015) directed by Jordi Llompart and distributed by Filmax International stands out. Within the world of short films, the music for the short "Clones" stands out, a competitor in the official section of the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival (2015) and winner of the best international short at the Los Angeles IFS Film Fest (2016). Directed by Rafael Bolliger with the actor Rutger Hauer known for being one of the protagonists of the classic film Blade Runner by Ridley Scott in 1982.
Throughout these years he has had several recognitions and awards, among which we highlight being the winner of the Jamendo Awards (2011) as best World Music artist, receiving the award for best soundtrack at the International Short Film Festival Visionicorte (Italy) with the short film directed by Sergi Martí Maltas "La Bañera" or currently being the winner at the "Hollywood Independent Music Awards" (2024) for "The train of life" in the New Age/Ambient category.
Awards and nominations:
2024- Winner at the “Hollywood Independent Music Awards” for “The train of life” in the New Age/Ambient category.
2021- Best soundtrack at the International Short Film Festival Visionicorte (Italy). Music for the short film "La Banyera" directed by Sergi Martí Maltas.
2021- Nominated for the "Hollywood Music In Media Awards" (Los Angeles) in the "Contemporary Classical" category with cellist María G. Figueroa for the composition "Letters from the future".
2020- Best soundtrack at the Zoroaster Awards (Italy/Azerbaijan Film Festival). Music for Documentary "Spilling Salt". Director Natalia Armienta.
2018- Finalist in the "Hollywood Music in Media Awards" for the soundtrack of the short film "The T-Shirt".
2015- Nominated for the "Hollywood Music In Media Awards" (Los Angeles) in "contemporary orchestral music" for the composition "Between Worlds".
2013- Album "XII" nominated for best album of the year by the music portal reviewsnewage.com
2013- Nominated for the "Hollywood Music In Media Awards" (Los Angeles) in "contemporary orchestral music", for the composition "The Orchestral Point of no Return".
2011- Winner of the Jamendo Awards as best World Music artist.
1999- 1st prize in New Age Music for the composition "Hornblenda". Catalonia Radio and TV Contest "Èxit".
Music for films, documentaries and short films:
2024- Documentary "La petjada d'Antoni Tàpies a Sant Boi del Llobregat". Directed by Xavier Sánchez for the Tàpies year of the Sant Boi del Llobregat Museum.
2023- "Symphony for a New World" Artistic-documentary film. Directed by Jordi Llompart and Roger Subirana.
2023- "Angola, the soul of Africa". Documentary film directed by Jordi Llompart.
2021- Short "La banyera". Dir. Sergi Martí Maltas. Prot. Abel Folk and Paula Jornet.
2018- Short "The T-Shirt". Director José Luis López.
2016- Short "Mi Maleta". Dir. Cristina Justribó. Prot. Emilio Gutiérrez Caba.
2015- Official film of the history of F.C.Barcelona "Barça Dreams". Filmax International. Dir. Jordi Llompart. Gen Image Media.
2015- Short "Clones". Dir. Rafael Boliger. Starring actor Rutger Hauer known for the film "Blade Runner" directed by Ridley Scott in 1982.
2015- Documentary "Spilling Salt". Director Natalia Armienta. Dolma Films.
2013- Music for the Barcelona Zoo Documentary. Frame25 Prod.
Music for advertising, companies and marketing:
2022- “Ares Odyssey”. Official music for Plan Ares, the first Latin American proposal for manned exploration of Mars. The ARES Plan is an ambitious research program that has been in development for more than a decade, the product of collaboration between the Bonpland and Humboldt University Center, the Institute of Space Technologies and Science and the Center for Atmospheric and Ecological Research (Mexico).
2021- Audiovisual made for the Equality Department of the Vilafranca del Penedès City Council. "I am all" Dir. María Rodríguez Sandía and Roger Subirana.
2021- Corporate of "colnatur Beauty". Prod. Smile Films.
2020- "Penedès Televisió" main tune and pack of jingles and versions for different programs. Prod. RTVVilafranca.cat
2020- Official music for "Mostra Artística Sant Raimon de Penyafort". Culture Service of Santa Margarida y els Monjos City Council.
2018- Corporate "Iveco Auto Distribución". Dir. Xavier Sánchez (elmargecomunica.com).
2017- Corporate for Visualfy. Dir. Miguel Ángel Font Bisier.
2016- Renault "Sand Art" spot. Didi Rodan.
2016- Anecoop Corporate. Dir. Miguel Ángel Bisier.
2013- Official theme song for the international brand "Inverse teams".
2013- Corporate of the company and spot for the Baixbus Christmas campaign.
2012- Shiseido, 140th anniversary music.
2012- Ducati. Corporate for delegation in Rome. Director Andrea Ettorre.
Live music and multidisciplinary shows:
2023- Mini tour. Presentation show of "Symphony for a New World". Cine Kubrick Vilafranca, Cine Phenomena (Barcelona), Cine Girona at the opening ceremony of the Catalan Film and Human Rights Festival, among others. Live music, presentation and debates. Dir. Jordi Llompart and Roger Subirana.
2023- Music for the contemporary dance piece "IOR" by Marc Fernandez and Julio Torres.
2023- Presentation traveling exhibition "See the big picture" by Desmond Doyle. Santa Margarita and els Monjos Council.
2021- Audiovisual Show "20 years of experience". San Pau d'Ordal Agricultural Center. Dir. Roger Subirana and Esther López.
2020- Video dance project "Lights and Shadows" Dir. Mónica Sagrera and Roger Subirana.
2019- Live music and mapping show inside a cinema, "Symbiphonic" presentation at the Kubrick in Vilafranca del Penedès. Dir. Roger Subirana.
2019- Live music for the show by Didi Rodan, sand artist, at the "Magical Nights of Casa Batlló" (Gaudí-Barcelona). Didi Rodan and Roger Subirana.
2018- "Kontrast" show at Centre Agrícola de Sant Pau d'Ordal. Dir. Roger Subirana.
2018- "Castrum Caldarius" Soundtrack and performance in the show at the Castell de Calders. Dir. Toni Madueño.
2018- "El Somni del Drac" Mapping and concert of Festa Major Vilafranca. Dir. Sínoca Estudio and Roger Subirana,
2017- "The water cycle". Concert/Closing show of "The Night of the Museum" in Sant Boi de Llobregat. Dir. Roger Subirana.
2015- "Between Worlds". Music and dance show. Dir. Olga Álvarez, El Penedès Choral Society and Roger Subirana.
2004- “Satíric.com”. Music for the play directed and performed by Toni Regueiro.
2003- "Al compàs de l'ànima" Music and dance show produced by Miratges Dance Company and Roger Subirana.
2001- "Etnomundi". Music and dance show. Dir. Roger Subirana.
Various curiosities:
2024- Interview at the program "Via Lliure" of RAC1 with Xavier Bundó.
2022- Presenter and speaker about the life of "Alice Guy" at the event "100 years of cinema at the Teatre Casal", in Vilafranca del Penedès.
2022- Forms part of the professional jury of the “Most, Festival Internacional de Cinema del vi i el Cava”.
2020- Video-book project with soundtrack "Alí Baba and the 40 thieves". Dir. Roger Subirana.
2020- Music, production and sound design for the multimedia work "Estacions Elementals" by María Rodríguez Sandía.
2018- Music for sand art show by Didi Rodan. Appearance on TV the program "El Hormiguero".
2017- Presentation at "Sonar+D". Sonar Barcelona.