Personal info
Known for
Music Director
Gender
Male
Birthday
06 March
Location
Madrid, Spain
Edit pageLucas Vidal
Biography
Lucas Vidal (born 1984) is a two-time Goya Award-winning Spanish composer, conductor, and record producer. Vidal became the youngest Berklee College of Music student ever to compose and record the score to a feature film with a full orchestra, and he is best known for composing the score for the 2013 film Fast & Furious 6.
Vidal's career was kicked into high gear in 2011 when he was nominated for Breakout Composer of the Year by the International Film Music Critics Association for the film “Sleep Tight” ("Mientras Duermes”).
In 2012, he composed the musical score for Fast & Furious 6. Other recent projects include The Raven with John Cusack and The Cold Light of Day starring Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver, resulting in a nomination for “Discovery of the Year” at the World Soundtrack Awards
In 2015, Vidal co-founded CHROMA with Steve Dzialowski and Chris Ramsdell. CHROMA has created music for trailers such as The Hunger Games, Terminator, and Interstellar as well as commercials such as Gatorade, Wendy's, and AT&T.
In December, Lucas Vidal conducts the official Christmas concert at the Teatro Real in Madrid, playing music by John Williams and his original music too.
Vidal composed the "Olympic Suite for ESPN” for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Later, he was awarded an Emmy for the best original music. He worked as well on recent movies such as Alegría, Tristeza, El Árbol de la Sangre, and The Best Day of My Life.
He won the Goya for Best Score for the movie Endless Night.
