France, 1958
Pascal Gaigne
French, based in San Sebastián since 1985. He won the Goya for Handia.
He studied composition in Pau and at the Toulouse Conservatory and settled in San Sebastián in 1985. He has written music for some eighty films, with directors such as Víctor Erice (The Quince Tree Sun), Daniel Sánchez Arévalo and Icíar Bollaín. With Jon Garaño and Aitor Arregi he made Loreak, Handia and The Endless Trench.
- Style
- Restrained chamber music, piano and strings, never underlining the emotion.
- Awards
- Goya Award for best original score for Handia (2018). Other Goya nominations include Loreak and The Endless Trench.
Essential films
- The Quince Tree Sun (1992)
- DarkBlueAlmostBlack (2006)
- Flowers (2014)
- Giant (2017)
- The Endless Trench (2019)
Awards counted up to the 2026 Academy Awards. Facts reviewed in October 2026.