Emilio Kauderer

Emilio Kauderer is an Argentine composer, orchestrator and songwriter residing in Los Angeles. He is best known for his scores for films including "Metegol (Underdogs)", "Secret in Their Eyes", and "A Place In the World". Kauderer won a Latin Grammy for his work on Bajofondo's 2002 album "Bajofondo Tango Club".
Early life and education.
Kauderer was born in Argentina. He studied composition with Jacobo Ficher, and conducting with Jaques Bodmer. He performed as a classical pianist and trained at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Kiev in piano playing, music composition and conducting with Sagaidachni and Kanershtein. Kauderer continued studies at Gnesina College of Music in Moscow and obtained a postgraduate degree at the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory on a full merit scholarship with Naumov.
Career.
Works in Argentina.
Upon his return to Argentina, his chamber compositions were performed by the Camerata Bariloche. Keuderer's Wind Quintet "Danzón" won the Yamaha-Promusica Award in 1987. He began work in Argentinian movies in 1980, composing for the film "La Discoteca del amor", which was directed by Adolfo Aristarain.
Orchestral work.
He received a fellowship to The Sundance Institute's Composer's Lab and was honored by being selected as the composer of the music for New York's Jewish Heritage Museum main exhibit piece. The musical Paquito's Christmas, written with Luis Avalos, was performed and conducted by Kauderer at the Washington Opera. The musical featured Plácido Domingo's grandson for three seasons and played at the Pasadena Civic Center in Los Angeles for nine years. Kauderer's symphonic work has been performed by the National Symphonic Orchestras in Argentina, Honduras, the La Porte Symphony Orchestra and the Pan American Symphony Orchestra in Washington.
Kauderer's orchestral work was performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. Other orchestral work has been performed by the Washington Opera, the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonia Orchestra, the Prague Philharmonic, the Pan American Orchestra in Washington and the National Symphony Orchestras of both Argentina and Honduras.
Kauderer composed the music for the 60th anniversary of the Holiday on Ice show, Diamonds which was warmly received by European audiences for four years. He collaborated with Michael Kamen for the opening of the Winter Olympics, wrote the AT&T song for Jon Secada's performance at the Olympic Games in Seoul and wrote the music for Ricky Martin's videos for the Livin' la Vida Loca tour in collaboration with KC Porter.
Film scoring.
In 2019, Kauderer became the first music composer to win the Molodist Award (Lifetime Achievement, Odessa Film Festival). (Past recipients include but are not limited to Roman Polanski, Catherine Deneuve, Sophia Lauren and Claudia Cardinale.) Kauderer was honored with the Arbol de La Vida Award by the 2013 Guadalajara International Film Festival in Los Angeles (FICG in LA). The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors granted Kauderer recognition for his outstanding contribution to film music. Kauderer was the recipient of a fellowship to The Sundance Institute's Composers Lab and the BMI Conductors Lab. He was honored by having been selected as the composer of the music for the main exhibit piece of New York's Jewish History Museum.
Kauderer composed the score for the remake of Secret in Their Eyes, directed by Billy Ray, and the 3D animated film Metegol/Futbolin/Underdogs, directed by Juan Campanella; Corazon de Leon, directed by Marcos Carnevale; and Amapola, directed by Eugenio Zanetti. Kauderer collaborated with director Juan Campanella on the soundtracks of Same Love, Same Rain, Vientos de Agua, El Hombre de tu Vida, The Secret in Their Eyes, co-composed with Federico Jusid, Belgrano and Parque Lezama. In collaboration with director Adolfo Aristarain, Kaudererwrote the music score for A Place in the World, Time for Revenge, Últimos días de la víctima and La Discoteca del Amor. To date, Kauderer has won three Academy Awards in Argentina for Best Film Score for the films: "Metegol/Underdogs," Secret in Their Eyes, and A Place In the World. Secret in Their Eyes won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2010.
TV work.
Recent music credits for TV include the FOX series '2091', Familia en Venta and Cumbia Ninja. Kauderer collaborated with Stewart Copeland on the theme and music for the Emmy-nominated score of the Showtime series, Dead Like Me.
Video game work.
Emilio Kauderer collaborated with Stewart Copeland in composing a song for the "Stomp" album and the soundtrack for the "Spyro" series of games on Sony's PlayStation 2.
Bajofondo.
Kauderer participated in Bajofondo's Latin Grammy winning album Bajofondo Tango Club with his song "Maroma", produced by Gustavo Santaolalla and Juan Campodonico. The album was critically acclaimed in Argentina and sold well there and in record stores in Los Angeles. Universal Latino then released the album in the United States.