The music of Colin Aguiar is empathetically crafted to fit the personality of each director and intimately tailored to the heart of each film.

A lifelong musician who began performing publicly at the age of two and composing by ten, he evolved into a stylized composer contributing to films that gained entry into prestigious film festivals around the world. From a quartet of whistlers to Himalayan Nepali music, he carries a dual specialization - the first, in unique scores, and the second, in world music & ethnomusicology.
He grew up living across parts of India, the Middle East, Europe and North America, studying the music of various cultures before writing music for musicals, theatre and film. Proving the impact of his music, his work has won jury awards the world over in Los Angeles, New York, London, Italy, Barcelona, Venezuela, Calcutta, Nairobi and on almost every continent. He is the protégé of Oscar-winning composer, Mychael Danna.

Based in Los Angeles, California. 

Qualifies as BIPOC diversity hire, and for Ontario Provincial and Federal Canadian Tax Credits.

23 AWARDS FOR BEST MUSIC

A jury award is special. A group of individuals do a lengthy critical review of a score. Then they gage it against other works in competition. Sometimes they defend their selections to other jours, and then, it gets ranked. It’s an honor to have survived the scrutiny of 23 esteemed juries in 5 continents and 8 countries.

At these festivals there are no PR campaigns or any way for a composer to sell to a jury
except through their score.

So in an industry that requires no credentials, and in a world where music is a mystery to many, these awards take on a special meaning.
They help translate mystery into a…


meritocracy

International Independent Film Awards - Best Original Score
WINNER
NYC Indie Film Awards - Best Score - Platinum Award -
WINNER
Global Film Festival Awards - Best Original Score -
WINNER
Barcelona Planet Film Festival - Best Soundtrack/Music Score -
WINNER
Los Angeles Tribune Film Festival - Best Music -
WINNER
Festigious International Film Festival - Best Original Score
WINNER
LA Web Fest - Best Theme Song -
WINNER
Mindfield Film Festival Los Angeles - Best Original Score -
WINNER
Top Shorts Film Festival - Best Score -
WINNER
LA Shorts Film Festival - Best Score -
WINNER
London Independent Film Awards - Best Original Score -
WINNER
Oniros Film Awards - Best Original Soundtrack -
WINNER
New York Film Awards - Best Score -
WINNER
Five Continents International Film Festival - Best Original Score
WINNER
Mindfield Film Festival Albuquerque - Best Original Score -
WINNER
Virgin Spring Cinefest - Best Score -
WINNER
Queen Palm International Film Festival - Annual -
WINNER
Queen Palm International Film Festival - Gold Award -
WINNER
Queen Palm International Film Festival - December -
WINNER
LA Web Fest - Outstanding Achievement Award -
WINNER

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RTF Realtime International Film Festival - Best Original Soundtrack -
WINNER
Florence Film Awards - Best Original Score -
WINNER
Kenyan Film Festival -
WINNER

HIGHLIGHTS ONLY

20 Best Score Awards
1 Best Theme Song Award
4 films, Academy Nominated
8 films, Toronto International Film Festival
2 films, Cannes International Film Festival

FLY
Nominee Student Academy Awards
Toronto International Film Festival

ERNEST
Toronto International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival

BAD TRIP
Slamdance Film Festival
San Francisco Independent Film Festival
Newport Beach Film Festival
Planet Indie Jury Award

FLYERMAN
Toronto International Film Festival

UNDER MYCHAEL DANNA

THE LIFE OF PI
Oscar Winner for Best Original Score
Oscar Nominee for Best Original Song
Golden Globe Winner for Best Original Score
Grammy Nominee for Best Score

THE ICE STORM
Cannes International Film Festival
Golden Globes
BAFTA Awards

THE SWEET HEREAFTER
Oscar Nominee
Canadian Academy Winner, Best Score
Canadian Academy Nominee, Best Song
Cannes International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival

SANJAY’S SUPERTEAM
Pixar
Oscar Nominee, Best Animated Short

TELEVISION

Final Vision (feature – ABC)
Torn From Her Arms (feature – Lifetime)
Freaky Stories
Friendly Confines
as contributor
S.W.A.T (CBS)
Take Two (ABC)
Psi Factor (CBS)
Traders (Global)

OTHER

Chair of Jury for the Academy of Canadian Cinema

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