Victor Hernández Stumpfhauser

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Víctor Hernández Stumpfhauser
Born (1980-04-13) 13 April 1980 (age 43)
Morelia, Michoacán, México
Genres Film scores
Occupation(s)Composer, musician, pianist
Instrument(s)Piano, keyboard, synthesizer, guitar
Website victorhs.com
Composer Victor Hernandez Stumpfhauser at the premiere of the movie Frida at the 40th Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on January 18, 2024 Sundance Film Festival 2024 - Frida - Victor Hernandez Stumpfhauser-104A1723.jpg
Composer Victor Hernandez Stumpfhauser at the premiere of the movie Frida at the 40th Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on January 18, 2024

Victor Hernández Stumpfhauser (born 13 April 1980 in Morelia, Michoacán) is a Mexican musician and film score composer. [1]

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Education and career

Hernández Stumpfhauser is one of the newer generations of Mexican film composers, [2] he is an alumnus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico's National School of Music, who graduated with a bachelor's degree with honors in piano performance. His work has been showcased in various feature and short films, including the double Primetime Emmy award-winning television movie Hemingway & Gellhorn . [3] He wrote and/or performed three musical pieces for the multiple Academy Award-winning motion picture by Alejandro González Iñárritu , Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) . [4] [5]

More recently, Hernández Stumpfhauser wrote the score for the Quirino Award winning animated feature film Ana y Bruno (2018). [6] [7]

Awards

AwardYearProjectCategoryOutcome
Diosas de Plata 2016 The Hours with You Best MusicNominated
Pantalla de Cristal Film Festival 2017 You're Killing Me Susana Best Original ScoreWon

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Filmography

Films

Television

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