Hugo de Chaire is a composer based in Los Angeles and is known for his film scores for Crooked House, 9 Bullets, The Ghost Trap and The Conqueror – Hollywood Fallout. His music is recognized for its dynamic and evocative, highly textural, melodic, thematic and rhythmical qualities and combining classical and modern sensibilities.  

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Hugo has created music in a wide range of genres for projects ranging from major studio to independent films and documentary features. His innovative musical voice has won critical acclaim at numerous international film festivals; including Best Original Score for a Feature Film at the global MUSIC+SOUND AWARDS 2018 for CROOKED HOUSE (Sony Pictures), the first film adaption of Agatha Christie’s favorite thriller directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, co-written and produced by Julian Fellowes, and starring Glen Close, Gillian Anderson, Christina Hendricks, Terrence Stamp and Max Irons.

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He was also recently nominated for best original score for the film ‘The Projectionist’ at the 2024 MUSIC+SOUND AWARDS. 

 

​Hugo has recently worked with writer/director William Nunez on the US Feature Documentary ‘The Conqueror – Hollywood Fallout (Bluefox Entertainment, Deya Productions, North End Pictures, Amazon Prime Video), about the filming of Howard Hugh’s 1956 movie ‘The Conqueror’ and the repercussions of filming in the Utah desert, where two years prior the US government undertook a significant nuclear testing program. Other recent film projects include; The Ghost Trap, Directed by James Khanlarian, featuring Sarah Catherine Hook, Greer Grammer, Zak Steiner and Billy Wirth (Apple TV). Hugo also recently had his scores featured on the hugely popular and world-famous TV series, ‘The Grand Tour’ (Top Gear spin-off Jeremy Clarkson), (Amazon Prime Video). 

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Hugo has recorded his scores with world-renowned musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic and Deutsche Symphony Orchestras at studios including Teldex - Berlin, Max Steiner Orchestra at Synchron Stage, Vienna, and London Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios, London. Hugo has been working with major US and UK music production companies including EMI, Extreme Music/Sony ATV, Bleeding Fingers, Massive Music and GrooveWorx.

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Hugo currently works out of his studio at Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Productions in Santa Monica, California.

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