Biography
Gus Reyes (born June 27, 1977) is a Mexican musician and composer focused on film scoring.
Reyes began his studies in music at the age of 8. His father, Jesus Gustavo Ramírez Avila (Student of Andrés Segovia 1893–1987) was his first teacher in music.
During his early years Reyes was part of several Sacred Music Choirs, all directed by Phillipe H. Tolón, who was Lead Violín at the Opera Orchestra of Bellas Artes (Mexico) at that time. He became soloist fast, and gave tours for many years. Later, Reyes began his studies in many important music institutions ending with his application to the "Cardenal Miranda Institute" in 1995, where he was studying music.
Mexican teachers like Xavier Gonzalez Tezcucano, Luis Armando Elias Chain, Philippe H. Tolon, Juan Trigos, Jorge Torres Sáenz, Jaime Uribe, Eduardo Gamboa had been part of his education. Reyes studied majors in Composition, Orchestral and Choral Conducting and Musicology.
While studying, Reyes had the chance to start writing music for low budget films, doing almost 20 of them. Those films are lost in time, nevertheless he kept writing music for this type of productions almost his entire time in college.
Examples of Reyes's music in Mexican film industry are "Magnicidio" (2002), "El Ultimo Evangelio" (2008), "El Ultimo País Mágico" (2005), "El Secreto" (2010), "The Dark Side of Light" (2014), "El Entrenador" (2014), "El Charro de Toluquilla" (2016).
Reyes has collaborated with Andres Sanchez-Maher in "Mexican Gangster" (2014), “El Charro de Toluquilla” (Tribeca 2016), "I Dream in Another Language" (Audience Award Winner at the Sundance Film Festival 2017), the Documentary Film "Ayotzinapa, El Paso de la Tortuga" (Winner of the Audience and the Press Award at Guadalajara International Film Festival 2018), the Netflix - Univision TV Series "El Chapo", "El Complot Mongol", Amazon Prime Video Series "Falco" and Netflix Original Series "Control Z".
Reyes is known for his orchestral arrangements for bands like "Zoé" in their Latin Grammy award-winning MTV unplugged "Música de Fondo" (2011) and "Dorian" in their album "Diez Años y un Día" (2015).
He was nominated for the IX Jerry Goldsmith Awards for his work on the film "The Dark Side of Light" at the International Film Music Festival, that took place in Cordoba, Spain 2014, and later for the Silver Goddess Manuel Esperón Award for best music for a film at the Pecime Press Awards 2015.Invited by Bertha Navarro, Reyes has been part of all Mexico City's Film Music Labs since 2010 as a Film Scoring Advisor.
Reyes was selected for the Sundance Institute Film Music Program 2016 that took place at the Skywalker Ranch, Nicasio, California.Examples of his work with Andrés Sanchez-Maher can be found in "El Complot Mongol", “La Ira o el Seól”, the Story-House & Netflix TV Series "El Chapo" and "Tijuana", HBO's and Fred Armisen "Los Espookys", and the recent Netflix Original Series "Control Z".
Filmography
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Movies 46
TV Shows 1
Dad or Mom (2023)
Adolfo (2023)
Me casé con un idiota (2022)
Rebellion, Shouts the Grain in the Furrow When Cracking the Earth To Receive the Sun's Rays (2022)
Impossible Things (2021)
Control Z (2020)
Rook Per Rook (2019)
The Mongolian Conspiracy (2019)
Ayotzinapa: The Turtle's Pace (2018)
You Will Know What to Do With Me (2016)
The Charro of Toluquilla (2016)
Pink (2016)
Training Dad (2015)
Las otras viejas de mi compadre (2014)
Today's Not Your Turn To Die (2013)
White Collar Killer (2013)
100% Sinaloa, Yes Sir (2013)
You Shall Not Covet Your Brother's Wife (2013)
The Pleasure of Murder (2013)
No me niegues cuando pregunten por mí (2013)
Camarofobia (2013)
In Case You Forget About Me Again (2013)
Dark Side of the Light (2013)
El corazón de nuestro territorio (2012)
The Secret (2010)
Blatangelus (2010)
La última esperanza (2008)
Modisto de señoras (2008)
El héroe silencioso (2008)
1968: The American Connection (2008)
El último evangelio (2008)
Return from Hell (2007)
The True Story of the Weeping Woman (2007)
Halcones: State Terrorism (2006)
Eran cabrones los secuestradores (2003)
Contratiempo (2003)
Tlatelolco: The Keys to the Massacre (2002)
Magnicidio: Complot en Lomas Taurinas (2002)
Me gusta pegarle al polvo (2001)
Cholos empericados (2000)
El regreso de Camelia la Chicana (2000)
Cuatro meses de libertad (1998)
El güero estrada (1997)
El gallo galindo (1997)
Juventud En Drogas (1997)
El manco (1997)
El policía increíble (1996)
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GenderMale
Birthday1977-06-27 (46 years old)
Birth PlaceMexico City, Mexico
CitizenshipsMexico
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