Nico Casal

Nico Casal is a classical trained pianist and film composer born in Galicia (Spain). He is now back, based in Madrid, following six years living in London where he moved in 2011 to study a Master in Film Music at City University. While living in London Nico composed music for many prominent films including the 2016 Oscar Winner short film Stutterer and Netflix́ Spanish film Sundaýs Illness, which earned him a Premios Feroz Nomination for his score (Spanish Golden Globes Awards).

In April 2019 Nico released his debut album “Alone”. It was born on a solitary Sunday in Nicos room in London. “Alone” was a very personal account of the difficult break up Nico was going through at the time and a turning point, a moment of resolution at the end of a difficult couple of years in London. The album was released with PIAŚs imprint Point of Departure Records followed a tour of Spain and UK, including headline show at London famous Southbank Centre, as well as festival appearances at Eurosonic (The Netherlands), The Reeperbahn (Germany), BIME and San Sebastian Jazz Festival (both in Spain). The lead single ready to talk was premiered on BBC 6 in UK by Lauren Laverne and Radio 3 by Tomás Fernando in Spain and was remixed by Stranger Things composer Kyle Dixon and his band S U R V I V E.

Nico's music can also be heard in advertising campaigns around the world including Wimbledon, La Liga, Adidas, British Airways, Nurofen, and in 2016 Nico received a Music &Sound Award UK nomination for his work on HSBĆs Pink Ladies Campaign. In 2018 hereleased his first collaboration with electronic music producer and The xx remixer EduImbernon the EP Chapter One, before the Luma EP on Siamese Records in July 2020. Other collaborations have included remixes for Island Records’ Aquilo and seminal indie band Archive.

In 2019, after the release of his debut album “Alone”, it was set to be a busy period performing at festivals but was then halted through a serious injury to Nico’s right hand. After cancelling several performances, composition projects and recording sessions what followed was an intense 7 months healing process.

Nico returned to the studio in 2020 to write his second record alongside composing the music for La Liga worldwide TV Campaign and the score for Argentinian feature film Errante Corazón, written and directed by Leonardo Brzezicki, which premiered at festivals in 202. His most recent works are the television series Maricón Perdido and the films Almost in Love and Blood in the Water.

FILM

Te Estoy Amando Locamente.
Studio: Zeta
Director: Alejandro Marin 

Wandering Heart 
Studio: Keplerfilm 
Producers: Violeta Bava, Andres Martin 
Director: Leonardo Brzezicki 

Sunday’s Illness 
Studio: Netflix 
Producer: Francisco Ramos 
Director: Ramon Salazar 

Proyecto Tiempo 
Studio: Gas Natural Fenosa 
Director: Isabel Coixet 

Lazaro: An Improvised Film 
Producers: Alberto Ammann, Andres del Cano. 
Directors: Andres Del Cano, Luis Antonio Perez 

Stutterer (short) OSCAR WINNER
Studio: Bare Golly Films 
Producers: Serema Armitage, Shan Christopher Ogilvie 
Director: Benjamin Cleary 

The Magnetic Tree 
Studio: Dos Trienta y Cinco Producciones Cinematograficas  
Producers: Sergio Gandara, Ignacio Monge 

TV

I, Additco
Studio: Disney
Creator: Aitor Gabilondo

Maricón Perdido 
Studio: El Terrat/HBO Max
Creator: Bob Pop 

Ray 
‍Studio: Entropy Studios 
Writer/Director: Rafael Pavon