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The multi-talented musician [Gustavo Santaolalla](https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/person/gustavo-santaolalla) receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's SoundTrack Cologne film music congress. 

The 72-year-old can look back on a long and successful career. The Argentinian composer worked with [Alejandro González Iñárritu](https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/person/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu) for a long time, for example on ["Amores Perros"](https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/movie/amores-perros) or ["Biutiful"](https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/movie/biutiful). He received his second Oscar in 2007 for his collaboration with the Mexican for the soundtrack to ["Babel"](https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/movie/babel_8). He won his first for the heartbreaking score to ["Brokeback Mountain"](https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/movie/brokeback-mountain) the year before. His other awards include another Golden Globe for his work on "Brokeback Mountain", 2 Grammys and 19 Latin Grammys. 

Most recently, he impressed with his contribution to the video game ["The Last of Us"](https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/game/the-last-of-us) and the [HBO series](https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/tvshow/the-last-of-us) with [Pedro Pascal](https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/person/pedro-pascal) based on it. He showed his connection to his homeland in the [Netflix](https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/company/netflix-international) mini-series "Break It All", which deals with the history of Latin American rock music. 

He also worked with Netflix on the German series ["Liebes Kind"](https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/tvshow/liebes-kind). As part of the 21st SoundTrack Cologne, he will present the series with director [Isabella Kleefeld](https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/person/isabel-kleefeld), producer [Tom Spieß](https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/person/tom-spiess), music supervisor [Christoph Beck](https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/person/christoph-beck) and others on 3 July. The following day, he will hold a masterclass with the Oscar-nominated composer [Gary Yershon](https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/person/gary-yershon). At the end of Santaolalla's celebrations, he will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award on 5 July. The Neue Rheinische Kammerorchester will perform his best-known pieces at this event.

"The Last of Us" Series Composer Gets Honoured With Lifetime Achievement Award