Oriol Tarragó (Reus, Tarragona), is a film post-production supervisor and sound designer. He is also a teacher at the Escuela Superior de Cine y Audiovisuales de Cataluña (ESCAC), attached to the University of Barcelona.
He has designed the sound design of many Spanish and international films such as [REC], The Orphanage (2007), The Impossible (2012), Enemy (2013) Crimson Peak (2015), Penny Dreadful (2014), A Monster Call (2018), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom(2018) and Society of the snow (2023). He won six Goya Awards from the Spanish Film Academy, eight Gaudí Award from the Catalan Film Academy and two Golden Reel Awards from the Motion Sound Picture Editors. In 2018 he was awarded Best European Sound Designer by the European Film Academy.
He is a member of the Spanish Film Academy and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Biography He graduated from the Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya - (Cinema and Audivisuals School of Catalonia), with the documentary Pura (1999) after receiving a scholarship for a six-month stay at the Singapore`s Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
Career Upon his return from Singapore, he worked with Guillermo del Toro on The Devil’s Backbone (2001) and with fellow graduate from Escola Superior de Cinema, Juan Antonio Bayona on Bayona´s first short films.
He then moved to New York, where he studied film postproduction at New York University (NYU), and on to London to work as a sound editor.
He returned to Barcelona to do The Orphanage (2007) with Bayona and began to work for directors such as Jaume Balagueró, Kike Maíllo, Denis Villeneuve or Daniel Monzón, Edmón Roch, as well as for Juan Antonio Bayona’s subsequent films.
He currently works from his studio Coser y Cantar in central Barcelona and is teaching sound design at Escola Superior de Cinema Film School. He is also involved in several projects with studios in San Francisco, Toronto and London.
Filmography (selection)
+ Sound DepartmentYearMovies2025Wolfgang (Extraordinari)2025Un fantasma en la batalla2025Deep water2024L`homme au piano2024Dos tumbas (3 Episodios)2024La Joia: Bad Gyal2024The Penguin Lessons2024Buffalo Kids2024Casa en flames2024A través de tu mirada2023Això no és Suècia (8 Episodes)2023El último día2023Society of the Snow2023Bird Box: Barcelona2023A través del mar2023Fauna2023Mummies2022A man of action2022El Crédito2022Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet2022A través de mi ventana 2022 Feria: La luz más oscura (TV Series)2021Tres 2021L'homme au piano 2021Las leyes de la frontera2021Xtremo2021Way Down2020Cosmética del enemigo2019Malnazidos2019Hogar20194×42019Premios Goya 33 edición2018Paradise Hills 2018La Noria2018Superlópez2018Yucatán2018Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018Another Day of Life2017Marrowbone2017Tadeo Jones 2: El Secreto del Rey Midas2016Don't Blame the Karma for Being an Idiot 2016The Invisible Guest2016A Monster calls2015Crimson Peak2015Capture the flag2015[REC] 4: Apocalypse2014El Niño 2014Out of the Dark 2013The Innocents2013Enemy2013Mamá2012The Body2012The Impossible2011Mientras duermes 2011Eva2010The Julia's Eyes2009Spanish Movie2009[Rec]²2007Fermat's Room2007[Rec]2007The Orphanage2006Moscow zero 2005The Nun2004Whore 2003Beyond Re-Animator2001Stranded2001The Devil's Backbone
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Awards and nominations 27 Awards and 17 nominationsYearAwardCategoryResultWork2022International Cinephile Society AwardsAward - Best Sound2º PlaceTres2022Mestre Mateo AwardsAward - Best SoundWinnerTres2020SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival of CataloniaHonorary Maria Award for a lifetime career in sound designWinner2020Madrid Film Festival-PNRAward - Best SoundWinnerEl Infierno2019Fugaz AwardsAward - Best Sound NominatedLa Noria2018CortogeniaBest Sound AwardWinnerLa Noria2018Emile AwardsAward for Best Sound Design in a Feature Film Production. NominatedAnother day of life2024Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards (LEJA Awards)Best Sound Award NominatedSociety of the Snow2024Motion Picture Sound EditorsGolden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Foreign Language Feature FilmWinnerSociety of the Snow2020Motion Picture Sound EditorsOutstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for live-action broadcast media under 35 minutes NominatedBattle at Big Rock2015Motion Picture Sound EditorsGolden Reel Award - Best Sound Montage, Best Sound Effects, Best Room Effects on televisionNominatedChapter: «Penny Dreadful: Night Work»2008Motion Picture Sound EditorsGolden Reel Award - Best Sound Montage, Best Room Effects, Best Editing of Dialogues in a non-English speaking filmWinnerThe Orphanage2017European FilmEuropean Sound Design AwardWinnerA Monster Call2024GoyaGoya Award - Best SoundWinnerSociety of the Snow2022GoyaGoya Award - Best SoundWinnerTres2017GoyaGoya Award - Best SoundWinnerA Monster Call2016GoyaGoya Award - Best SoundNominatedAnacleto, agente secreto2015GoyaGoya Award - Best SoundWinnerEl Niño2013GoyaGoya Award - Best SoundWinnerThe Impossible2012GoyaGoya Award - Best SoundNominatedEva2008GoyaGoya Award - Best SoundWinnerThe Orphanage2024CinEuphoriaBest Sound / Sound effects in international competitionWinnerSociety of the Snow2014CinEuphoriaBest Special Effects (sound or visual) in International CompetitionWinnerThe Impossible2024PlatinoAward - Best Sound DirectionWinnerSociety of the Snow2017PlatinoAward - Best Sound DirectionWinnerA Monster Call2024International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)Best Sound Award NominatedSociety of the Snow2022The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best Sound NominatedLas Leyes de la frontera2022The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best Sound NominatedTres2019The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best Sound NominatedJurassic World2019The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best Sound NominatedSuper López2017The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundWinnerA Monster Call2016The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundWinnerAnacleto, agente secreto2016The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundWinnerCapture the flag2015The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundWinnerEl Niño2014The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundNominated[REC] 4: Apocalypse2014The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundWinnerLos últimos días2014The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundNominatedEl cuerpo2013The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundWinnerThe Impossible2012The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundWinnerMientras duermes2012The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundNominatedEva2011The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundNominatedThe Julia's Eyes2010The Catalan Film AcademyGaudí Award - Best SoundWinner[Rec]²2007BarcelonaBarcelona Award - Best SoundWinnerThe Orphanage2017FenixAward - Best SoundWinnerA Monster Call2019Fugaz Spanish Short Film AwardsBest Sound awardNominatedLa Noria
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