Gustavo Santaolalla

Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla is an Argentine composer and musician. Known for his minimalist approach to composing, he rose to fame for creating the scores to the films Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Babel (2006), for which he received two Academy Awards for Best Original Score in consecutive years. Santaolalla also gained recognition for his work on The Last of Us games, composing the original title and its 2020 sequel. He returned to reprise his themes and co-compose the score for the 2023 HBO adaptation.

19 August 1951

Born on the same birth date (19 August 1951): John Deacon

Born on the same birth day (19 August): Charles François de Broglie, Marquis of Ruffec • Christine Soetewey • Dave Dutton • Edgar F. Codd • Francis I of the Two Sicilies • Fumio Hayasaka • Gabriela Grillo • Governor of Michigan • Gustave Caillebotte • Jan Fyt • José Rubén Zamora • Jun Jin • Lindsey Jacobellis • Matthew Perry • Percy Watson • Ronald King • Rose Heilbron • Thomas Jones (American football)

Born in the same month (August 1951): Ann Biderman • Bill Whitaker (journalist) • Dana Rosemary Scallon • Edward Witten • Geoff Whitehorn • Gerd Bonk • Jimi Jamison • Joe Lynn Turner • Per Westerberg • Samantha Sang • Tim Bachman