Carlos Rafael Rivera

Carlos Rafael Rivera (born 1970) is an American composer based from Guatemala.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In 2014, his music score for the movie A Walk Among the Tombstones[9] advanced for Oscar in the Best Original Score category.[10] Carlos also composed music for the Netflix miniseries Godless.[11]

Carlos Rafael Rivera
Birth name	Carlos Rafael Rivera
Born	1970 (age 49–50)
Occupation(s)	Music composer

Education

He attended Belen Jesus Preparatory School for high school. He has a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California.[12]

Discography

Film soundtracks

• Godless, 2017
• A Walk Among the Tombstones, 2014
• Feast, 2006
• Crash, 2005
• Dragonfly, 2002
• Without a Map, 1999

References

1. "Who wouldn't want Randy Newman as a musical mentor?". news.usc.edu.
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5. "Carlos Rafael Rivera scores "A Walk Among the Tombstones" starring Liam Neeson". thescl.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
6. "Interview with Carlos Rafael Rivera". filmsoundtrackcenter.com.
7. "PANTHER ALUMNI WEEK VISITING SPEAKER CARLOS RAFAEL RIVERA". mesutozgen.com.
8. "PANTHER ALUMNI WEEK WELCOMES COMPOSER CARLOS RAFAEL RIVERA, MEZZO-SOPRANO MISTY BERMUDEZ, SAXOPHONIST CHRIS CASTRO, AND FLUTIST ERNESTO FERNANDEZ". cartanews.fiu.edu/.
9. "Review: 'A Walk Among The Tombstones' Mostly Worth The Trek". forbes.com.
10. "Oscars: 114 Titles Advance In Original Score Category". hollywoodreporter.com.
11. http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/08/23/carlos-rafael-rivera-scoring-netflixs-godless/
12. "Composer Carlos Rafael Rivera". themiso.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-06-20.