The Basque National Orchestra records the original soundtrack to “Ocho apellidos vascos”, the latest film by Martínez-Lázaro

The Basque National Orchestra has recorded the soundtrack for "Ocho apellidos vascos", a feature film by director Emilio Martínez-Lázaro. The soundtrack was composed and conducted by Fernando Velázquez. The film is slated for release on March 14th.

New collaboration between Fernando Velázquez and the Basque National Orchestra. This recording is another in the list of collaborative projects between Fernando Velázquez and the Basque National Orchestra. Last December saw the completion of a project - part of the Klasikat series - in which the BNO, Ken Zazpi and Fernando Velázquez joined forces to record a CD and perform five concerts. Before that, Velázquez conducted the Orchestra for the recording of the soundtrack for El mal ajeno (2009), and for the Jorge Drexler song Madera de deriva, as part of the Uruguayan singer and songwriter's project entitled "n" (2012); Velázquez also conducted a concert featuring his soundtracks for the 2012 San Sebastián Film Festival.

Fernando Velázquez (Getxo, 1976) is the author soundtracks for a number of successful films, including El Orfanato (2007) and Lo Imposible (2012), both directed by José Antonio Bayona, El mal ajeno (2009) and Zipi y Zape (2013), directed by Oskar Santos, and Mamá (2013), by Andrés Muschietti. Most noteworthy, his awards are the "Premio Ojo Crítico" for classical music (2012) and the "Biznaga" award at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival (2013).

"Ocho apellidos vascos", starring Clara Lago, Dani Rovira, Carmen Machi and Karra Elejalde, is the latest comedy by filmmaker Emilio Martínez-Lázaro (Madrid, 1945). Other films by the director Amo mi cama rica (1970), Las palabras de Max (1977) - which won him the Golden Bear at the Berlin Festival - Amo tu cama rica (1991), Los peores años de nuestra vida (1994), Carreteras secundarias (1997), El otro lado de la cama (2002), Las trece rosas (2007) and La montaña rusa (2012).

"Ocho apellidos vascos" is a production of Telecinco Cinema, Lazona and Kowalski Films.