Federico Jusid (Buenos Aires; April 23, 1973) is an Argentine pianist and composer who currently lives and works between Madrid and Los Angeles. Jusid combines his activity for concert halls, with the composition for movies and tv shows soundtracks.

Jusid’s compositions have accompanied and enriched a wide array of unique characters and stories. From innovative documentaries designed for new streaming platforms to classic feature films with profound narratives, the works of the Argentine composer stand out for their bold yet evocative nature.

Among his most recent scores for feature films, documentaries and television series is the soundtrack for the Disney+ series A Thousand Blows, written by Steven Knight, the creator of the globally acclaimed Peaky Blinders. He also composed the original score for A Gentleman in Moscow, the latest series starring Ewan McGregor and directed by Sam Miller. Another recent highlight is the score for the Argentine production The Eternaut, the new Netflix series based on Héctor Germán Oesterheld’s graphic novel. The soundtrack for The Eternaut has been nominated for the 2025 Latin Grammy in the category of Best Music for Visual Media.

One of his most distinguished works is the soundtrack for The Secret in Their Eyes, directed by Juan José Campanella, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. For this composition, Jusid was nominated for the Goya Award for Best Original Score by the Spanish Academy of Cinematic Arts.

In 2022, Federico composed the soundtrack for The English (Amazon/BBC), a critically acclaimed Western starring Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer. This earned him a nomination from the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) for Best Original Score (TV Series), as well as a 2023 BAFTA nomination for Best Original Music: Fiction. Additionally, Indiewire named The English soundtrack the best of 2022.

Jusid also created the sound world for the latest season of the acclaimed series The Head, directed by Jorge Dorado for the streaming platform Max. He has composed the scores for numerous other feature films, including The Penguin Lessons and Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End. He also contributed additional compositions for Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings, collaborating alongside Alberto Iglesias.

In television, one of his most recognized works is the score for the Spanish series Isabel, which earned him several awards, including the IFMCA Award and the Reel Music Award. Continuing with his TV projects, Jusid composed the music for The Ladie’s Companion (Netflix, 2025), Land of Women (starring Eva Longoria), La Favorita (Mediaset España), the mini-documentary How to Hunt a Monster (Amazon Prime) directed by Carles Tamayo and The Asunta Case (Netflix).

Other soundtracks by Federico Jusid include Neruda; Iosi, the Regretful Spy (seasons 1 and 2); the Faults trilogy (My Fault, Your Fault, Our Fault); Loving Pablo; Kidnap and 7 Years, for which he was also executive producer. The theatrical adaptation of 7 Years has premiered in Spain, France, Greece, Argentina and Mexico.

Federico also composed the music for Cross the Line; The Summer We Lived; Life Itself; The Night of 12 Years and the animated miniseries Watership Down, a BBC project for Netflix based on Richard Adams’ classic British novel. For Watership Down, Jusid received an Emmy Award nomination for his soundtrack. He has also created the music for Close Your Eyes, by Víctor Erice, for which he was nominated for the Feroz Awards and the CEC Medals, awarded by the Circle of Cinematographic Writers.

Throughout his career Federico has been distinguished with more than thirty international awards and nominations for both his concert works and his film scores, such as the First Prize of the Beethoven Piano Competition, First Prize at the A. Williams Piano Competition and the First Prize of the Friends of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Federico is also a three-time winner of the International Film Music Critics Awards (for Isabel and Carlos King Emperor). He has achieved three nominations for the Platino Awards (for Neruda, Magallanes and The Night of 12 Years) and has been distinguished as Composer of the Year 2016 by the Spanish Association of Music Critics and nominated by the IFMCA (International Film Music Critics Association) as Composer of the Year in 2020 and in 2022. His score for The Secret in Their Eyes, Academy Oscar Award Winner as best foreign film, achieved several international awards including the Havana Film Festival, the Argentinean Academy Awards and the nomination from the Goya Awards from the Spanish Film Academy. In 2021 for The Summer We Live he received his second nomination to the Spanish Goya Awards. He has received the Produ Award (distinctions for excellence in television production in Latin America) for the best score for the series Hernán in 2020 and in 2022 for Santa Evita, as well as in the recently established Cóndor de Plata for series, in which he won in the Best Original Score category for Santa Evita and Iosi, The Regretful Spy. In 2023 he received a nomination for the BAFTA Awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Art in the Original Music: Fiction category for the series The English. Also for this miniseries he was nominated for the Royal Television UK Award, the Movie Music UK Award and the IFMCA. In 2023, the Spanish Academy of Television and Audiovisual Arts and Sciences awarded him the Talent Award for his career in the field of music and composition.

His most recognized concert hall compositions include Tango Rhapsody, a piece for two pianos and symphony orchestra commissioned by the Tiempo-Lechner duo for its premiere at the Martha Argerich International Music Festival, which has been presented worldwide, including Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel; Kinetic Overture, premiered by the RTVE Orchestra at the Monumental Theatre of Madrid; The Silence of Their Names, commissioned by Victims of Terrorism Foundation and premiered at the National Music Auditorium of Madrid in March 2021; Extimité, commissioned by the Spanish National Center of Music, premiered in 2018 at the Reina Sofía Art Center in Madrid; Enigmas, commissioned by the University of Alcalá de Henares in its V Centenary; Finding Sarasate, premiered at the Pablo Sarasate Centenary Tribute Concert; Danza de Aldeanos, commissioned by the National Center for Music Promotion (CNDM) to commemorate the bicentenary of Prado Museum and La Librería del Ingenioso Hidalgo, commissioned for the celebrations of the IV Centenary of Don Quijote. In 2022 he conducted the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra at the Teatro Colón in a program that included the world premiere of Bidaia, concert for accordion and orchestra, a work commissioned by the OFBA. With this work he performed in 2023 at the head of the Navarra Symphony Orchestra, with which in 2024 he released the album Bidaia, with Iñaki Alberdi as soloist. The OCNE (Spanish National Orchestra and Choir) commissioned and premiered in its 23/24 Season its most recent concert piece Itinera 4.0, Tránsitos for concertante grave metal and symphonic orchestra.

As a pianist and conductor, Jusid has performed as a soloist in some of the most recognized halls in North America, Asia and Europe, including the Carnegie Weill Hall in New York; the Colon Theater in Buenos Aires; the Israel Philarmonic Orchestra House of Tel Aviv and the National Auditorium of Madrid. Since 2005 and for over ten years Federico has been resident composer and pianist of the Sonor Ensemble. During these years he has toured throughout Spain, Europe and Asia performing repertoire music as well as his own compositions. In addition, Jusid has performed with worldwide renowned leading orchestras such as the Argentine National Symphony Orchestra, the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, the Paris Sinfonietta, the Galician Symphony Orchestra, the Spanish National Radio Orchestra, to name a few.