Carlos Rafael Rivera
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Carlos Rafael Rivera is a Grammy and two-time Emmy winning composer and educator with a multifaceted career in Film, TV, and the Performing Arts. His work includes scores for Netflix's Godless, for which he received a Primetime Emmy, his award-winning score for The Queen's Gambit, for which he won his second Primetime Emmy and first Grammy Award, Universal Pictures' A Walk Among the Tombstones, starring Liam Neeson, the hit show Hacks for HBO Max, Universal's Chupa, as well as the global hit La Reina Del Sur 3 for Netflix/Telemundo.
Upcoming projects feature Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV), starring Brie Larson, Griselda (Netflix), starring Sofia Vergara, and Ezra, starring Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, and Robert DeNiro. He will also continue his collaboration with director Scott Frank on Monsieur Spade.
A protégé of Randy Newman, Carlos was named TV Composer of the Year by the World Soundtrack Awards in 2021. He serves as Chair and Associate Professor at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music in Media Scoring and Production. He resides in Miami, Florida.
Upcoming projects feature Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV), starring Brie Larson, Griselda (Netflix), starring Sofia Vergara, and Ezra, starring Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, and Robert DeNiro. He will also continue his collaboration with director Scott Frank on Monsieur Spade.
A protégé of Randy Newman, Carlos was named TV Composer of the Year by the World Soundtrack Awards in 2021. He serves as Chair and Associate Professor at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music in Media Scoring and Production. He resides in Miami, Florida.
