Origin Paraguay
Italy | Years active 1996–present | |
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Birth name Francisco Villalba Greco Genres Film scores, soundtracks, instrumental Occupation(s) Musician, film composer, producer Instruments Piano, keyboard, synthesizer, guitar and accordion Music director 7 Boxes, Universo Servilleta, #YA Profiles | ||
Fran Villalba (Asunción, 7 November 1978) is a Paraguayan pianist and film composer. He has composed scores for many short films and featured films. He is best known as the composer of the award-winning Paraguayan film 7 Boxes (2012).
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Early life
He holds a degree in Accounting from Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción".
Career
He is self-taught in harmony, composition and electronic music. He was keyboardist of the rock band Gaudí (1996–2010), with whom he recorded 3 albums.
Fran won a scholarship to attend the Laboratory of Music for Film in 2013, which belongs to film laboratories for professionals in Mexico City (Mexico). He was selected for Talents Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 2014.
He released his first album of instrumental music Universo Paralelo in 2014.
Fran opened Planetario Music Studio in 2006.
He is currently studying a master's degree in Composition of Soundtracks and Music for Audiovisual Media at Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya in Barcelona (Spain).