Julian Bautista

Spanish classical music composer and conductor (21 April 1901 – 8 July 1961). He was a member of "Generation of '27" and the "Group of Eight", the latter of which also included composers Jesús Bal y Gay, Ernesto Halffter and his brother Rodolfo, Juan José Mantecón, Fernando Remacha, Rosa García Ascot, Salvador Bacarisse and Gustavo Pittaluga. He composed the soundtracks to 37 movies in addition to more than 30 other classical works. He worked actively as a conductor with such orchestras as the Orquesta Sinfónica De Madrid and the Orquesta Nacional De España.