Stefano Lentini Explained

Stefano Lentini
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Birth Date:26 November 1974
Origin:Rome, Italy
Instrument:Guitar, bass guitar, flute, pipa, piano, drums, recorder[1] | genre = film score, alt classic, indie classic| occupation = Composer, musician, songwriter| years_active = 1999 - present| label = Rai Com
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Stefano Lentini (born 26 November 1974) is a music composer based in Rome, Italy. He has composed and produced music extensively for film, television and theatre, working in a large variety of genres.

His first instrument was a classic guitar made by his grandfather, who was a carpenter, out of some old wardrobe doors. He started composing and recording music at a very early age. A multi-instrumentalist, Lentini is known for his use of original tunes on guitar, but also plays piano, bass, drums, flute, lute and several other instruments, often playing all of these on his albums through the use of multitrack recording. This multitude of instruments, including string orchestrations, figure prominently in his compositions, giving his music a symphonic sound.

Stefano Lentini's television work has screened in Italy and around the world, and includes the TV Series [The Sea Beyond], The Red Door SE01-02, Braccialetti Rossi SE01-SE02-SE03" (International Emmy Kids Awards nominee), "El Maestro", Bakhita, Drawn for Jury Duty. He composed the soundtrack for feature films “Maresia” (Premiered at 2015 Festival des Films du Monde, Montreal), “The Nest of the Turtledove” (Best Ukrainian Film Odesa 2016), “Grazing The Wall” (Selected at 69th Venice International Film Festival). His album Stabat Mater was iTunes Top 10 Original Score Albums in Belgium, Italy, France, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. It was No.1 in Hong Kong.

Lentini makes use of a variety of instruments,[2] often playing many of them himself on the same track and writes music in various time signatures. He is considered part of the cross-chamber music, but his influences are very broad. Lentini' music often has spiritual themes, and many songs draw inspiration from real stories.

Biography

Lentini' first instrument was the guitar, built by his grandfather with the doors of an antique wardrobe. Ever since he was young he dedicated himself to the composition and arrangement of music. He made his debut at the Folkstudio, a historic nightclub in Rome. He graduated with high honours in Cultural Anthropology and studied Ethnomusicology in Rome and in London.

A multi-instrumentalist, Stefano Lentini is known for his use of non-conventional tunes on guitar, but also plays electric bass, piano, drums, and several other instruments, often playing all of these on his albums through the use of multitrack recording. While in school, he studied the lute and flute, which he also plays on his albums. This multitude of instruments, including string orchestrations, figure prominently in his compositions, giving his music a symphonic sound.

Selected filmography

Year Title Director Studio Notes
2022 Survivors Carmine Elia Rodeo Drive
Rai Fiction
Studio Battaglia Simone Spada Rai Fiction
Palomar
2021 Mare Fuori Se02 Milena Cocozza, Ivan Silvestrini Picomedia
Rai Fiction
2020 Mare Fuori Carmine Elia Picomedia
Rai Fiction
The Devil's Clock Alessandro Angelini Rai Fiction
Picomedia
2019 La porta rossa Se02 Carmine Elia Vela Film
Rai Fiction
Garbo Film
De Sable et de Feu Jal's Production
Flat Parioli
Liberi di scegliere Bibi Film
Rai Fiction
2018 Taranta on the Road Salvatore Allocca Marvin Film
Vega's Project
Tainted Love Marta Carocci Vovcs Premier Film
2017 La porta rossa Se01 Carmine Elia Vela Film
Rai Fiction
The Ballerina Steven Pullen Old Dominion
2016 Braccialetti Rossi Se03 Palomar
Rai Fiction
Maresia Marcos Guttmann Solar Movies
Bird Film
Jehanne Marion Cavaillé Esav
2015 Tango per la Libertà Alberto Negrin Compagnia Leone Cinematografica
Rai Fiction
Rai 1
Braccialetti Rossi Se02 Palomar
Rai Fiction
2014 Sarà un Paese Nicola Campiotti Indrapur Cinematografica
Non è mai troppo tardi Bibi Film
Rai Fiction
Braccialetti Rossi Se01 Palomar
Rai Fiction
2013 The Grandmaster Block 2 Pictures
Jet Tone Films
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Bona International Film Group
Composed with Shigeru Umebayashi and Nathaniel Méchaly
Ausgepresst Wie Zitronen Andreas Pichler Miramonte Film
Arte
Country of Bodies: Bombay in Dance Puneet Rakheja Little Red Car
2012 Ailes de Mercure Olivier Beaudoin Beauodin Production
Waves Pilli Cortese Woho
Sfiorando il muro Silvia Giralucci Doclab
2011 Silvio, one of us Andreas Pichler Miramonte Film
ORF
2010 Skin deep Franco Di Chiera ABC
Doclab
Electric Pictures Pty Ltd
Il Sorteggio Artis
Rai Fiction
La Nuova Armata Brancaleone Carlo Rossellini
2009 399 B.C. Nicola Campiotti Prana Film
Bakhita Titania Produzioni
Rai Fiction
2008 Torpedos im Morgengrauen - Das letzte Schlachtschiff des Kaiser Maria-Magdalena Koller Interspot Film
ORF
Vidicom
ARTE
ZDF
BMUKK
DocLab
MTV
SF
2006 Shooting Silvio Berardo Carboni Mork&Berry
Kubla Khan
Cinedance
2005 Excellent Cadavers Doclab
Rai 3
Artline Films
France 2
BBC Storyville
Yle Teema
Svt
SBS TV Australia
Composed with Andrea Pandolfo
La Via del successo Leonardo D'Agostini Dorje Film
Smart Leonardo D'Agostini Studio Universal

Discography

  • Studio Battaglia, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Curci (2022)
  • Mare Fuori Seconda Stagione, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Rai Com (2022)
  • Venere Coloora (2020)
  • Mare Fuori, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Rai Com (2020)
  • The Devil's Clock, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Cinevox (2020)
  • La Porta Rossa Season 02, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Rai Com (2019)
  • Fury Coloora Records (2018)
  • La porta rossa, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Rai Com (2017)
  • Stabat Mater - As Seen in Wong Kar Wai's "The Grandmaster" Milan Records, Warner Classics (2013)
  • Watanka Original Music from the Television Series Braccialetti rossi, Edizioni Curci (2014)
  • Non è mai troppo tardi Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, RAI (2014)
  • Bakhita Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, RAI (2011)
  • Cinematic Soundscape Soundtrack, RAI (2011)
  • Tango & Popular Vibes Soundtrack, RAI (2011)
  • Il sorteggio Original Soundtrack Motion Picture, RAI (2010)
  • Una piccola piccola storia, Le Disco de Rondone (2009)
  • Shooting Silvio Original Soundtrack, C.A.M. Original Soundtracks (2007)
  • Soundtrack Sampler, Various Artists, C.A.M. Original Soundtracks (2007)
  • Soundtrack Sampler, Various Artists, C.A.M. Original Soundtracks (2006)
  • Super Naim Experience, Self produced (1999)

Collaborations:

  • Braccialetti Rossi, Carosello (2014)
  • In un altro Paese OST, C.A.M. Original Soundtracks (2005)
  • Fiorenza, CNR Entertainment (2009)
  • Marte Live Compilation, Various Artists, Procult (2004)

Curiosity

His album Stabat Mater - As Seen in Wong Kar Wai's "The Grandmaster" is iTunes Top 10 Original Score Albums in Belgium, Italy, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan.Lentini collaborates with English songwriter Charlie Winston for the Main Title of the TV Series The Red Door. The song, titled "It's Not Impossible" was n#2 in the iTunes Soundtrack Chart in Italy.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stefano Lentini artist profile. Le Rondone Records. 2010-01-10.
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