Stefano Lentini

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. He is the only Italian composer (along with Ennio Morricone) to be represented in US by "The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency".

Stefano Lentini
Stefano Lentini
Background information
Born (1974-11-26) 26 November 1974
OriginRome, Italy
Genresfilm score, alt classic, indie classic
Occupation(s)Composer, musician, songwriter
InstrumentsGuitar, bass guitar, flute, pipa, piano, drums, recorder[1]
Years active1999–present
LabelsRai Com
C.A.M.
Milan Records
Coloora Records
Website www.stefanolentini.com

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 Red Door, 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 Odessa 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. His music has been likened to orchestral, ambient music, world music and aesthetically compared to the film music of Ennio Morricone and Alexandre Desplat. 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
YearTitleDirectorStudioNotes
2019La porta rossa Se02Carmine EliaVela Film
Rai Fiction
Garbo Film
De Sable et de FeuSouheil Ben-BarkaJal's Production
Flat Parioli
Liberi di scegliereGiacomo CampiottiBibi Film
Rai Fiction
2018Taranta on the RoadSalvatore AlloccaMarvin Film
Vega's Project
Tainted LoveMarta Carocci VovcsPremier Film
2017La porta rossa Se01Carmine EliaVela Film
Rai Fiction
The BallerinaSteven PullenOld Dominion
2016Braccialetti Rossi Se03Giacomo CampiottiPalomar
Rai Fiction
MaresiaMarcos GuttmannSolar Movies
Bird Film
JehanneMarion CavailléEsav
2015Tango per la LibertàAlberto NegrinCompagnia Leone Cinematografica
Rai Fiction
Rai 1
Braccialetti Rossi Se02Giacomo CampiottiPalomar
Rai Fiction
2014Sarà un PaeseNicola CampiottiIndrapur Cinematografica
Non è mai troppo tardiGiacomo CampiottiBibi Film
Rai Fiction
Braccialetti Rossi Se01Giacomo CampiottiPalomar
Rai Fiction
2013The GrandmasterWong Kar-waiBlock 2 Pictures
Jet Tone Films
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Bona International Film Group		Composed with Shigeru Umebayashi and Nathaniel Méchaly
Ausgepresst Wie ZitronenAndreas PichlerMiramonte Film
Arte
Country of Bodies: Bombay in DancePuneet RakhejaLittle Red Car
2012Ailes de MercureOlivier BeaudoinBeauodin Production
WavesPilli CorteseWoho
Sfiorando il muroSilvia GiralucciDoclab
2011Silvio, one of usAndreas PichlerMiramonte Film
ORF
2010Skin deepFranco Di ChieraABC
Doclab
Electric Pictures Pty Ltd
Il SorteggioGiacomo CampiottiArtis
Rai Fiction
La Nuova Armata BrancaleoneMario MonicelliCarlo Rossellini
2009399 B.C.Nicola CampiottiPrana Film
BakhitaGiacomo CampiottiTitania Produzioni
Rai Fiction
2008Torpedos im Morgengrauen - Das letzte Schlachtschiff des Kaiser Maria-Magdalena KollerInterspot Film
ORF
Vidicom
ARTE
ZDF
BMUKK
DocLab
MTV
SF
2006Shooting Silvio Berardo CarboniMork&Berry
Kubla Khan
Cinedance
2005Excellent CadaversMarco TurcoDoclab
Rai 3
Artline Films
France 2
BBC Storyville
Yle Teema
Svt
SBS TV Australia		Composed with Andrea Pandolfo
La Via del successoLeonardo D'AgostiniDorje Film
SmartLeonardo D'AgostiniStudio Universal

Discography
  • Fury Coloora Records (2018)
  • La porta rossa 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)
  • The Ballerina Soundtrack (2017)

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
  1. "Stefano Lentini' artist profile". Le Rondone Records. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  2. [1]
  • Zabriskie Point
  • Film4Life
  • Colonne Sonore.net
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