Giovanni Rotondo
Giovanni Rotondo is a London-based composer. He has composed music for feature films, documentaries and TV series, including the Netflix show Dark Desire.[1]
Education[edit]
Rotondo completed his bachelor's degree in music composition at Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Career[edit]
After completing his bachelor, he spent a year in Los Angeles. During this time, he worked on Spider-man 3, and the Irish drama film Calvary.[2] He also collaborated on the score of The Ramen Girl,[3] and Illegal Tender.[4]
He created and managed the Film Scoring Lab at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. After scoring the feature film Bologna 2 Agosto I Giorni Della Collera, he composed the music for Orphans & Kingdoms, a 2014 New Zealand drama.[5][6] He composed themes for Elijah and the Rock Creature, a 2018 Canadian movie.[7] Other TV projects he composed for include: Il Giudice Meschino*, Il Confine,[8][9][10] Dark Desire,[11] and The Nightriders.
Music composition for video games[edit]
Awards[edit]
Rotondo has been nominated and the won following awards.
- Global Music Award: Silver Medal for Orphans & Kingdoms, original soundtrack film[15]
- Global Music Award 2018: for Elijah and the Rock Creature, original score[16]
- International Sound & Film Music Festival nominated for Il Confine[17]
- Global Music Award in 2013[18]
- Jerry Goldsmith Awards in 2014[19]
References[edit]
- ^ "Giovanni Rotondo's Blog Gives Film Scorers Both Advice and Community | Berklee". www.berklee.edu. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "CALVARY – Patrick Cassidy". MOVIE MUSIC UK. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "The ramen girl". Sud Ovest Records. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Джовани Ротондо в Пекарната". pekarnata.bg. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Giovanni Rotondo: Orphans & Kingdoms, original soundtrack film score review". www.mfiles.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Orphans & Kingdoms (Original Soundtrack) by Giovanni Rotondo, retrieved 25 May 2021
- ^ Lang, Shaun (11 December 2018). "WFF: ELIJAH AND THE ROCK CREATURE Explores Magical Northern Wilderness". Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Il giudice meschino Soundtrack (2014)". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Jim's Blog on mfiles from 2018 – Music News, Site Updates, Events and what's happening in the music world". www.mfiles.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Giovanni Rotondo – Il Confine (Colonna Sonora Originale Della Serie Tv) | daddykool, retrieved 25 May 2021
- ^ "Every Song on the "Dark Desire" Soundtrack Is Gold". Oprah Daily. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "The 8-bit Time Machine album takes a nostalgic angle at newer properties". Destructoid. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "The 8-bit Time Machine takes game music back to 1985". Engadget. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Zotrix, another sensational video game from Croatia hits Steam Early Access". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Winners-July-2015".
- ^ "Winners-Nov--2018". www.globalmusicawards.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "NOMINEES & WINNERS". ISFMF. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Winners-Feb-2014". www.globalmusicawards.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Administrador. "X Premios Jerry Goldsmith – Nominados a Mejor BSO de TV o Web Series". BSOSpirit (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2021.