Composer, conductor and music arranger
Paolo Buonvino
Born 29 March 1968 (1968-03-29 ) (age 57) Occupation(s) Composer, musician, conductor and music arranger Website www .paolobuonvino .com
Paolo Buonvino (born 29 March 1968) is an Italiancomposer , musician, conductor, and music arranger.
Buonvino was born on 29 March 1968 inScordia , acomune inSicily, Italy . He earned his Piano Bachelor-Degree from the Conservatorio Francesco Cilea in Reggio Calabria and a Master-Degree in Music Disciplines from theUniversity of Bologna .
In the late 1990s, he began to compose film scores and in 1999 he won the Cam/Rota Prize.[ 1]
In 2008 he won aDavid di Donatello forbest score and aNastro d'Argento inthe same category for the filmQuiet Chaos .[ 2]
In 2009 he won a second Nastro d'Argento for the score of the filmItalians .[ 2]
After that ground-breaking exploit, the musician started collaboration withItalian Film Director Gabriele Muccino , known forThe Pursuit of Happyness (2006) starring Will Smith andSeven Pounds (2018), again starringWill Smith alongsideRosario Dawson ,Woody Harrelson , andBarry Pepper .
For Muccino, Paolo Buonvino wrote the scores for some of the movies that would not only become colossal hits at the Italian box-office but generational phenomena, considered modern classics:Ecco fatto (1998);Come te nessuno mai (But forever in My Mind) (1999),L'ultimo bacio (The Last Kiss) (2001);Ricordati di me (Remember Me, My Love) (2003);Baciami ancora (Kiss Me Again) (2010); and the American production ofFathers & Daughters (2015), starringRussell Crowe ,Amanda Seyfried ,Kylie Rogers alongsideJane Fonda andOctavia Spencer .[ 3]
Throughout the years the artist confronted himself also with the pop/rock arena writing music for international artists of the caliber ofDolores'O Riordan , leader ofThe Cranberries andSkin ,[ 4] former leader ofSkunk Anansie ; and other Italian singers includingAndrea Bocelli ;Carmen Consoli ;Elisa ;Jovanotti andFiorella Mannoia .
Paolo Buonvino collaborated on productions in France for the moviesJe reste! (I'm Staying!) (2003) withSophie Marceau andVincent Perez ;Ma mère est folle (My Mother is Crazy) (2018) withFanny Ardant , directed byDiane Kurys andLes Estivants (The Summer House ) (2018), directed byValeria Bruni Tedeschi . In 2012, he scored the Canadian-British production ofIf I Were You comedy-drama fromJoan Carr-Wiggin starringMarcia Gay Harden ,Leonor Watling andAidan Quinn .
Moreover, Buonvino wrote the score for the U.S. Netflix TV hit seriesMedici: Masters of Florence andMedici: The Magnificent (2016/2019), created byFrank Spotnitz andNicholas Meyer and produced byLux Vide andHBO .
In 2020, he composed the score for the faith-based drama film Fátima[ 5] directed byMarco Pontecorvo , starringHarvey Keitel andSônia Braga alongsideJoaquim de Almeida ,Goran Visnjic , andLúcia Moniz . A special guest star on the score is Italian opera tenorAndrea Bocelli who sings the movie's lead theme "Gratia plena".[ 6] Both the score and the song are official entries for the 202193rd Academy Awards in the categories "Best Original Score" and "Best Original Song".
In July 2021 Taranta Reimagined[ 7] is released, a recording project of contamination between popular music and electronic music,[ 8] produced bySugar Music and distributed byUniversal Music . The disc features original interpretations byJovanotti ,Mahmood ,Gianna Nannini andDiodato recorded during the 2020 edition of theNotte della Taranta .
In 2021, theBiennale Musica di Venezia commissions him a project that sees the light of day in September 2022 at the Teatro alle Tese in Venice, entitled "Çiatu";[ 9] a concert for reciting voices, three disklaviers and electronic music, with the art installation byIrma Blank ,[ 10] performed by the Parco della Musica Contemporanea Ensemble orchestra,[ 11] conducted by Tonino Battista.
Between 2022 and 2023 he wrote the soundtracks for the first and second seasons of the television series A casa tutti bene[ 12] - La serie andIncastrati ,[ 13] directed by Ficarra and Picone.
Ecco fatto , directed byGabriele Muccino (1998)But Forever in My Mind directed byGabriele Muccino (1999)Lost Lover , directed byRoberto Faenza (1999)Der Kardinal – directed by Berthold Mittermayr (1999) Dancing North – directed by Paolo Quaregna (1999) The Last Kiss , directed byGabriele Muccino (2000)di famiglia (film 2015) Segreti di Famiglia (Laguna, original title) – directed by Dennis Berry (2001)Remember Me, My Love , directed byGabriele Muccino (2003)Life as It Comes , directed byStefano Incerti (2003)Five Moons Square , directed byRenzo Martinelli (2003)On My Skin , directed byValerio Jalongo (2003)Je Reste – Directed byDiane Kurys (2003) Apnea , directed byRoberto Dordit (2005)Manual of Love , directed byGiovanni Veronesi (2005)Romanzo Criminale , directed byMichele Placido (2005)Il fantasma di Corleone – Directed byMarco Amenta (2006)[1] Napoleon and Me , directed byPaolo Virzì (2006)My Best Enemy , directed byCarlo Verdone (2006 )Concrete Romance , directed byMarco Martani (2007)[2] I Vicerè , directed byRoberto Faenza (2007)Manual of Love 2 , directed byGiuseppe Veronesi (2007)Quiet Chaos , directed byAntonello Grimaldi (2008)La matassa , directed byFicarra e Picone eGiambattista Avellino eVincenzo Cavalli (2009)[3] Italians , directed byGiovanni Veronesi (2009)Kiss Me Again , directed byGabriele Muccino (2010)[4] School Is Over – Directed byValerio Jalongo 2010The Ages of Love , directed byGiovanni Veronesi (2011)It May Be Love But It Doesn't Show , directed byFicarra e Picone (2011)One Day More , directed byMassimo Venier (2011)Silvio Forever – Directed byRoberto Faenza , Filippo Marcelloni (2011)[5] Tutto Tutto Niente Niente , directed byGiulio Manfredonia (2012)Terramatta , directed byCostanza Quatriglio (2012) – documentary filmIf I Were You – Directed byJoan Carr Wiggin starringMarcia Gay Harden (2012)[6] Un Uccello Molto Serio – Directed byLorenza Indovina (2013)[7] Con il fiato sospeso , directed byCostanza Quatriglio (2013)Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? , directed byFausto Brizzi (2013)Il Natale della mamma imperfetta , directed byIvan Cotroneo (2013)Mi rifaccio vivo , directed bySergio Rubini (2013)L'Abbraccio Definitivo – Directed byStefania Rocca (2014) Unique Brothers – Directed byAlessio Maria Federici (2014)[8] La scuola più bella del mondo – Directed byLuca Miniero (2014)[9] Anita B. , directed byRoberto Faenza (2014)[10] Fathers and Daughters , directed byGabriele Muccino (2015)7 minuti – Directed byMichele Placido (2016)[11] Ma mère est folle – Directed byDiane Kurys (2018)[12] The Summer House (Les estivants) – Directed byValeria Bruni Tedeschi (2019)[13] Fatima , directed byMarco Pontecorvo (2020)[14] Burraco fatale diGiuliana Gamba (2020)[ 14] La piovra 8 - Lo scandalo , directed byGiacomo Battiato (1997) –La piovra 9 - Il patto , directed byGiacomo Battiato (1998) –L'elefante bianco , directed byGianfranco Albano (1998) –Caraibi , directed byLamberto Bava (1999) –Una Farfalla nel Cuore – Directed byGiuliana Gamba (1999) – fiction TVRai1 Padre Pio: Miracle Man , directed byCarlo Carlei (2000)L'impero , directed byLamberto Bava (2001) –Il giovane Casanova , directed byGiacomo Battiato (2002) – film TVCuore di Donna – Directed byFranco Bernini – (2002) fiction TVRai1 Ferrari , directed byCarlo Carlei (2003)Mio figlio , directed byLuciano Odorisio (2004) –Paolo Borsellino , regia siGianluca Maria Tavarelli (2004) –Una famiglia in giallo , directed byAlberto Simone (2005) –Fuga per la libertà – L'aviatore – Directed byCarlo Carlei (2008) – fiction TV (canale5 )[15] Il commissario Manara , directed byDavide Marengo eLuca Libuori (2009–2011)4 padri single , directed byPaolo Monico (2009) – film TV, featuring Emanuele BossiIo e mio figlio , nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi , directed byLuciano Odorisio (2010) –Il commissario Manara 2 – Directed byLuca Ribuoli (2011) – fiction TV rai1Una mamma imperfetta – Directed byIvan Cotroneo (2013) –Sotto copertura , directed byGiulio Manfredonia (2015) –Tutto può Succedere – Directed byLucio Pellegrini , Alessandro Casale (2015) – fiction (Rai1 )[16] Medici: Masters of Florence , directed bySergio Mimica-Gezzan (2016) –Sotto copertura – La cattura di Zagaria , directed byGiulio Manfredonia (2017) –[17] Tutto può succedere 2 – Directed byLucio Pellegrini ,Alessandro Angelini (2017) – fiction (Rai1 )[18] Questo nostro amore 80 – Directed byIsabella Leoni ,Luca Ribuoli – (2018) – fiction (Rai1 )[19] Tutto può succedere 3 – Directed by Alessandro Casale,Lucio Pellegrini (2018) – fiction (Rai1 )[20] Medici: The Magnificent – Directed by Jon Cassar, Jan Maria Michelini (2018) – (Rai1 )[21] I Medici 3 : Nel nome della famiglia – Directed byChristian Duguay (2019) – (Rai1 )[22] Buongiorno, mamma! , regia diGiulio Manfredonia (2021- 2023)A casa tutti bene - La serie (2021-2023) - TV series -first and second seasonIncastrati , regia diFicarra e Picone (2022-2023) - TV series - first and second seasonThe Leopard (2025)Discography collaborations [ edit ] Franco Battiato ,il cavaliere dell'intelletto (1994)Carmen Consoli ,Elettra (2009),Eva contro Eva (2006),L'eccezione (2002),L'anfiteatro e la bambina impertinente , (live 2001),Stato di necessità (2000),Patrizia Laquidara , Noite e Luar (single 2007)Elisa ,Ecco che (single 2013),Eppure Sentire (single 2007)Fiorella Mannoia , Sud (2012)A te (2013),Negramaro "tutto puo succedere"Dolores O'Riordan "senza fiato"[ 15] Jovanotti ,Baciami ancora (single 2010),Ora (album – 2011),Lorenzo in Concerto – LiveTaormina Teatro Antico (2012)Skin ,Renaissance (single 2016)[ 16] Andrea Bocelli "Gratia plena"[ 17] Jovanotti ,Mahmood ,Gianna Nannini andDiodato - Taranta reimagined (2021)In 1999 at the56th Venice film fest he was awarded the "Rota " prize (collateral prizes) for the music ofBut Forever in My Mind (directed byGabriele Muccino )
At theFestival International de Luchon (2002) he received the award for the best soundtrack with the film "the young Casanova".
Since 2000, he has received seven nominations
In 2008 the award as best musician to "David di Donatello " with the filmQuiet Chaos (directed byAntonello Grimaldi )
In 2009 he received theNastro d'Argento for Best Score inTaormina with the filmItalians (byGiovanni Veronesi ).
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