Andrea Guerra is an Italian composer. He is noted for his film scores of ''
Facing Windows
''Facing Windows'' (Italian: ''La finestra di fronte'') is a 2003 Italian movie directed by Ferzan Özpetek.
Plot
Giovanna ( Giovanna Mezzogiorno) and her husband Filippo (Filippo Nigro) have settled into life. They both have jobs that make them ...
'' (2003), ''
Hotel Rwanda
''Hotel Rwanda'' is a 2004 drama film directed by Terry George. It was adapted from a screenplay co-written by George and Keir Pearson, and stars Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo as hotelier Paul Rusesabagina and his wife Tatiana. Based on the Rw ...
'' (2004), and ''
The Pursuit of Happyness
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'' (2006).
Biography
Son of poet and screenwriter
Tonino Guerra
Antonio "Tonino" Guerra (16 March 1920 – 21 March 2012) was an Italian poet, writer and screenwriter who collaborated with some of the most prominent film directors in the world.
Life and work
Guerra was born in Santarcangelo di Romagna.
Accor ...
, Andrea Guerra was born in October 1961 in the northern Italian town of
Santarcangelo di Romagna
Santarcangelo di Romagna ( rgn, Santarcànzul) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on the Via Emilia. As of 2009, it had a population of some 21,300. It is crossed by two rivers, the Uso and the Marecchia
...
. After studying composition and arrangement under maestro Ettore Ballotta, he moved to Rome where he began his career composing music for nature documentaries. In succeeding years, he wrote several film scores for directors such as
Ferzan Özpetek
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Biography
Ferzan Özpetek was born in Istanbul in 1959. In 1976, he decided to move to Italy to study Cinema History at Sapienza Unive ...
,
Roberto Faenza
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Career
Faenza made his directing debut in 1968 ...
,
Giuseppe Bertolucci
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Selected filmography
* ''Berlinguer, I Lov ...
, and others.
In 2015, he made his debut in
Bollywood
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by composing the
film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...
of the ''
Dum Laga Ke Haisha
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''.
In 2016, he composed the background score for the
Shah Rukh Khan
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-starrer ''
Fan''.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
*
European Film Awards
The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of which the most ...
2005 - Best Composer (''
Hotel Rwanda
''Hotel Rwanda'' is a 2004 drama film directed by Terry George. It was adapted from a screenplay co-written by George and Keir Pearson, and stars Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo as hotelier Paul Rusesabagina and his wife Tatiana. Based on the Rw ...
'')
*
Golden Satellite Awards 2005 - Best Original Song ("Million Voices", from the movie ''Hotel Rwanda'', written by Andrea Guerra, Wyclef Jean and Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis )
* Apex Award 2005 - Best Original Song ("
Million Voices
"Million Voices" is a single by Swedish DJ and producer Otto Knows. The song was released in Belgium as a digital download on 31 May 2012. The song has charted in Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Sweden.
Music video
An accompanyi ...
")
* Ravello CineMusic 2004 - Best Original Song ("Che ne sarà di noi")
*
David di Donatello Awards
The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...
2003 - Best Composer (''
Facing Windows
''Facing Windows'' (Italian: ''La finestra di fronte'') is a 2003 Italian movie directed by Ferzan Özpetek.
Plot
Giovanna ( Giovanna Mezzogiorno) and her husband Filippo (Filippo Nigro) have settled into life. They both have jobs that make them ...
'')
* Globo d'oro 2003 - Best Soundtrack (''Facing Windows'')
*
Ciak d'oro
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History and profile
''Ciak'' was established in 1 ...
2003 - Best Soundtrack (''Facing Windows'')
*
Silver Ribbon
The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...
2003 - Best Song ("Gocce di memoria")
* Italian Music Award 2003 - Best Song ("Gocce di memoria")
* Italian Music Award 2003 - Best Arrangement ("Gocce di memoria")
* Nino Rota Prize 2003 for the artistic quality of works
* FIPA (International Festival of Audiovisual Programs) d'Or Biarritz 2003 - Best Soundtrack (''La guerra è finita'')
*
Flaiano Film Festival
The Flaiano Prizes ( it, Premi Flaiano) are a set of Italian international awards recognizing achievements in the fields of creative writing, cinema, theater and radio-television.
Established to honour the Italian author and screenwriter Ennio Flai ...
2001 - Best Soundtrack (''Le fate ignoranti'')
* Italian Music Award 2001 - Best Soundtrack (''Le fate ignoranti'')
*
Grolla d'oro 2001 - best composer (''Tornando a casa'')
* Film Festival in Valencia 2001 - Best Soundtrack (''Tornando a casa'')
Nominations
* David di Donatello Awards 2008 - Best Original Song ("
Tear Down These Houses")
* Grammy Awards 2005 - Best Song from the film ("
Million Voices
"Million Voices" is a single by Swedish DJ and producer Otto Knows. The song was released in Belgium as a digital download on 31 May 2012. The song has charted in Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Sweden.
Music video
An accompanyi ...
")
* Golden Globe 2005 - Best Original Song ("Million Voices")
* David di Donatello Awards 2005 - Best Soundtrack (''Cuore sacro'')
* David di Donatello Awards 2004 - Best Soundtrack (''Che ne sarà di noi'')
* Globo d'oro 2003 - Best Soundtrack (''Prendimi l'anima'')
References
External links
Official website*
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
David di Donatello winners
European Film Award for Best Composer winners
Ciak d'oro winners
Nastro d'Argento winners
Italian film score composers
Italian male film score composers