Daniele Luppi is an Italian
composer
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and music producer who has been active since around 1999. He is an
Emmy
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nominated film and television composer and has worked with the likes of
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
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,
Gnarls Barkley
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, and
John Legend
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.
As a film composer, Luppi has scored a number of productions including the ''
Assassination of a High School President
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'' starring
Bruce Willis
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, and the award-winning indie film
''Bad Habits''. His work in television includes an “Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music” Emmy nod for Netflix’s
''Marco Polo'' and STARZ’s
''Magic City''.
Beyond the scoring stage and in the studio, Luppi has put forward a string of releases that exemplify various eras of Italian music. His first album, ''An Italian Story'' paid homage to vintage 60s and 70s soundstage compositions and benefited from contributions by members of The Marc 4. ''
Rome
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'', the conceptual and spiritual follow-up to his debut album, was described as “purely gorgeous” by Pitchfork,
seen as a foray into the mainstream and was praised for its collaborations with
Jack White
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,
Norah Jones
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, and
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.
''MILANO'', Luppi’s 2017 full-length album featuring accompaniment from
Karen O
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and
Parquet Courts
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, is the final volume of his Italian trilogy. Whereas his previous work called on a cinematic era in Italian music, ''MILANO'' examined the 1980s New York
no wave and
punk
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scene and its influence on Milanese music, fashion, and high-art and served as a finale acknowledging Italy’s famed arts and culture.
Luppi has written collaborative arrangements for
''The Getaway'' by The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gnarls Barkley’s debut
''St. Elsewhere'', and the self-titled album from
Broken Bells
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. He has also contributed string arrangements for
Depeche Mode
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’s
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, John Legend’s R&B album
''Once Again'', and
Faith No More
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/
Mr. Bungle
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front man
Mike Patton
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.
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Italian musicians
Italian record producers
Living people
1972 births
Ipecac Recordings artists
Italian music arrangers