Federico De Robertis (born 5 June 1962) is an

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musician, composer and record producer. De Robertis was born in

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. He composed the soundtrack for many movies by the Italian director

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, '' Puerto Escondido'' (1992), ''

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'' (1995) and ''

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'' (2013), also for the Vanzina's Brothers.

Career

De Robertis started working on soundtracks in 1991 with the director Gabriele Salvatores, then with

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, as well as others. In October 2011, he founded a music group, ''Fede & gli Infedeli'', with which he performed several soundtracks and songs of his own composition. In 2018, he authored a theme for the film

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directed by

, and the same year he worked on the composition of the music for a multimedia art project on ''La rondine'' by

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. The following year, as part of an event organized by

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, the arrangements of the original music for

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composed by

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. In 2020, he composed the original music for ''Italia Lockdown'', a collective film edited by Salvatores.

Selected discography

Solo and Collaboration *'' Puerto Escondido'' (1992, soundtrack) *'' S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago'' (1994, soundtrack) *'' I Don't Speak English'' (1995, soundtrack) *''

'' (1995, soundtrack) *'' Selvaggi'' (1995, soundtrack) *'' Banzai'' (1997, soundtrack) *'' 2061: An Exceptional Year'' (2007, soundtrack) *''

'' (2013)

Awards and acknowledgments

David di Donatello

* 1994 – Best soundtrack nomination for '' Sud '' * 1997 – Nomination for Best Score for ''

'' * 2015 – Nomination for Best Score for ''

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Silver Ribbons

* 1994 – Best soundtrack award for '' Sud ''

Golden Ciak

* 1994 – soundtrack for '' Sud ''

Golden Globe

* 1994 – soundtrack for '' Sud ''

References

External links

Fede & gli Infedeli official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:De Robertis, Federico 1962 births Living people Musicians from Lucca Italian male singer-songwriters Italian singer-songwriters Italian composers Italian male composers Ciak d'oro winners