Stefano D'Amico (born February 3, 1996, in

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) is an Italian composer. He composes

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and

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Early life and studies

At the age of 6 he moved to

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, a small town in

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by the sea. He started studying piano when he was 11 and only a year later he entered ‘ N. Rota’ Conservatoire, in Monopoli. He continued his studies with Francesco Buccarella. Some months later he wrote his first piano composition ‘Ora che noi’, which was performed at the year-end show and much appreciated. He then wrote other melodies which made him known to other musicians. In 2011 he became the keyboardist of an Apulian band with which he started to perform live and won a competition for new groups. Stefano is trained in film music, having graduated in Film and Game

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at Film Scoring Academy of Europe, an academy founded by Andy Hill. In 2023, he received a scholarship from composer

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to pursue advanced studies always at the Film Scoring Academy of Europe. In 2024, he earned a

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degree in Music for Motion Pictures and Contemporary Media. As he declared,

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and

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have been his biggest inspiration since his early studies.

Composer career

At the beginning of 2020, while composing 'Luce soffusa', he came up with the idea of the album 'Tribute to the Earth'. it wants to pay homage to the beauty of our planet, and raise awareness on important issues such as pollution and

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. In March 2021, he has signed with

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, with which he released 12 different singles between 2021 and 2023. In May 2024 he was hired to compose the music for the short film ''Lapis Amor'', written and directed by Sebastian Storgaard On November 28th, 2024, he released his second album, which features the soundtracks from the short film Lapis Amor. This hybrid music album blends orchestral and electronic elements to emphasize the film's profound story.

Discography

Singles

* ''I will not lose you'' (2015) * ''Rain'' (2017) * ''Liebe'' (2019) * ''Revival'' (2020) * ''April'' (2021) * ''Stay here'' (2022) * ''Broken Dream'' (2022) * ''Wormhole'' (2022) * ''Time to say goodbye'' (2023) * ''Lonely night'' (2024) * ''The last greeting'' (2024)

Studio albums

* Tribute to the Earth (2020) * Lapis Amor ''(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (2024)

Early life and studies

Composer career

Discography

Singles

Studio albums

Filmography

References

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