Andrea Guerra (composer)
Andrea Guerra is an Italian composer. He is noted for his film scores of Facing Windows (2003), Hotel Rwanda (2004), and The Pursuit of Happyness (2006).
Biography
Son of poet and screenwriter Tonino Guerra, Andrea Guerra was born in October 1961 in the northern Italian town of Santarcangelo di Romagna. After studying composition and arrangement under maestro Ettore Ballotta, he moved to Rome where he began his career composing music for nature documentaries. In the succeeding years he wrote several film scores for directors the Ferzan Özpetek, Roberto Faenza, Giuseppe Bertolucci, and others.
In 2015, he made his debut in Bollywood by composing the film score of the Dum Laga Ke Haisha.
In 2016, he composed the background score for the Shahrukh Khan-starrer Fan.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Directed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Niente di Serio | Laszlo Barbo | pre-production |
| 2016 | L'amore è una scienza esatta | Davide Chiara | pre-production |
| 2016 | Fan | Maneesh Sharma | |
| 2015 | Dum Laga Ke Haisha | Sharat Katariya | |
| 2014 | Do You See Me? | Riccardo Milani | |
| 2014 | Amici come noi | Enrico Lando | |
| 2014 | Ad esempio | Silvio Governi | Short film |
| 2013 | The Medicine Seller | Antonio Morabito | |
| 2013 | How Strange to Be Named Federico | Ettore Scola | |
| 2013 | The Referee | Paolo Zucca | |
| 2013 | Bianca come il latte, rossa come il sangue | Giacomo Campiotti | |
| 2013 | Welcome Mr. President | Riccardo Milani | |
| 2013 | Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno | Riccardo Milani | TV movie |
| 2012 | Playing for Keeps | Gabriele Muccino | |
| 2012 | Immaturi - Il viaggio | Paolo Genovese | |
| 2011 | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | Roberto Faenza | |
| 2011 | Violetta | Antonio Frazzi | |
| 2011 | L'amore fa male | Mirca Viola | |
| 2011 | Amici miei - Come tutto ebbe inizio | Neri Parenti | |
| 2011 | Atelier Fontana - Le sorelle della moda | Riccardo Milani | TV movie |
| 2011 | The Immature | Paolo Genovese | |
| 2010 | Pope Pius XII | Christian Duguay | TV movie |
| 2010 | Goodbye Mr. Zeus! | Carlo Sarti | |
| 2010 | Letters to Juliet | Gary Winick | |
| 2010 | Genitori & figli:) - Agitare bene prima dell'uso | Giovanni Veronesi | |
| 2010 | Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire | Christian Duguay | TV movie |
| 2010 | Extraordinary Measures | Tom Vaughan | |
| 2009 | Nine | Rob Marshall | |
| 2009 | Top Secretaries | Angelo Longoni | TV movie |
| 2009 | Enrico Mattei: The Man who Looked to the Future | Giorgio Capitani | TV movie |
| 2009 | The Collegno Amnesiac | Maurizio Zaccaro | TV movie |
| 2008 | Dada's Dance | Zhang Yuan | |
| 2008 | Coco Chanel | Christian Duguay | TV movie |
| 2008 | BirdWatchers | Marco Bechis | |
| 2008 | Un giorno perfetto | Ferzan Özpetek | |
| 2008 | Pa-Ra-Da | Marco Pontecorvo | |
| 2008 | Tonino Guerra: A Poet in the Movies | Nicola Tranquillino | |
| 2008 | Heart of Fire | Luigi Falorni | |
| 2008 | Parlami d'amore | Silvio Muccino | |
| 2008 | The Accidental Husband | Griffin Dunne | |
| 2007 | Donkey Xote | José Pozo | |
| 2007 | The Man of Glass | Stefano Incerti | |
| 2007 | Caccia segreta | Massimo Spano | TV movie |
| 2006 | Il mio amico Babbo Natale 2 | Lucio Gaudino | TV movie |
| 2006 | Olé | Carlo Vanzina | |
| 2006 | The Pursuit of Happyness | Gabriele Muccino | |
| 2006 | Mafalda of Savoy | Maurizio Zaccaro | TV movie |
| 2006 | The Goodbye Kiss | Michele Soavi | |
| 2005 | Il mio amico Babbo Natale | Franco Amurri | TV movie |
| 2005 | Il ritorno del Monnezza | Carlo Vanzina | |
| 2005 | Cuore Sacro | Ferzan Özpetek | |
| 2005 | Alla luce del sole | Roberto Faenza | |
| 2005 | Briciole | Ilaria Cirino | TV movie |
| 2004 | Tu la conosci Claudia? | Massimo Venier | |
| 2004 | Hotel Rwanda | Terry George | Co-composed with Rupert Gregson-Williams and Afro Celt Sound System |
| 2004 | Nero | Paul Marcus | TV movie |
| 2004 | Ogni volta che te ne vai | Davide Cocchi | |
| 2004 | What Will Happen to Us | Giovanni Veronesi | |
| 2004 | The Jokes | Carlo Vanzina | |
| 2003 | Io no | Simona Izzo and Ricky Tognazzi | |
| 2003 | Soraya | Lodovico Gasparini | TV movie |
| 2003 | Take Me Away | Tonino Zangardi | |
| 2003 | Il vestito da sposa | Fiorella Infascelli | |
| 2003 | The Dog, the General, and the Birds | Francis Nielsen | |
| 2003 | Past Perfect | Maria Sole Tognazzi | |
| 2003 | Facing Windows | Ferzan Özpetek | |
| 2003 | Un posto tranquillo | Luca Manfredi | TV movie |
| 2002 | La leggenda di Al, John e Jack | Massimo Venier and Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo | |
| 2002 | I Am Emma | Francesco Falaschi | |
| 2002 | The Soul Keeper | Roberto Faenza | |
| 2002 | Angela | Roberta Torre | |
| 2002 | Respiro | Emanuele Crialese | |
| 2002 | La guerra è finita | Lodovico Gasparini | TV movie |
| 2002 | Semana santa | Pepe Danquart | |
| 2002 | The Angel's House | Giuliana Gamba | TV movie |
| 2002 | Appuntamento al buio | Herbert Simone Paragnani | Short film |
| 2001 | Belgrado Sling | Riccardo Donna | |
| 2001 | Empty Eyes | Andrea Porporati | |
| 2001 | Sailing Home | Vincenzo Marra | |
| 2001 | Ama il tuo nemico 2 | Damiano Damiani | TV movie |
| 2001 | The Ignorant Fairies | Ferzan Özpetek | |
| 2001 | Una lunga notte | Ilaria Cirino | TV movie |
| 2001 | Lo strano caso del signor Kappa | Fabrizio Lori | |
| 2000 | Alice dalle 4 alle 5 | Jonathan Zarantonello | Short film |
| 2000 | Qualcuno da amare | Giuliana Gamba | TV movie |
| 2000 | Medley - Brandelli di scuola | Gionata Zarantonello | |
| 2000 | First Light of Dawn | Lucio Gaudino | |
| 1999 | Indizio fatale | Marcello Avallone | TV movie |
| 1999 | The Protagonists | Luca Guadagnino | |
| 1998 | Femmina | Giuseppe Ferlito | |
| 1998 | Giochi d'equilibrio | Amedeo Fago | |
| 1998 | Men Behind Bars | Giancarlo Planta | |
| 1997 | Last Cut | Marcello Avallone | |
| 1997 | Il tocco - La sfida | Enrico Coletti | |
| 1996 | Gioco di squadra | Claudio del Punta | Short film |
| 1996 | Ulcera | Mario De Candia | Short film |
| 1995 | Afraid to Love | Tonino Zangardi | |
| 1994 | Italia Village | Giancarlo Planta | |
| 1994 | Troppo sole | Giuseppe Bertolucci | |
| 1994 | Honey Sweet Love... | Enrico Coletti | |
| 1992 | Narcos | Giuseppe Ferrara | |
| 1991 | Especially on Sunday | Giuseppe Bertolucci | |
| 1990 | Viaggio d'amore | Ottavio Fabbri |
Awards and nominations
- European Film Awards 2005 - Best Composer (Hotel Rwanda)
- 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")
- Ravello CineMusic 2004 - Best Original Song ("Che ne sarà di noi")
- David di Donatello Awards 2003 - Best Composer (Facing Windows)
- Globo d'oro 2003 - Best Soundtrack (Facing Windows)
- Ciak d'oro 2003 - Best Soundtrack (Facing Windows)
- Silver Ribbon 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 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")
- 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
- ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood Composer Andrea Guerra to Score Background Music for SRK's Fan!". www.pinkvilla.com. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
External links
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