Stefano Lentini
# Stefano Lentini

Stefano Lentini (born 26 November 1974) is a music composer based in Rome, Italy. He has composed and produced music extensively for film, television and theatre, working in a large variety of genres.

His first instrument was a classic guitar made by his grandfather, who was a carpenter, out of some old wardrobe doors. He started composing and recording music at a very early age. A multi-instrumentalist, Lentini is known for his use of original tunes on guitar, but also plays piano, bass, drums, flute, lute and several other instruments, often playing all of these on his albums through the use of multitrack recording. This multitude of instruments, including string orchestrations, figure prominently in his compositions, giving his music a symphonic sound.

Stefano Lentini's television work has screened in Italy and around the world, and includes the TV Series [The Sea Beyond], The Red Door SE01-02, Braccialetti Rossi SE01-SE02-SE03" (International Emmy Kids Awards nominee), "El Maestro", Bakhita, Drawn for Jury Duty. He composed the soundtrack for feature films “Maresia” (Premiered at 2015 Festival des Films du Monde, Montreal), “The Nest of the Turtledove” (Best Ukrainian Film Odesa 2016), “Grazing The Wall” (Selected at 69th Venice International Film Festival). His album Stabat Mater was iTunes Top 10 Original Score Albums in Belgium, Italy, France, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. It was No.1 in Hong Kong.

Lentini makes use of a variety of instruments, often playing many of them himself on the same track and writes music in various time signatures. He is considered part of the cross-chamber music, but his influences are very broad. Lentini' music often has spiritual themes, and many songs draw inspiration from real stories.

## Biography

Lentini' first instrument was the guitar, built by his grandfather with the doors of an antique wardrobe. Ever since he was young he dedicated himself to the composition and arrangement of music. He made his debut at the Folkstudio, a historic nightclub in Rome. He graduated with high honours in Cultural Anthropology and studied Ethnomusicology in Rome and in London.

A multi-instrumentalist, Stefano Lentini is known for his use of non-conventional tunes on guitar, but also plays electric bass, piano, drums, and several other instruments, often playing all of these on his albums through the use of multitrack recording. While in school, he studied the lute and flute, which he also plays on his albums. This multitude of instruments, including string orchestrations, figure prominently in his compositions, giving his music a symphonic sound.

## Selected filmography

| Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | Survivors | Carmine Elia | Rodeo Drive Rai Fiction | |
| 2022 | Studio Battaglia | Simone Spada | Rai Fiction Palomar | |
| 2021 | Mare Fuori Se02 | Milena Cocozza, Ivan Silvestrini | Picomedia Rai Fiction | |
| 2020 | Mare Fuori | Carmine Elia | Picomedia Rai Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Devil's Clock | Alessandro Angelini | Rai Fiction Picomedia | |
| 2019 | La porta rossa Se02 | Carmine Elia | Vela Film Rai Fiction Garbo Film | |
| 2019 | De Sable et de Feu | Souheil Ben-Barka | Jal's Production Flat Parioli | |
| 2019 | Liberi di scegliere | Giacomo Campiotti | Bibi Film Rai Fiction | |
| 2018 | Taranta on the Road | Salvatore Allocca | Marvin Film Vega's Project | |
| 2018 | Tainted Love | Marta Carocci Vovcs | Premier Film | |
| 2017 | La porta rossa Se01 | Carmine Elia | Vela Film Rai Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Ballerina | Steven Pullen | Old Dominion | |
| 2016 | Braccialetti Rossi Se03 | Giacomo Campiotti | Palomar Rai Fiction | |
| 2016 | Maresia | Marcos Guttmann | Solar Movies Bird Film | |
| 2016 | Jehanne | Marion Cavaillé | Esav | |
| 2015 | Tango per la Libertà | Alberto Negrin | Compagnia Leone Cinematografica Rai Fiction Rai 1 | |
| 2015 | Braccialetti Rossi Se02 | Giacomo Campiotti | Palomar Rai Fiction | |
| 2014 | Sarà un Paese | Nicola Campiotti | Indrapur Cinematografica | |
| 2014 | Non è mai troppo tardi | Giacomo Campiotti | Bibi Film Rai Fiction | |
| 2014 | Braccialetti Rossi Se01 | Giacomo Campiotti | Palomar Rai Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Grandmaster | Wong Kar-wai | Block 2 Pictures Jet Tone Films Sil-Metropole Organisation Bona International Film Group | Composed with Shigeru Umebayashi and Nathaniel Méchaly |
| 2013 | Ausgepresst Wie Zitronen | Andreas Pichler | Miramonte Film Arte | |
| 2013 | Country of Bodies: Bombay in Dance | Puneet Rakheja | Little Red Car | |
| 2012 | Ailes de Mercure | Olivier Beaudoin | Beauodin Production | |
| 2012 | Waves | Pilli Cortese | Woho | |
| 2012 | Sfiorando il muro | Silvia Giralucci | Doclab | |
| 2011 | Silvio, one of us | Andreas Pichler | Miramonte Film ORF | |
| 2010 | Skin deep | Franco Di Chiera | ABC Doclab Electric Pictures Pty Ltd | |
| 2010 | Il Sorteggio | Giacomo Campiotti | Artis Rai Fiction | |
| 2010 | La Nuova Armata Brancaleone | Mario Monicelli | Carlo Rossellini | |
| 2009 | 399 B.C. | Nicola Campiotti | Prana Film | |
| 2009 | Bakhita | Giacomo Campiotti | Titania Produzioni Rai Fiction | |
| 2008 | Torpedos im Morgengrauen - Das letzte Schlachtschiff des Kaiser | Maria-Magdalena Koller | Interspot Film ORF Vidicom ARTE ZDF BMUKK DocLab MTV SF | |
| 2006 | Shooting Silvio | Berardo Carboni | Mork&Berry Kubla Khan Cinedance | |
| 2005 | Excellent Cadavers | Marco Turco | Doclab Rai 3 Artline Films France 2 BBC Storyville Yle Teema Svt SBS TV Australia | Composed with Andrea Pandolfo |
| 2005 | La Via del successo | Leonardo D'Agostini | Dorje Film | |
| 2005 | Smart | Leonardo D'Agostini | Studio Universal | |

## Discography

* Studio Battaglia, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Curci (2022)
* Mare Fuori Seconda Stagione, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Rai Com (2022)
* Venere Coloora (2020)
* Mare Fuori, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Rai Com (2020)
* The Devil's Clock, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Cinevox (2020)
* La Porta Rossa Season 02, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Rai Com (2019)
* Fury Coloora Records (2018)
* La porta rossa, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Rai Com (2017)
* Stabat Mater - As Seen in Wong Kar Wai's "The Grandmaster" Milan Records, Warner Classics (2013)
* Watanka Original Music from the Television Series Braccialetti rossi , Edizioni Curci (2014)
* Non è mai troppo tardi Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, RAI (2014)
* Bakhita Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, RAI (2011)
* Cinematic Soundscape Soundtrack, RAI (2011)
* Tango & Popular Vibes Soundtrack, RAI (2011)
* Il sorteggio Original Soundtrack Motion Picture', RAI (2010)
* Una piccola piccola storia, Le Disco de Rondone (2009)
* Shooting Silvio Original Soundtrack, C.A.M. Original Soundtracks (2007)
* Soundtrack Sampler, Various Artists, C.A.M. Original Soundtracks (2007)
* Soundtrack Sampler, Various Artists, C.A.M. Original Soundtracks (2006)
* Super Naim Experience', Self produced (1999)

Collaborations:

* Braccialetti Rossi, Carosello (2014)
* In un altro Paese OST, C.A.M. Original Soundtracks (2005)
* Fiorenza', CNR Entertainment (2009)
* Marte Live Compilation, Various Artists, Procult (2004)

## Curiosity

His album Stabat Mater - As Seen in Wong Kar Wai's "The Grandmaster" is iTunes Top 10 Original Score Albums in Belgium, Italy, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan. Lentini collaborates with English songwriter Charlie Winston for the Main Title of the TV Series The Red Door. The song, titled "It's Not Impossible" was n#2 in the iTunes Soundtrack Chart in Italy.

