Stefano Lentini
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Stefano Lentini is an Italian composer
and musician
born in Rome
, Italy. Lentini has released music and soundtracks of varying styles, from the electro-rock of Il sorteggio and the ethnic folk
of Bakhita to the symphonic instrumentation of 84 Urne. 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. His music has been likened to orchestral pop
, ambient music
, electronica
and aesthetically compared to the film music of Ennio Morricone
. Lentini' music often has spiritual themes, and many songs draw inspiration from real stories.
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.
Lentini currently lives in the countryside of Rome, Italy,
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
born in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy. Lentini has released music and soundtracks of varying styles, from the electro-rock of Il sorteggio and the ethnic folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
of Bakhita to the symphonic instrumentation of 84 Urne. 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. His music has been likened to orchestral pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
, electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
and aesthetically compared to the film music of Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
. 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 in Cultural Anthropology and studied Ethomusicology in Rome and in London. He has collaborated with orchestras around the world: National Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra (BU), Orchestra di Roma (ITA), Mihail Jora Philarmonic Orchestra (RO), Digital Records Orchestra (ITA). His music is performed in Spain, Romania, Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Ukraine, Alaska, Mexico, USA and Poland.A multi-instrumentalist, Stefano Lentini is known for his use of non-conventional tunes on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, but also plays electric bass
Electric Bass
Electric bass can mean:*Electric upright bass, the electric version of a double bass*Electric bass guitar*Bass synthesizer*Big Mouth Billy Bass, a battery-powered singing fish...
, piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, and several other instruments, often playing all of these on his albums through the use of multitrack recording
Multitrack recording
Multitrack recording is a method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole...
. While in school, he studied the lute
Lute
Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
and flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, 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.
Lentini currently lives in the countryside of Rome, Italy,
Bakhita
In 2008 Lentini has written and arranged the soundtrack for the two episode television-film Bakhita, directed by Giacomo Campiotti. He collaborated with The National Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra directed by Dejan Pavlov and other Italian and African musicians. The orchestra consisted of 24 violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 basses, 2 French horns, clarinet, oboe, harp and it was recorded at Sofia (Bulgaria) during May 2008. The true story of Bakhita, a Canossian nun of Sudanese origin, sanctified on October 1, 2000. In Africa, during her childhood she is kidnapped and sold as a slave by a Turkish general. Ten years later a rich Italian merchant, Federico Marin, saves her life and takes her back to his town village in Veneto, Italy. In spite of the difficult integration with the local farmers and the stormy family life of Marin, Bakhita discovers Christianity and joins the convent. Her "master", who sees her as his propriety, demands her back. Thanks to the intervention of a cardinal, however, the "Black mother" will be able to pursue her path of faith until her death the 8th of February 1947.Il Sorteggio | The Draw
Lentini has recently released the soundtrack for the last film of Giacomo Campiotti. Turin, 1977. The years of Terrorism. Tonino is a factory worker in the power press department of Fiat Mirafiori plant. He leads a modest yet dignified life and shares a passion for dancing with his girlfriend. Tonino is looking for a social and economic redemption. His life changes completely when he's drawn to be a jury member on the Red Brigades' trial. Tonino, aware of the danger deriving from this assignment and taken aback by the jury members' hemorrhage threatening the trial, must make a decision which will nevertheless profoundly change his existence.Discography
- Il sorteggio Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2010)
- Una piccola piccola storiaUna piccola piccola storiaUna piccola piccola storia is an Anti-folk tango exploration of love themes and feelings by Stefano Lentini. The project originally manifested as a part of Il Sorteggio soundtrack.The Album was released on September 9, 2009.-Track listing:...
(2009) - Shooting Silvio (soundtrack)Shooting Silvio (soundtrack)Shooting Silvio is the album collecting the original music by Stefano Lentini composed for the film Shooting Silvio. It was written and composed during 2007 collaborating with Orchestra di Roma and many musicians and sound engineer...
(2007) - Super Naim ExperienceSuper Naim ExperienceSuper Naim Experience is the first Stefano Lentini album. Produced in 1999 by Stefano Lentini and Laura Polimeno. It's a collection of poems by Emily Dickinson, Samuel Beckett and Federico García Lorca with original music by Lentini....
(1999)
Filmography
- La Nuova Armata Brancaleone, directed by Mario MonicelliMario MonicelliMario Monicelli was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana , three times nominated for Oscar.-Biography:...
(2010) - The Draw, directed by Giacomo Campiotti (2010)
- 399 b.c., directed by Nicola Campiotti (2009)
- BallaròBallaròBallarò is an Italian television talk show hosted by the Italian journalist Giovanni Floris and is broadcast on Rai Tre since 2002....
, reportages, (2009) - Monitamal, reportages (2009)
- Bakhita, directed by Giacomo Campiotti (2008)
- Death at Dawn, directed by M.M. Koller (2008)
- BallaròBallaròBallarò is an Italian television talk show hosted by the Italian journalist Giovanni Floris and is broadcast on Rai Tre since 2002....
, reportages (2008) - La perla tra le labbra, directed by Daniela Morozzi (2007)
- Shooting Silvio, directed by Berardo CarboniBerardo Carboni- Background :Graduate in jurisprudence, Berardo Carboni, born in 1975, is phd in “civil probles of the human being”. A scriptwriter and director, has made shorts and documentaries, like Roma in Quel Niente, documentary about Federico Caffe with Giorgio Ruffolo, Valentino Parlato and Carlo Azeglio...
(2007) - Red Cod, directed by Marco Pisapia (2007)
External links
- Stefano Lentini, composer official site
- Recensione su Zabriskie Point