Santi Pulvirenti

Santi Pulvirenti
Born12 March 1973 (1973-03-12) (age 51)
Catania, Sicily, Italy
OccupationComposer

Santi Pulvirenti (born 12 March 1973) is an Italian film score composer and musician.

Life and career

Born in Catania, the first of four children, in 2001 Pulvirenti graduated in physics at the University of Catania.[1][2][3] In the second half of the 1990s, he fronted the Uzeda-produced noise band Plank.[3][4] In 1997, he started a long professional association with Carmen Consoli, collaborating with her for over a decade in studio and tours, as a guitarist and occasionally as a composer.[2][3] He later also collaborated with Patti Smith, Franco Battiato, Gianna Nannini, Max Gazzè, Tiromancino, Angélique Kidjo, Paola Turci, and Marina Rei, among others.[1][5]

In the early 2010s, Pulvirenti started scoring several RAI television documentaries.[1] After collaborating on some soundtracks by Paolo Buonvino, in 2013 he made his official debut as film score composer with Pif's The Mafia Kills Only in Summer, getting a David di Donatello nomination for the original song "Tosami lady".[1][2][6] In 2017, he received a Nastro d'Argento nomination for best original song for "Donkey Flyin' in the Sky", theme of the film At War with Love.[2][7] In 2024, he was nominated for David di Donatello for best score for Last Night of Amore.[1]

Selcted filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Redazione (17 April 2024). "L'acese Santi Pulvirenti candidato ai David di Donatello per la colonna sonora del film "L'ultima notte di Amore"". La Sicilia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Mannini, Mauro (22 April 2024). "Santi Pulvirenti, da Carmen a Buonvino ai David". Segnali Sonori (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Raugei, Elena (2010). Carmen Consoli: Fedele a se stessa (in Italian). LIT Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-6231-614-9.
  4. ^ Branciforti, Mario (6 June 1999). "Plank: "s.t." recensione". Rockit.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Santi Pulvirenti: biografia, film". Movieplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  6. ^ "David di Donatello, le candidature". Mymovies.it (in Italian). 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  7. ^ Iannuzzi, Alessandra (8 June 2017). "Nastri D'Argento 2017, i premi musicali: tra i candidati Emma, Arisa e Jovanotti". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2024.