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 succeeding years, he wrote several film scores for directors such as 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Especially on Sunday | Giuseppe Bertolucci | |
| 1992 | Narcos | Giuseppe Ferrara | |
| 1994 | Honey Sweet Love... | Enrico Coletti | |
| 1994 | Troppo sole | Giuseppe Bertolucci | |
| 1994 | Italia Village | Giancarlo Planta | |
| 1995 | Afraid to Love | Tonino Zangardi | |
| 1996 | Ulcera | Mario De Candia | Short film |
| 1996 | Gioco di squadra | Claudio del Punta | Short film |
| 1997 | Il tocco - La sfida | Enrico Coletti | |
| 1997 | Last Cut | Marcello Avallone | |
| 1998 | Men Behind Bars | Giancarlo Planta | |
| 1998 | Giochi d'equilibrio | Amedeo Fago | |
| 1998 | Femmina | Giuseppe Ferlito | |
| 1999 | The Protagonists | Luca Guadagnino | |
| 1999 | Indizio fatale | Marcello Avallone | TV movie |
| 2000 | First Light of Dawn | Lucio Gaudino | |
| 2000 | Medley - Brandelli di scuola | Gionata Zarantonello | |
| 2000 | Qualcuno da amare | Giuliana Gamba | TV movie |
| 2000 | Alice dalle 4 alle 5 | Jonathan Zarantonello | Short film |
| 2001 | Lo strano caso del signor Kappa | Fabrizio Lori | |
| 2001 | Una lunga notte | Ilaria Cirino | TV movie |
| 2001 | The Ignorant Fairies | Ferzan Özpetek | |
| 2001 | Ama il tuo nemico 2 | Damiano Damiani | TV movie |
| 2001 | Sailing Home | Vincenzo Marra | |
| 2001 | Empty Eyes | Andrea Porporati | |
| 2001 | Belgrado Sling | Riccardo Donna | |
| 2002 | Appuntamento al buio | Herbert Simone Paragnani | Short film |
| 2002 | The Angel's House | Giuliana Gamba | TV movie |
| 2002 | Semana santa | Pepe Danquart | |
| 2002 | La guerra è finita | Lodovico Gasparini | TV movie |
| 2002 | Respiro | Emanuele Crialese | |
| 2002 | Angela | Roberta Torre | |
| 2002 | The Soul Keeper | Roberto Faenza | |
| 2002 | I Am Emma | Francesco Falaschi | |
| 2002 | La leggenda di Al, John e Jack | Massimo Venier and Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo | |
| 2003 | Un posto tranquillo | Luca Manfredi | TV movie |
| 2003 | Facing Windows | Ferzan Özpetek | |
| 2003 | Past Perfect | Maria Sole Tognazzi | |
| 2003 | The Dog, the General, and the Birds | Francis Nielsen | |
| 2003 | Il vestito da sposa | Fiorella Infascelli | |
| 2003 | Take Me Away | Tonino Zangardi | |
| 2003 | Soraya | Lodovico Gasparini | TV movie |
| 2003 | Io no | Simona Izzo and Ricky Tognazzi | |
| 2004 | The Jokes | Carlo Vanzina | |
| 2004 | What Will Happen to Us | Giovanni Veronesi | |
| 2004 | Ogni volta che te ne vai | Davide Cocchi | |
| 2004 | Nero | Paul Marcus | TV movie |
| 2004 | Hotel Rwanda | Terry George | Co-composed with Rupert Gregson-Williams and Afro Celt Sound System |
| 2004 | Tu la conosci Claudia? | Massimo Venier | |
| 2005 | Briciole | Ilaria Cirino | TV movie |
| 2005 | Alla luce del sole | Roberto Faenza | |
| 2005 | Cuore Sacro | Ferzan Özpetek | |
| 2005 | Il ritorno del Monnezza | Carlo Vanzina | |
| 2005 | Il mio amico Babbo Natale | Franco Amurri | TV movie |
| 2006 | The Goodbye Kiss | Michele Soavi | |
| 2006 | Mafalda of Savoy | Maurizio Zaccaro | TV movie |
| 2006 | The Pursuit of Happyness | Gabriele Muccino | |
| 2006 | Olé | Carlo Vanzina | |
| 2006 | Il mio amico Babbo Natale 2 | Lucio Gaudino | TV movie |
| 2007 | Caccia segreta | Massimo Spano | TV movie |
| 2007 | The Man of Glass | Stefano Incerti | |
| 2007 | Donkey Xote | José Pozo | |
| 2008 | The Accidental Husband | Griffin Dunne | |
| 2008 | Parlami d'amore | Silvio Muccino | |
| 2008 | Heart of Fire | Luigi Falorni | |
| 2008 | Tonino Guerra: A Poet in the Movies | Nicola Tranquillino | |
| 2008 | Pa-Ra-Da | Marco Pontecorvo | |
| 2008 | Un giorno perfetto | Ferzan Özpetek | |
| 2008 | BirdWatchers | Marco Bechis | |
| 2008 | Coco Chanel | Christian Duguay | TV movie |
| 2008 | Dada's Dance | Zhang Yuan | |
| 2009 | The Collegno Amnesiac | Maurizio Zaccaro | TV movie |
| 2009 | Enrico Mattei: The Man who Looked to the Future | Giorgio Capitani | TV movie |
| 2009 | Top Secretaries | Angelo Longoni | TV movie |
| 2009 | Nine | Rob Marshall | |
| 2010 | Extraordinary Measures | Tom Vaughan | |
| 2010 | Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire | Christian Duguay | TV movie |
| 2010 | Genitori & figli:) - Agitare bene prima dell'uso | Giovanni Veronesi | |
| 2010 | Letters to Juliet | Gary Winick | |
| 2010 | Goodbye Mr. Zeus! | Carlo Sarti | |
| 2010 | Pope Pius XII | Christian Duguay | TV movie |
| 2011 | The Immature | Paolo Genovese | |
| 2011 | Atelier Fontana - Le sorelle della moda | Riccardo Milani | TV movie |
| 2011 | Amici miei - Come tutto ebbe inizio | Neri Parenti | |
| 2011 | L'amore fa male | Mirca Viola | |
| 2011 | Violetta | Antonio Frazzi | |
| 2011 | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | Roberto Faenza | |
| 2012 | Immaturi - Il viaggio | Paolo Genovese | |
| 2012 | Playing for Keeps | Gabriele Muccino | |
| 2013 | Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno | Riccardo Milani | TV movie |
| 2013 | Welcome Mr. President | Riccardo Milani | |
| 2013 | Bianca come il latte, rossa come il sangue | Giacomo Campiotti | |
| 2013 | The Referee | Paolo Zucca | |
| 2013 | How Strange to Be Named Federico | Ettore Scola | |
| 2013 | The Medicine Seller | Antonio Morabito | |
| 2014 | Ad esempio | Silvio Governi | Short film |
| 2014 | Amici come noi | Enrico Lando | |
| 2014 | Do You See Me? | Riccardo Milani | |
| 2015 | Dum Laga Ke Haisha | Sharat Katariya | |
| 2016 | Fan | Maneesh Sharma | |
| 2017 | Niente di Serio | Laszlo Barbo | pre-production |
| 2018 | Namdev Bhau: In Search of Silence | Dar Gai |
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.
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