Stefano Mainetti, Born in Rome, August 8, 1957 – Italian composer.
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Writes music for cinema, theatre and television. Works in Italy and the United States. Has received many awards, including the Oscar giovanile in Rome (1983) for the theme of TG l’Una on Rai Uno, and the prize Agimus (1996) for the best original soundtrack for the short film Sera. One of the two composers who wrote the music for the CD Abba Pater, in which Pope John Paul II’s voice and chants are blended with the original music. Work in the United States includes writing the music for films such as The Shooter directed by Ted Kotcheff, and Silent Trigger and Tale of the Mummy (winner of the Best Soundtrack award at the 18th Fantafestival, both films directed by Russel Mulcahy. Won the Ravello Festival award in 2005 for the soundtrack of the Italian TV series Orgoglio (Pride). In 2006 and 2007 was a member of the panel in the Italian music Festival di Sanremo. In 2006 winner of the Anica award for the soundtrack of the film A Voce Alta. In 2007 was awarded the Salvo Randone prize for his career. From 2007 to 2010 composed and conducted the music for The Word of Promise the US audio drama of the Bible in 79 CDs with the voices of Jim Caviezel, Richard Dreyfuss, Michael York, John Voight, Max Von Sydow, Malcolm McDowell, Stacy Keach, Terence Stamp, Louis Gossett Jr. and 600 other actors. !n 2009 was one of the composers of the music for the CD Alma Mater, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra which accompanies the voice of Pope Benedict XVI. This work received a nomination as Album of the Year at the Classical Brit Awards in London 2010. In 2011 he composed and produced Tu es Christus a Sony Music cd for the beatification of Pope John Paul II in which featured, amongst the others, the voices of Andrea Bocelli and Placido Domingo. International Euro Mediterraneo Award in Campidoglio, Rome and Napoli Cultural Classic Award for Best Italian Musician in 2011.
IMDB
Classic FM
Festival de Cannes
Music from the Vatican
The Word of Promise
Abbà Pater
Alma Mater
Actualidad
Colonne Sonore