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English composer Not to be confused with San Giovanni Rotondo.

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Giovanni Rotondo is a London-based composer. He has composed music for feature films, documentaries and TV series, including the Netflix show Dark Desire.

Education

Rotondo completed his bachelor's degree in music composition at Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Career

After completing his bachelor, he spent a year in Los Angeles. During this time, he allegedly worked on Spider-man 3 (uncredited), and the Irish drama film Calvary. He  also collaborated on the score of The Ramen Girl, and Illegal Tender.

He created and managed the Film Scoring Lab at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. After scoring the feature film Bologna 2 Agosto I Giorni Della Collera, he composed the music for Orphans & Kingdoms, a 2014 New Zealand drama. He composed themes for Elijah and the Rock Creature, a 2018 Canadian movie. Other TV projects he composed for include: Il Giudice Meschino*, Il Confine, Dark Desire, and The Nightriders.

Music composition for video games

  1. The 8-bit Time Machine
  2. Zotrix

Awards

Rotondo has been nominated and the won following awards.

  • Global Music Award: Silver Medal for Orphans & Kingdoms, original soundtrack film
  • Global Music Award 2018: for Elijah and the Rock Creature, original score
  • International Sound & Film Music Festival nominated for Il Confine
  • Global Music Award in 2013
  • Jerry Goldsmith Awards in 2014

References

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  8. Lang, Shaun (11 December 2018). "WFF: ELIJAH AND THE ROCK CREATURE Explores Magical Northern Wilderness". Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  9. "Il giudice meschino Soundtrack (2014)". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  10. "Jim's Blog on mfiles from 2018 – Music News, Site Updates, Events and what's happening in the music world". www.mfiles.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  11. Giovanni Rotondo – Il Confine (Colonna Sonora Originale Della Serie Tv) | daddykool, retrieved 25 May 2021
  12. "Every Song on the "Dark Desire" Soundtrack Is Gold". Oprah Daily. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  13. "The 8-bit Time Machine album takes a nostalgic angle at newer properties". Destructoid. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  14. "The 8-bit Time Machine takes game music back to 1985". Engadget. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  15. "Zotrix, another sensational video game from Croatia hits Steam Early Access". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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  17. "Winners-Nov--2018". www.globalmusicawards.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  18. "NOMINEES & WINNERS". ISFMF. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  19. "Winners-Feb-2014". www.globalmusicawards.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  20. Administrador. "X Premios Jerry Goldsmith – Nominados a Mejor BSO de TV o Web Series". BSOSpirit (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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