Paolo Buonvino

Paolo Buonvino
Born	1970 Scordia, Catania, Italy
Occupation	Composer

Paolo Buonvino (born 1970) is an Italian composer, conductor and music arranger.

Life and career

Born in Scordia, Catania, Buonvino graduated in piano at the Conservatory Francesco Cilea in Reggio Calabria, then he started his career as a musical assistant of Franco Battiato.^[1] From late 1990s, he began to compose film scores and in 1999 he won the Cam/Rota Prize.^[1] In 2008 he won a David di Donatello for best score and a Nastro d'Argento in the same category for the film Quiet Chaos.^[2] In 2009 he won a second Nastro d'Argento for the score of the film Italians.^[2] He also collaborated with singers Dolores O'Riordan, Carmen Consoli, Elisa, Negramaro, Jovanotti and others.

Selected filmography

• Ecco fatto (1998)
• But Forever in My Mind (1999)
• The Lost Lover (1999)
• Padre Pio: Miracle Man (2000)
• The Last Kiss (2001)
• Remember Me, My Love (2003)
• Ferrari (2003)
• Life as It Comes (2003)
• On My Skin (2003)
• Five Moons Square (2003)
• Manual of Love (2005)
• Romanzo Criminale (2005)
• Napoleon and Me (2006)
• Concrete Romance (2007)
• I Vicerè (2007)
• Manual of Love 2 (2007)
• Quiet Chaos (2008)
• La matassa (2009)
• Italians (2009)
• Kiss Me Again (2010)
• The Ages of Love (2011)
• One Day More (2011)
• It May Be Love But It Doesn't Show (2011)
• Tutto tutto niente niente (2012)
• The Fifth Wheel (2013)
• Indovina chi viene a Natale? (2013)
• Anita B. (2014)
• Fathers and Daughters (2015)

References

1. Gianni Canova. Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti Libri, 2005.
2. Emanuele Masini (cured by). Annuario del cinema italiano & audiovisivi. Centro di studi di cultura, promozione e difusione del cinema, 2012.

External links

• Paolo Buonvino at the Internet Movie Database
• Paolo Buonvino at Discogs