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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Alfredo Sirica
| name = Alfredo Sirica
| image = Alfredo_Sirica_at_Cinecittà.jpg
| image = Alfredo Sirica - compositore di Lampadino e Caramella.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|4|25}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|4|25}}
| birth_place = [[Rome]], Italy
| birth_place = [[Rome]], Italy
| genre = {{flat list|
| genre = {{flat list|
* Soundtrack ([[Film score]])
* Soundtrack ([[Film score]])
}}
}}
| occupation = Composer, pianist, orchestrator
| occupation = Composer, pianist, orchestrator
}}
}}


'''Alfredo Sirica''' (born 25 April 1999) is an Italian composer, pianist and [[orchestrator]].
'''Alfredo Sirica''' (born 25 April 1999) is an Italian composer, pianist and [[orchestrator]].


Best known for his activity as soundtrack composer, he has written and produced music for cinema, [[video games]] and TV series. With his work for the Italian [[animated series]] [[:it:Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa|Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa]], produced by [[Rai Ragazzi]], he became the first composer of a soundtrack suitable also for children with [[disabilities]] such as blindness or [[autism]], merging narration with [[music therapy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rep.repubblica.it/pwa/generale/2020/03/22/news/lampadino_e_caramella_arriva_il_cartoon_senza_barriere_sensoriali-252019646/|title=Rep|website=rep.repubblica.it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.corriereirpinia.it/luisa-galdo-un-cartone-racconta-la-sfida-dellinclusione/|title=Luisa Galdo, un cartone racconta la sfida dell’inclusione|first=redazione|last=web|date=24 April 2020}}</ref>
Best known for his activity as soundtrack composer, he has written and produced music for cinema, [[video games]] and TV series. With his work for the Italian [[animated series]] [[:it:Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa|Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa]], produced by [[Rai Ragazzi]], he became the first composer of a soundtrack suitable also for children with [[disabilities]] such as blindness or [[autism]], merging narration with [[music therapy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rep.repubblica.it/pwa/generale/2020/03/22/news/lampadino_e_caramella_arriva_il_cartoon_senza_barriere_sensoriali-252019646/|title=Rep|website=rep.repubblica.it|date=23 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.corriereirpinia.it/luisa-galdo-un-cartone-racconta-la-sfida-dellinclusione/|title=Luisa Galdo, un cartone racconta la sfida dell'inclusione|date=24 April 2020}}</ref> With the third season of [[The Rising of the Shield Hero (season 3)|The Rising of the Shield Hero]], he also becomes the first Italian musician to work with [[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]] as music composer for an anime.


==Career==
==Career==
He writes his first soundtrack at the age of sixteen for the feature film "[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5199290/?ref_=nm_flmg_com_17 Porches and Private Eyes]", after winning an online competition promoted by [https://www.runningwildfilms.com/ Running Wild Films].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://runningwildfilms.bandcamp.com/album/porches-and-private-eyes-soundtrack|title=Porches and Private Eyes - Soundtrack, by Alfredo Sirica|website=Running Wild Films}}</ref> The music that he realizes for the movie gains the interest of several film directors and film producers, with whom he embarks on new collaborative experiences.
He writes his first soundtrack at the age of sixteen for the feature film ''Porches and Private Eyes'', after winning an online competition promoted by Running Wild Films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://runningwildfilms.bandcamp.com/album/porches-and-private-eyes-soundtrack|title=Porches and Private Eyes - Soundtrack, by Alfredo Sirica|website=Running Wild Films}}</ref>


In 2017, he is chosen by [[HeR Interactive]] and Eric Lindstrom, screenwriter for [[Tomb Raider]], to write the soundtrack for the videogame "[https://www.herinteractive.com/shop-games/odyssey/ Odyssey - The Story of Science]", promoted by the scientific communicator [[Vsauce]] and currently in use in several institutes for educational purposes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.herinteractive.com/more-nancy-drew/soundtracks/odyssey-soundtrack/ |title= Soundtrack info |website= www.herinteractive.com|access-date=2020-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cgmagonline.com/2017/08/10/odyssey-the-young-socratics-game-omkar-deshpande-interview/|title=Odyssey: Education Through Engagement - An Interview With Omkar Deshpande|website=CGMagazine}}</ref> During the same year, he worked on the short film "Pawns" by David Barbeschi, which soon becomes viral, reaching over a million views on YouTube and becoming part of the [[MUBI]] catalogue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjP9eYCM964 |title=Video |website=www.youtube.com |accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mubi.com/films/pawns|title=Pawns|via=mubi.com}}</ref>
In 2017, he is chosen by [[HeR Interactive]] and Eric Lindstrom, screenwriter for ''[[Tomb Raider]]'', to write the soundtrack for the videogame ''Odyssey - The Story of Science'', promoted by the scientific communicator [[Vsauce]] and currently in use in several institutes for educational purposes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.herinteractive.com/more-nancy-drew/soundtracks/odyssey-soundtrack/ |title= Soundtrack info |website= www.herinteractive.com|access-date=2020-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cgmagonline.com/2017/08/10/odyssey-the-young-socratics-game-omkar-deshpande-interview/|title=Odyssey: Education Through Engagement - An Interview With Omkar Deshpande|website=CGMagazine|date=10 August 2017 }}</ref> During the same year, he worked on the short film ''Pawns'' by David Barbeschi, which soon becomes viral, reaching over 2 million views on YouTube and becoming part of the [[MUBI]] catalogue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjP9eYCM964 |title=Video |website=www.youtube.com |accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mubi.com/films/pawns|title=Pawns|via=mubi.com}}</ref>


In 2018, for the feature film "[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9309046/?ref_=nm_flmg_com_11 Sincerely, Brenda]", he gets nominated for "Best Original Soundtrack" at the Detroit Filmmaker Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.detroitfilmmakerawards.com/2019-winners|title=2019 Winners &#124; Detroit Filmmaker Awards &#124; United States|website=Film Awards &#124; Detroit &#124; Detroit Film Awards}}</ref> In the same year, for the [[Vatican Foundation]], he realizes the music of the [[animated film]] "Bernadette". This project marks the beginning of his long collaboration with the [[animation studio]] Animundi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rns-italia.it/NuovoSito/page/standard/site.php?p=cm&o=vd&id=2674|title=Associazione RnS Italia - La Fondazione Vaticana CIFN e l’Hospitalité Notre Dame de Lourdes inaugurano una nuova Sala per l’accoglienza di bambini e genitori presso le piscine del Santuario Mariano|website=www.rns-italia.it}}</ref>
In 2018, for the feature film ''Sincerely, Brenda'', he gets nominated for "Best Original Soundtrack" at the Detroit Filmmaker Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.detroitfilmmakerawards.com/2019-winners|title=2019 Winners &#124; Detroit Filmmaker Awards &#124; United States|website=Film Awards &#124; Detroit &#124; Detroit Film Awards}}</ref> In the same year, for the [[Vatican Foundation]], he creates the music for the [[animated film]] ''Bernadette''. This project marks the beginning of his collaboration with the [[animation studio]] Animundi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rns-italia.it/NuovoSito/page/standard/site.php?p=cm&o=vd&id=2674|title=Associazione RnS Italia - La Fondazione Vaticana CIFN e l'Hospitalité Notre Dame de Lourdes inaugurano una nuova Sala per l'accoglienza di bambini e genitori presso le piscine del Santuario Mariano|website=www.rns-italia.it}}</ref>


In 2019, together with voice actor [[Laura Bailey (voice actress)|Laura Bailey]] and the New York School of Visual Arts, he works on the animated short "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrdn-LXNn9U&t A Moonlight's Tale]". The project gains immediate universal acclaim by critics and public alike, reaching over 12 million views on the web.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrdn-LXNn9U&t= |title=Video |website=www.youtube.com |accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref>
In 2019, together with voice actor [[Laura Bailey (voice actress)|Laura Bailey]] and the New York School of Visual Arts, he works on the animated short ''A Moonlight's Tale''. The project gains immediate universal acclaim by critics and public alike, reaching over 12 million views on the web.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrdn-LXNn9U&t= |title=Video |website=www.youtube.com |accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref>


His collaboration with the Italian animation studio Animundi resumes. With a financial contribution from the [[Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (Italy)]] and [[Rai Ragazzi]], production for the animated series [[:it:Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa|Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa]] starts. It is the first TV product accessible by all children, including those affected by [[disabilities]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.it/show/tv/2020/04/07/lampadino-e-caramella-rai-yoyo-primo-cartone-animato-inclusivo|title="Lampadino e Caramella": arriva su Rai YoYo il primo cartone animato inclusivo|date=7 April 2020}}</ref> The cartoon aired on 29 March 2020 on the national channel [[Rai Yoyo]], soon becoming the most popular program watched by Italian children in the preschool age. For his work, he gets invited as a guest at the [[Giffoni Film Festival]] and several Italian television programs. At the 24th edition of the [[Cartoons on the Bay]], the series receives the [[UNICEF]] award for "best animated series".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwWA9atC9u4&t= |title=Video |website=www.youtube.com |accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f79hBFn-0Kc |title=Video |website=www.youtube.com |accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref><ref>https://www.unicef.it/media/cartoons-on-the-bay-assegnato-il-pregno-unicef-a-lampadino-e-caramella-nel-magico/</ref>
His collaboration with the Italian animation studio Animundi resumes. With a financial contribution from the [[Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (Italy)]] and [[Rai Ragazzi]], production for the animated series [[:it:Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa|Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa]] starts. It is the first TV product accessible by all children, including those affected by [[disabilities]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.it/show/tv/2020/04/07/lampadino-e-caramella-rai-yoyo-primo-cartone-animato-inclusivo|title="Lampadino e Caramella": arriva su Rai YoYo il primo cartone animato inclusivo|date=7 April 2020}}</ref> The cartoon aired on 29 March 2020 on the national channel [[Rai Yoyo]], soon becoming the most popular program watched by Italian children in the preschool age. For his work, he gets invited as a guest at the [[Giffoni Film Festival]] and several Italian television programs. At the 24th edition of the [[Cartoons on the Bay]], the series receives the [[UNICEF]] award for "best animated series".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwWA9atC9u4&t= |title=Video |website=www.youtube.com |accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f79hBFn-0Kc |title=Video |website=www.youtube.com |accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unicef.it/media/cartoons-on-the-bay-assegnato-il-pregno-unicef-a-lampadino-e-caramella-nel-magico/|title = Cartoons on the Bay, assegnato il premio UNICEF a "Lampadino e Caramella nel magico regno di Zampa"|date = 21 December 2020}}</ref>


In 2020, with the work-in-progress animated film "Bigger than Us", he wins the "Studio Alhambra Prize" at the [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]] MIFA Pitch, obtaining significant funding for his latest soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/festivals/annecy-announces-mifa-pitching-projects-digital-market-1234598314/|title=Annecy Announces Mifa Pitching Projects for Digital Market|first1=Jamie|last1=Lang|date=5 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/annecy-announces-special-prize-mifa-pitch-prize-winners-1234642710/|title=Annecy Announces Special Prize, MIFA Pitch Prize Winners|first1=Jamie|last1=Lang|date=19 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.annecy.org/news:a2610|title=Annecy > News|first=©|last=CITIA|website=www.annecy.org}}</ref> He also writes the music for the feature film "Time for Love", directed by Miguel J. Veléz, officially selected at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] [[Marché du Film]], as well as the [[Austin Film Festival]] and the [[Rome Independent Film Festival|RIFF]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=MYmovies.it|title=RIFF 2020, un’edizione rinnovata in streaming su MYmovies|url=https://www.mymovies.it/cinemanews/2020/172217/|access-date=2020-11-17|website=MYmovies.it|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/it/newsdetail/389551/|title=TVCO offre un ventaglio di titoli da tutto il mondo a Cannes|website=Cineuropa - il meglio del cinema europeo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cineuropa.org/en/film/388444/|title=Time for Love (Kolej na miłość)|website=Cineuropa - the best of european cinema}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Austin Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Including 'Dave Not Coming Back,' 'The Catch' (Exclusive) {{!}} Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/austin-film-festival-unveils-lineup-including-dave-not-coming-back-the-catch-exclusive|access-date=2020-11-17|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com}}</ref>
In 2020, with the work-in-progress animated film ''Bigger than Us'', he wins the "Studio Alhambra Prize" at the [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]] MIFA Pitch, obtaining significant funding for his latest soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/festivals/annecy-announces-mifa-pitching-projects-digital-market-1234598314/|title=Annecy Announces Mifa Pitching Projects for Digital Market|first1=Jamie|last1=Lang|date=5 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/annecy-announces-special-prize-mifa-pitch-prize-winners-1234642710/|title=Annecy Announces Special Prize, MIFA Pitch Prize Winners|first1=Jamie|last1=Lang|date=19 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.annecy.org/news:a2610|title=Annecy |website=www.annecy.org}}</ref> He also writes the music for the feature film ''Time for Love'', directed by Miguel J. Veléz, officially selected at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] [[Marché du Film]], as well as the [[Austin Film Festival]] and the [[Rome Independent Film Festival|RIFF]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=RIFF 2020, un'edizione rinnovata in streaming su MYmovies|url=https://www.mymovies.it/cinemanews/2020/172217/|access-date=2020-11-17|website=MYmovies.it|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/389551/|title=TVCO to offer an array of titles from all over the world in Cannes|website=[[Cineuropa]]|date=22 June 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cineuropa.org/en/film/388444/|title=Time for Love (Kolej na miłość)|website=[[Cineuropa]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Austin Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Including 'Dave Not Coming Back,' 'The Catch' (Exclusive) {{!}} Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/austin-film-festival-unveils-lineup-including-dave-not-coming-back-the-catch-exclusive|access-date=2020-11-17|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=October 2020}}</ref>

In 2021, he writes the soundtrack for the second season of the Italian TV series ''Lampadino e Caramella''. In February 2022, he promotes the new episodes on the TV show ''I Soliti Ignoti''.

In 2023, with [[The Rising of the Shield Hero (season 3)|The Rising of the Shield Hero]], he becomes the first Italian musician to work with [[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]] as music composer for an anime.

In 2024, the announcement trailer for the Japanese anime series "Goodbye, Lara" is released. Alfredo Sirica composes the music, performed by the Budapest Scoring Orchestra. On October 6th, he also participates as a guest at the Romics convention, to talk about his soundtrack for "Lampadino e Caramella", following the release of its third season.


==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==
===Cinema===
===Feature films===
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5199290/?ref_=nm_flmg_com_17 Porches and Private Eyes], directed by Travis Mills (2016)
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5199290/?ref_=nm_flmg_com_17 Porches and Private Eyes], directed by Travis Mills (2016)
*[https://mubi.com/films/pawns Pawns], directed by Tyrees A. Lamptey (2017)
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9309046/?ref_=nm_flmg_com_11 Sincerely, Brenda], directed by Kenneth Nelson Jr. (2018)
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9309046/?ref_=nm_flmg_com_11 Sincerely, Brenda], directed by Kenneth Nelson Jr. (2018)
*[https://cineuropa.org/en/film/388444/ Time for Love], directed by Miguel J. Veléz (2020)
*Sinterklaas & Het Pieten Duo – Het Gestolen Speelgoed, directed by Niels Groffen (2018)

===Short films===
*[https://mubi.com/films/pawns Pawns], directed by Tyrees A. Lamptey (2017)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrdn-LXNn9U&t A Moonlight's Tale], directed by Aarif Attarwala (2019)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrdn-LXNn9U&t A Moonlight's Tale], directed by Aarif Attarwala (2019)
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9158894/?ref_=nm_flmg_com_4 Hush], directed by Tyler Chipman (2019)
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9158894/?ref_=nm_flmg_com_4 Hush], directed by Tyler Chipman (2019)
*The Shade, directed by Tyler Chipman (2019)
*The Shade, directed by Tyler Chipman (2019)
*[https://cineuropa.org/it/film/388444/ Time for Love], directed by Miguel J. Veléz (2020)


===Television===
===TV shows===
* [[Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa]], directed by Raffaele Bortone (2020)
* [[:it:Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa|Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa]], directed by Raffaele Bortone (2020)
* [[Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa 2]], directed by Raffaele Bortone and Andrea Martini (2022)
* [[The Rising of the Shield Hero (season 3)|The Rising of the Shield Hero 3]] (with [[Kevin Penkin]] and Natalie Jeffreys), directed by Hitoshi Haga (october 2023)
* [[Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa 3]], directed by Raffaele Bortone and Andrea Martini (2024)
* Goodbye, Lara, directed by Takushi Koide (TBA)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=Kinema Citrus Unveils Videos, More Staff for 'Goodbye, Lara,' Ninja Skooler Anime |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-18/kinema-citrus-unveils-videos-more-staff-for-goodbye-lara-ninja-skooler-anime/.210957 |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref>


===Videogames===
===Videogames===
* [[Warhammer 40,000: Regicide]] (translator, orchestrator)
* [[Warhammer 40,000: Regicide]] (translator)
* [[Demetrios (video game)|Demetrios – The Big Cynical Adventure]]
* [[Demetrios (video game)|Demetrios – The Big Cynical Adventure]]
* [[Minecraft: Story Mode]] (musical director)
* [https://www.herinteractive.com/shop-games/odyssey/ Odyssey – The Story of Science]
* [https://www.herinteractive.com/shop-games/odyssey/ Odyssey – The Story of Science]
* Mythic Legions Tactics (in production)
* Dark Taverns (in production)
* Everdate - Let's Play: The Dating Game (in production)


== Awards and acknowledgements ==
== Awards and acknowledgements ==
{{Div col}}
;[[Annecy International Animation Film Festival]]
;[[Annecy International Animation Film Festival]]
* MIFA Pitch 2020 - Studios Alhambra Award for ''Bigger Than Us''
* MIFA Pitch 2020 - Studios Alhambra Award for ''Bigger Than Us''
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Latest revision as of 16:54, 10 October 2024

Alfredo Sirica
Background information
Born (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25)
Rome, Italy
Genres
Occupation(s)Composer, pianist, orchestrator

Alfredo Sirica (born 25 April 1999) is an Italian composer, pianist and orchestrator.

Best known for his activity as soundtrack composer, he has written and produced music for cinema, video games and TV series. With his work for the Italian animated series Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa, produced by Rai Ragazzi, he became the first composer of a soundtrack suitable also for children with disabilities such as blindness or autism, merging narration with music therapy.[1][2] With the third season of The Rising of the Shield Hero, he also becomes the first Italian musician to work with Kadokawa as music composer for an anime.

Career

[edit]

He writes his first soundtrack at the age of sixteen for the feature film Porches and Private Eyes, after winning an online competition promoted by Running Wild Films.[3]

In 2017, he is chosen by HeR Interactive and Eric Lindstrom, screenwriter for Tomb Raider, to write the soundtrack for the videogame Odyssey - The Story of Science, promoted by the scientific communicator Vsauce and currently in use in several institutes for educational purposes.[4][5] During the same year, he worked on the short film Pawns by David Barbeschi, which soon becomes viral, reaching over 2 million views on YouTube and becoming part of the MUBI catalogue.[6][7]

In 2018, for the feature film Sincerely, Brenda, he gets nominated for "Best Original Soundtrack" at the Detroit Filmmaker Awards.[8] In the same year, for the Vatican Foundation, he creates the music for the animated film Bernadette. This project marks the beginning of his collaboration with the animation studio Animundi.[9]

In 2019, together with voice actor Laura Bailey and the New York School of Visual Arts, he works on the animated short A Moonlight's Tale. The project gains immediate universal acclaim by critics and public alike, reaching over 12 million views on the web.[10]

His collaboration with the Italian animation studio Animundi resumes. With a financial contribution from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (Italy) and Rai Ragazzi, production for the animated series Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa starts. It is the first TV product accessible by all children, including those affected by disabilities.[11] The cartoon aired on 29 March 2020 on the national channel Rai Yoyo, soon becoming the most popular program watched by Italian children in the preschool age. For his work, he gets invited as a guest at the Giffoni Film Festival and several Italian television programs. At the 24th edition of the Cartoons on the Bay, the series receives the UNICEF award for "best animated series".[12][13][14]

In 2020, with the work-in-progress animated film Bigger than Us, he wins the "Studio Alhambra Prize" at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival MIFA Pitch, obtaining significant funding for his latest soundtrack.[15][16][17] He also writes the music for the feature film Time for Love, directed by Miguel J. Veléz, officially selected at the Cannes Film Festival Marché du Film, as well as the Austin Film Festival and the RIFF.[18][19][20][21]

In 2021, he writes the soundtrack for the second season of the Italian TV series Lampadino e Caramella. In February 2022, he promotes the new episodes on the TV show I Soliti Ignoti.

In 2023, with The Rising of the Shield Hero, he becomes the first Italian musician to work with Kadokawa as music composer for an anime.

In 2024, the announcement trailer for the Japanese anime series "Goodbye, Lara" is released. Alfredo Sirica composes the music, performed by the Budapest Scoring Orchestra. On October 6th, he also participates as a guest at the Romics convention, to talk about his soundtrack for "Lampadino e Caramella", following the release of its third season.

Partial filmography

[edit]

Feature films

[edit]

Short films

[edit]
  • Pawns, directed by Tyrees A. Lamptey (2017)
  • A Moonlight's Tale, directed by Aarif Attarwala (2019)
  • Hush, directed by Tyler Chipman (2019)
  • The Shade, directed by Tyler Chipman (2019)

TV shows

[edit]

Videogames

[edit]

Awards and acknowledgements

[edit]
Annecy International Animation Film Festival
  • MIFA Pitch 2020 - Studios Alhambra Award for Bigger Than Us
Cartoons on the Bay
Austin Filmmaker Awards
  • Best soundtrack for a feature film - Nomination for Sincerely, Brenda

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Rep". rep.repubblica.it. 23 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Luisa Galdo, un cartone racconta la sfida dell'inclusione". 24 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Porches and Private Eyes - Soundtrack, by Alfredo Sirica". Running Wild Films.
  4. ^ "Soundtrack info". www.herinteractive.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Odyssey: Education Through Engagement - An Interview With Omkar Deshpande". CGMagazine. 10 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Pawns" – via mubi.com.
  8. ^ "2019 Winners | Detroit Filmmaker Awards | United States". Film Awards | Detroit | Detroit Film Awards.
  9. ^ "Associazione RnS Italia - La Fondazione Vaticana CIFN e l'Hospitalité Notre Dame de Lourdes inaugurano una nuova Sala per l'accoglienza di bambini e genitori presso le piscine del Santuario Mariano". www.rns-italia.it.
  10. ^ "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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