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He writes his first soundtrack at the age of sixteen for the feature film "17 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> 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 "17 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> 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. |
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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>https://www.herinteractive.com/more-nancy-drew/soundtracks/odyssey-soundtrack/</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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjP9eYCM964</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}}</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> |
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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 | Detroit Filmmaker Awards | United States|website=Film Awards | Detroit | 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 | Detroit Filmmaker Awards | United States|website=Film Awards | Detroit | 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> |
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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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrdn-LXNn9U&t=</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> |
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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.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwWA9atC9u4&t=</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f79hBFn-0Kc</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.<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> |
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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|first2=Jamie|last2=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|first2=Jamie|last2=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", regia di Miguel J. Veléz, officially selected at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] [[Marché du Film]].<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> |
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|first2=Jamie|last2=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|first2=Jamie|last2=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", regia di Miguel J. Veléz, officially selected at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] [[Marché du Film]].<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> |
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| 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]
Career
He writes his first soundtrack at the age of sixteen for the feature film "17 Porches and Private Eyes", after winning an online competition promoted by Running Wild Films.[3] 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.
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 a 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 realizes the music of the animated film "Bernadette". This project marks the beginning of his long 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.[12][13]
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.[14][15][16] He also writes the music for the feature film "Time for Love", regia di Miguel J. Veléz, officially selected at the Cannes Film Festival Marché du Film.[17][18]
Partial filmography
Cinema
- Porches and Private Eyes, directed by Travis Mills (2016)
- Pawns, directed by David Barbeschi (2017)
- Sincerely, Brenda, directed by Kenneth Nelson Jr. (2018)
- Sinterklaas & Het Pieten Duo – Het Gestolen Speelgoed, directed by Niels Groffen (2018)
- A Moonlight's Tale, directed by Aarif Attarwala (2019)
- The Shade, directed by Tyler Chipman (2019)
- Time for Love, directed by Miguel J. Veléz (2020)
Television
- Drakings (Pilot) (2018)
- Hush, directed by Tyler Chipman (2019)
- Lampadino e Caramella nel MagiRegno degli Zampa, directed by Raffaele Bortone (2020)
Videogames
- Warhammer 40,000: Regicide (translator, orchestrator)
- Demetrios – The Big Cynical Adventure
- Minecraft: Story Mode (musical director)
- Odyssey – The Story of Science
References
- ^ "Rep". rep.repubblica.it.
- ^ web, redazione (24 April 2020). "Luisa Galdo, un cartone racconta la sfida dell'inclusione".
- ^ "Porches and Private Eyes - Soundtrack, by Alfredo Sirica". Running Wild Films.
- ^ "Soundtrack info". www.herinteractive.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Odyssey: Education Through Engagement - An Interview With Omkar Deshpande". CGMagazine.
- ^ "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Pawns" – via mubi.com.
- ^ "2019 Winners | Detroit Filmmaker Awards | United States". Film Awards | Detroit | Detroit Film Awards.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "«Lampadino e Caramella»: arriva su Rai YoYo il primo cartone animato inclusivo". 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Lang, Jamie; Lang, Jamie (5 May 2020). "Annecy Announces Mifa Pitching Projects for Digital Market".
- ^ Lang, Jamie; Lang, Jamie (19 June 2020). "Annecy Announces Special Prize, MIFA Pitch Prize Winners".
- ^ CITIA, ©. "Annecy > News". www.annecy.org.
{{cite web}}:|first=has numeric name (help) - ^ "TVCO offre un ventaglio di titoli da tutto il mondo a Cannes". Cineuropa - il meglio del cinema europeo.
- ^ "Time for Love (Kolej na miłość)". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema.
