Andrea Farri

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Andrea Farri
Born11 February 1982 (1982-02-11) (age 42) [1]
Rome, Italy
OccupationComposer

Andrea Farri (born 11 February 1982) is an Italian film composer.

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Life and career

Born in Rome, Farri is the son of actress Lucia Poli and the nephew of actor Paolo Poli. [2] An autodidact, he started composing incidental music at 17 years old. [3] He made his film score debut in 2008, with Matteo Rovere's A Game for Girls . [4]

In 2015, Farri won the Globo d'oro for best score for Latin Lover . [5] In 2023, he won the "Soundtrack Stars Award" during the 2023 Venice Film Festival for Matteo Garrone's Io capitano . [3]

Partial filmography

Films


TV Series

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References

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  2. "Andrea Farri, un autodidatta cresciuto in viaggio: "Che fortuna stare a sentire mio zio Paolo Poli"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  3. 1 2 "Io Capitano di Matteo Garrone ha la miglior colonna sonora". Radio Italia . 8 September 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. Ulivi, Stefania (2 February 2024). "Il compositore romano Andrea Farri: «Così è nata la mia musica per il capitano di Matteo Garrone, in corsa per l'Oscar»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. Redazione (16 June 2015). "Globi d'Oro, Il giovane favoloso miglior film". Cinematografo. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  6. ""Un Professore", tutti in classe su Rai 1. Le musiche di Andrea Farri sulle piattaforme online" (in Italian). 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2024-01-12.