Chiara Costanza

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Chiara Costanza
Also known asChiara Kickdrum, CKD
Born
Torino, Italy
Genres Electronic
Occupation(s)DJ, composer, musician
LabelsFinn Audio, Temporal Cast, Revolver Upstairs Records
Website chiaracostanza.com

Chiara Costanza, also known as Chiara Kickdrum (CKD), is a music composer, producer, and DJ, born in Italy and now based in Australia. She is known for her television and film scores.

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Early life and education

Chiara Costanza was born in Torino, Italy, [1] where she trained as a classical pianist and played in punk bands. [2]

Career

In 2004 Costanza moved to Melbourne, Australia where she became exposed to electronic music. [2]

After starting DJing in 2013, [3] Constanza was invited to perform at Meredith Music Festival in 2016 under her alias Chiara Kickdrum (CKD) [2] [4]

In 2018, she performed a live soundtrack to Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1932 silent film Vampyr for the National Film and Sound Archive, [5] and has continued composing live soundtracks, such as to Sergio Leone's 1964 film A Fistful of Dollars in 2020 and 2021, [6] [7] and Vampyr again at in 2022. [8]

She composed the soundtrack for the short film All These Creatures , which was awarded the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. [9] This was followed by soundtracks for the 2021 film Long Story Short , and the TV series Heartbreak High, The Other Guy, The Unusual Suspects , and Preppers . [10] [11]

She created a soundscape for the 2023 ACMI exhibition Goddess: Power Glamour Rebellion. [12] [13]

Costanza composed the score for the 2025 dark comedy thriller Penny Lane Is Dead . [14]

References

  1. ↑ Morellini, Zena (21 November 2018). "Composer Chiara Kickdrum on capturing the future through everyday sounds". Sydney Dance Company. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "MELBOURNE SYNTH FESTIVAL INTERVIEW: CHIARA KICKDRUM | Australian Musician Magazine". 6 November 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Moving To The Beat With Chiara Kickdrum". Vice. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Mix Up: Chiara Kickdrum". triple j. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "This Week In The Can". HerCanberra. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "A Fistful of Fun at Bangalow Film Festival". The Byron Shire Echo. 23 December 2020. p. 45. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Radbourne, Lucas (13 December 2021). "Review: A Fistful of Dollars live w/ Chiara Kickdrum". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Programs: Primal Screen – 28 November 2022, Primal Screen — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio". www.rrr.org.au. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Chiara Costanza". MIFF 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  10. ↑ Ferraro, Pietro (14 February 2023). "Stasera in tv: "Come se non ci fosse un domani - Long Story Short" su Rai 1". Cineblog (in Italian). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Chiara Kickdrum | ACMI + MESS partnership". www.acmi.net.au. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "LGBTIQ Law Reforms Needed In Australia, Alastair Lawrie; Goddess, Chiara Kickdrum". 3CR Community Radio. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "ACMI: Goddess: Power Glamour Rebellion". www.onlymelbourne.com.au. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Penny Lane Is Dead". Adelaide Film Festival . 12 August 2025. Archived from the original on 15 September 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
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