Luigi Maiello

www.luigimaiello.com

Bio:

My name is Luigi Maiello, I live in Rome and I was born the 14th of January 1980.

In 1999 I obtained a classical secondary-school diploma at “Liceo Classico Socrate” and in October 2006 I graduated with honours at the faculty “Lettere e Filosofia” of Tor Vergata Rome, course of “D.A.M.S musica”.

I also studied piano, flute, composition, harmony, counterpoint and electronic music with Prof. Luca Spagnoletti, Prof. Giorgio Nottoli, Prof. Agostino Ziino and Prof. Giorgio Sanguinetti.

Cinema:

I composed original soundtrack for the movie “Parva e il principe Shiva” (Italian version) produced by Luigi e Aurelio De Laurentis -FilmAuro- from a story of Milo Manara and the screenplay of Vincenzo Cerami. http://trovacinema.repubblica.it/film/parva-e-il-principe-di-shiva/263276

I composed original music for the movie “Death of the Virgin” produced by JEO Productions Film directed by Joseph Tito, with Mariagrazia Cucinotta. www.deathofthevirgin.com

I'm currently composing the original soundtrack for the film "La ballata dei precari" directed by Corrado Ceron, Giordano Cioccolini e Silvia Lombardo. http://www.vivacinema.it/articolo/la-ballata-dei-precari-scheda-e-trailer-del-film/8177

Television:

I wrote the original soundtracks for many tv programs on the italian mainstream national channels: Rai2, Rai3, Tmc, La7 and Stream and also History Channel. These were historical, scientific, mistery and cultural programs. Here are some titles:

“Punto e a capo" by Giovanni Masotti and Daniela Vergara on Rai2.

“Storia futura”, by Fabio Andriola on Rai Futura.

“Voyager ai confini della conoscenza”, by Roberto Giacobbo on Rai2.

“Stargate linea di confine”, by Alessandra Gigante on Tmc and La7.

“Ballarò” by Giovanni Floris on Rai3.

“Atlantide” on La7.

Music for many videos and short movies:

“C’era una volta” for the sculptor Antonio Nocera, during an exhibition of the same title mounted in San Michele Rome, under the patronage of the “President of the Italian Republic.

The music for the documentary “Federico Caffè”, under the patronage of the “Italian Parliament”. 2006

“The third place” by Marco Maiello, winner of the contest “Giocatori per sempre” by Sony.

It took part at the final trial of the “Venezia film festival” in 2005.

"Darkness" based on the omonimous poem of George Byron. It took part at the final trial of the “David di Donatello” in 2009.

My musical editions are:

Fantasy: 13 pieces dedicated to the imaginary world. 2001

Cyberpunk: 13 pieces dedicated to a futuristic vision. 2001

Vampires: 12 pieces dedicated to horror,

produced by Filippo Bussi for Tweedle S.R.L

I published some musical articles, among these two have been published on the cultural journal “Ideazione” (Ideazione editrice):

“Il postmoderno ha un cuore celtico”. 1998

“L’insostenibile leggerezza del suono”. 1999

Original soundtracks for some theater plays, performed and produced by:

“Accademia D'arte Drammatica Silvio D'amico” plays directed by Luigi Maria Musati.

“Teatro dell’Orologio”, plays directed by Mario Moretti.

"Stanze segrete", plays directed by Ennio Coltorti.

Other performances:

I took part at “Goethe-Institut” in Rome to the final trial of the contest "What's next" advertised by Nuova Consonanza, with the composition "Sussulto tonale", later broadcasted to Rai Radio2. 2004

“Il respiro della terra”,one of my symphonic works, was performed in the “Auditorium Ennio Morricone” at Tor Vergata university. 2001