Vincenzo di Francesco(I)
- Composer
- Music Department
An award winning composer, Vincenzo has worked on a wide range of productions (short movies, web series, documentaries, ads, corporate videos, animations, feature films, theatre productions, and more). Deeply interested in sound design and sound manipulation, he often tries to blend lush and rich orchestral textures with refined electronic elements. His music is enriched by his background in jazz composition as well as by his sensitivity as a pianist.
Born in Italy, he was trained from a young age in classical and jazz piano. He attended the Italian academy "Conservatorio Statale di Musica J. Tomadini" where he was mentored by pianists such as ECM artist Glauco Venier, Andrea Rucli, Claudio Filippini, Dario Carnovale and jazz composer and arranger Michele Corcella. After concluding his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Piano he moved to London where he attended the Royal College of Music, pursuing a Master of Composition in Composition for Screen (studying with Vasco Hexel, Enrica Sciandrone and Howard Davidson).
He's the lead composer for the Italian production company Saimeco Media and has been collaborating with its founder and lead director Andrea Martelli on a regular basis.
Notable clients include Piaggio Aerospace, Janssen Italy and the Italian Ministry for Transport. Other notable collaborators include directors Marco Fabbro, Gianmarco Formica, Michelle Brand, Florian Thess, Frozia Khalife.
As part of the music department, he has worked as an orchestrator, arranger and session musician collaborating with composers Kate Simko, Vincent Ott, Mike Ladouceur and singer/songwriters Michela Franceschina and Francesco Imbriaco. Furthermore he recently provided additional orchestrations for Hollywood composer Lorne Balfe's music, working on the upcoming blockbuster "Gemini Man" by Ang Lee, the upcoming HBO-BBC co-production "His Dark Materials", and the upcoming series "Jungle Land", under the coordination of lead orchestrator Shane Rutherfoord-Jones.