Francesco De Donatis

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Film composer Francesco de Donatis is a passionate musician, captivating audiences with his compositions for Film, TV and Video Games.

He composed music for commercials as
SUNOCO, REEBOK,TEQUILA 1800, GREY POUPON,ZZZQUIL,TIAA,PEUGEOT EUROPCAR,PHARMA TRANSPLANT, TRUNK CLUB, THE LUMINEERS, VISTA PRINT, SUBWAY RADIO, HELLO TOOTHPASTE, BON APPETIT PIZZA, GSBH, GSBH HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CASE STUDY, UMASS STOCK SEARCH, AMERISOURCE ANIMATION, INSPIRA etc etc
He composed music for LE IENE (Mediaset) for the commercial Vaporart.
In 2012, composed the Soundtrack of the documentary “Jet Set Quando L’aereoporto sembrava Via Veneto” by Antonello Sarno (MEDIASET) and he won the first prize of ROME FILM FESTIVAL 2012 with the screening of the documentary on all ALITALIA FLIGHTS from March 2013.
In 2012, won first prize at the Contursi Film Festival with the soundtrack for the shortmovie “FACCIA DA LADRO” by Alessandro Palminiello, ROSSELLINI PRODUCTION of Rome.
In 2015, won First Place “Best of Fest” at the Colorado Environmental Film Festival with the documentary “Time Capsule” BBC, Chris Summerfield, LA USA.
From his early childhood, de Donatis has proven to have a strong musical sensibility and unique talent as a composer.
In 2003, he studied Composition and Vocal Performance at the Conservatory “Nino Rota” Monopoli (BA).
Following in 2006, he won a scholarship to enter the Academy Chigiana, majoring in Composition for Film under the guidance of Maestro Luis Bacalov.
Francesco de Donatis graduated in Film Scoring with a minor in Video Game Music at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston USA under scholarship and in Composition at University of Salford in Manchester UK under scholarship.

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My Filmography

Year Film Title Description
2020 Chewtonglen Hotel Composed music for the spot Chewtonglen Hotel by Stefano Petroni
2019 Memoria Nueva Trailer Composed music for the trailer fo the documentary Memoria Nueva by Stefano Petroni
2019 Memoria Nueva Composed music for the documentary "Memoria Nueva" by Stefano Petroni
2019 Anafe Composed music for the spot Anafe by Matteo Viviani
2019 Save the Olives Composed the music for two spots "Save the Olives"
2019 Your Hearth in Me Composed music for the show The Massive Spectacular (Las Vegas - USA)
2018 Nemici Composed music for the play "NEMICI" by Robert Stainer, director Caterina Firinu
2017 SALENTO PRODUCTIONS Founded Salento Productions and composed music for the commercials: Salento Productions Promo, Parrucchieri de Pascalis, Un Sorriso per Mimi', Castello Monaci, Cantieri Riuniti
2016 LE IENE 'Vaporart" Composed the Soundtrack for the Docu-Spot "Vaporart" by Matteo Viviani LE IENE Mediaset
2016 The Brink Composed the Soundtrack for the shortmovie "The Brink" by Louisa Marie Juckes, Manchester UK.
2015 ULTIMATE BLACK SHEEP Composed music for the documentary ULTIMATE BLACK SHEEP Alex Freke-Murin– Manchester, Unite Kingdom
2015 Time Capsule In 2015, won First Place “Best of Fest” at the Colorado Environmental Film Festival with the documentary “Time Capsule”, Chris Summerfield, BBC, LA USA
2015-2020 Gratitude Sound Gratitude Sound: Commercial Work –Boston, MA Composed music for commercials “SUNOCO,TEQUILA 1800, PHARMA TRANSPLANT, REEBOK, TRUNK CLUB, THE LUMINEERS, VISTA PRINT, SUBWAY RADIO, HELLO TOOTHPASTE, BON APPETIT PIZZA, GSBH, GSBH…
2014 Elias Arts Composed music for Alias Arts for the commercials: Zzzquil, Grey Poupon, TIAA, Paderno Health Revolution
2013 Operation Overclock Composed the Soundtrack for the videogames "Operation Overclock" by Jeffrey Chau, Viterbi School of Engineering, Los Angeles USA.
2012 Jet Set "Quando l' aereoporto sembrava via Veneto" In 2012, composed the Soundtrack of the documentary "Jet Set Quando L'aereoporto sembrava Via Veneto" by Antonello Sarno (MEDIASET) and he won the first prize of ROME FILM FESTIVAL 2012 with the screening of the documentary on all ALITALIA FLIGHTS from March 2013.
2012 Faccia da ladro Won first prize at the Contursi Film Festival with the composition of the soundtrack for the shortmovie "Faccia da ladro "by Alessandro Palminiello Rossellini Production of Rome.
2012 Palindrome Composed the Soundtrack for the shortmovie "PALINDROME" by Ryan Cultrera Smalltown Picture – Los Angeles, CA
2011 Combocut Worked at Combocut production (Milan-Italy) as composer for commercials (Pegeout Europcar, Unione Italiana, Reggia Regina Margherita).
2010 Blackswan Composed the Soundtrack for the advertising for "Blackswan" by Oscar Padi (Valencia Spain)
2010 Don Tonino Bello Storia di un Uomo Composed the Soundtrack for the documentary "Don Tonino Bello Storia di un Uomo" by Alessandro Torsello Spiriti Bollenti Puglia Region.

My Award

Year Film Title Award(s)
2015 Time Capsule In 2015, won First Place “Best of Fest” at the Colorado Environmental Film Festival with the documentary “Time Capsule”, Chris Summerfield, BBC, LA USA
2012 Jet Set "Quando l' aereoporto sembrava via Veneto" In 2012, composed the Soundtrack of the documentary "Jet Set Quando L'aereoporto sembrava Via Veneto" by Antonello Sarno (MEDIASET) and he won the first prize of ROME FILM FESTIVAL 2012 with the screening of the documentary on all ALITALIA FLIGHTS from March 2013.
2012 Faccia da ladro Won first prize at the Contursi Film Festival with the composition of the soundtrack for the shortmovie "Faccia da ladro "by Alessandro Palminiello Rossellini Production of Rome.

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