Ivan Iusco (born September 4, 1970) is an Italian award-winning

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based in

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, United States.

Career

Music

In 1987, he founded the pioneering Italian

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Minus Habens Records (involving artists such as

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), through which he continues to explore and publish avant-garde and cutting-edge music. Several years later he established the Disturbance label to focus on ambient electronic and techno music. In the late 1980s, Iusco founded the dark ambient and industrial music group, Nightmare Lodge, whose music was primarily released through Minus Habens. During the 1990s, Iusco recorded works under the name "It" and released the first album under that name, ''Era Vulgaris'', on his Disturbance imprint in 1996.

Film soundtracks and scoring

He debuted in the film industry in 1999, having composed the music for the Apulian cult movie ''LaCapaGira'' directed by Alessandro Piva, and went on to win Best Soundtrack at the 2000 Valencia Film Festival (Spain). In 2003 he composed the music for ''Mio Cognato'', a movie by the same director, for which he received the 2004

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nomination for Best Soundtrack. Iusco has partnered often with the well-known Italian director, Sergio Rubini, composing the main theme for the movie ''L’Anima Gemella'' (2002), the soundtrack of ''L’Amore Ritorna'' (2004), and an additional score for ''Colpo D’Occhio'' (2008) which complemented the music of Pino Donaggio. His scoring career also includes ''Ho Voglia Di Te'' (2007) by the Spanish director Luis Prieto; ''Fesibum / Maledetto Tag episode'' (2009) by Dino Giarrusso; ''6 Sull’Autobus'' (2012) a project by Sergio Rubini produced by the Accademia Nazionale D’Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico (selected at the 69th Venice Film Festival); and ''Da Che Parte Stai'' (2016) by Francesco Lopez. The track "Mobili In Mobilis", taken from his album ''Transients'' (2015), was nominated for the Best Instrumental Song by the American Songwriting Awards 2016. His recent projects included the soundtrack for ''Rex Starlight'', a TV series pilot by the American scriptwriter Daniel Greenspan and the joint projects with the Canadian artist Cassandra Cronenberg titled ''Mirror Drones'' and ''Between''. In 2020 he composed two original songs for Cyberpunk 2077, the long-awaited Sci-Fi video game starring

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Movie soundtracks

Videoart, short film and documentary soundtracks

Discography

Solo

With Nightmare Lodge

With
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As "It"

Official remixes

Awards and nominations

*Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Somg) - “The Other Side” taken from the album “Synthagma” - IndieX Fest (Los Angeles), USA 2021 *Best Music Video Nomination - “Falling (Andante)” taken from the album “Transients” - Los Angeles CineFest, USA 2017 *Best Instrumental Track Nomination “ASA 2016” - “Mobilis In Mobili” taken from the album “Transients” - American Songwriting Awards, USA 2016 *Best Composer Award “Ombre Sonore Del Mediterraneo” - Teca del Mediterraneo/Consiglio Regionale della Puglia, Italy 2009 *Best Original Soundtrack Nomination “Diamanti Al Cinema” - soundtrack of the movie “Ho Voglia Di Te” - Venice Film Festival, Italy 2007 *Best Composer Special Award - Ragusa Film Festival, Italy 2004 *Best Original Soundtrack Nomination “

” (Silver Ribbon) - soundtrack of the movie “Mio Cognato” - Nastri d’Argento, Italy 2004 *Best Original Soundtrack Award - soundtrack of the movie “LaCapaGira” - Valencia Film Festival, Spain 2000

' Best Soundtrack Award at Valencia Film Festival 2000, IMDB, 2000

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Iusco, Ivan 1970 births 20th-century classical composers Italian film score composers Italian male film score composers Living people Virgin Records artists People from Bari 20th-century Italian composers 20th-century Italian male musicians