Laura Rossi is a British

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of film and concert works. Originally from

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, she graduated with a master's degree from the

London College of Music London College of Music (LCM) is a music school in London, England. It is one of eight separate schools that make up the University of West London. History LCM was founded in 1887 and existed as an independent music conservatoire based at ...

, having previously studied at the

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Work

Her credits include scores for films including

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's ''

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'' and '' The Cottage'', '' Song for Marion'' and '' The Eichmann Show''. Rossi has scored music for many silent films such as
Silent Shakespeare
' and ''

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'' for the

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. She was commissioned by the

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in 2006 to write an orchestral score to accompany the digitally restored 1916 film ''

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''. In the centenary year, 100 live orchestral screenings of the film with Rossi's score took place worldwide to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle. In 2014, Rossi's work ''Voices of Remembrance'', inspired by ten of

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's most famous poems, was recorded with the Chamber Orchestra of London with readings by

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and

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. Rossi is working as a lecturer in

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at the

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Filmography

* ''

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(2018)'' *'' The Eichmann Show'' (2015) * ''Unfinished Song (2013)'' * ''The Battle of the Ancre'' (2012) * '' Song for Marion'' (2012) * ''Me or the Dog'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

Broken Lines Broken may refer to: Literature * ''Broken'' (Armstrong novel), a 2006 novel by Kelley Armstrong in the ''Women of the Otherworld'' series * ''Broken'' (Slaughter novel), a 2010 novel by Karin Slaughter Music Albums * '' Broken (And Ot ...

'' (2008) * '' The Cottage'' (2008) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2006) * '' Ninety Days'' (2005) * '' Shooting Shona'' (2004) * '' It's Okay to Drink Whiskey'' (2004)

References

External links

Laura Rossi's official website
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