Ludovico Maria Enrico Einaudi

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(; born 23 November 1955) is an Italian

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and

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. Trained at the Conservatorio Verdi in Milan, Einaudi began his career as a classical composer, later incorporating other styles and genres such as

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, and

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. Einaudi has composed the scores for a number of films and television productions, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', the TV miniseries '' Doctor Zhivago'', and ''Acquario'' (1996), for which he won the Grolla d'oro. His music was used as the score for the Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning films ''

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'' and '' The Father''. He has also released a number of solo albums for piano and other instruments, notably ''

I Giorni ''I Giorni'' (2001) is a music album by the Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi. The album's title translates as "The Days" in English. The title track, "I Giorni" has received much interest due, in part, to Greg James' airing in June 2011 of the pi ...

'' in 2001, ''

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'' in 2009, and ''

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'' in 2013. On 1 March 2019, Einaudi announced a seven-part project named ''

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'', which was released over the course of seven months in 2019. In 2005, he was appointed an

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Early life and education

Einaudi was born in

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, Piedmont. His father,

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, was a publisher working with authors including

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and

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, and founder of

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. His paternal grandfather,

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, was

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between 1948 and 1955. His mother, Renata Aldrovandi, played the piano to him as a child. Her father, Waldo Aldrovandi, was a pianist, opera conductor, and composer who emigrated to Australia after

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."Bio / More About Ludovico Einaudi"
, ''rockpaperscissors.biz''. Retrieved 5 June 2016. Einaudi started composing music as a teenager, first writing by playing a folk guitar. He began his musical training at the Conservatorio Verdi in Milan, obtaining a diploma in composition in 1982. That same year he took an orchestration class taught by

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and was awarded a scholarship to the

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. According to Einaudi, "Luciano Berio did some interesting work with African vocal music and did some arrangements of Beatles songs, and he taught me that there is a sort of dignity inside music. I learnt orchestration from him and a very open way of thinking about music." He also learned by collaborating with musicians such as

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from

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and

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from

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. His music is

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, meditative, and often introspective, drawing on

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and contemporary pop.

Music career

1980s

After studying at the conservatory in

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and subsequently with Berio, Einaudi spent several years composing in traditional forms, including several chamber and orchestral pieces. He soon garnered international attention and his music was performed at venues such as the

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, the

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, and the

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Center for Performing Arts. In the mid-1980s, he began to search for more personal expression in a series of works for dance and

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, and later for piano. Some of his collaborations in theatre, video, and dance included compositions for the Sul filo d'Orfeo in 1984, ''Time Out'' in 1988, a dance-theatre piece created with writer Andrea De Carlo, ''The Wild Man'' in 1990, and the'' Emperor'' in 1991. Later collaborations include ''Salgari'' (''Per terra e per mare'') (1995), an opera/ballet commissioned by the

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with texts by

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, and Charles Duke Jr, and ''E.A. Poe'' (1997), which was conceived as a soundtrack for silent films.

Soundtracks

Einaudi began using his style to compose film soundtracks in the mid-1990s. He started with two films by Michele Sordillo, ''Da qualche parte in città'' in 1994 and ''Acquario'' in 1996, for which he won the Grolla d'oro for best soundtrack. In 1998, he composed the soundtrack for ''Treno di panna'' and the score for ''Giorni dispari'' by Dominick Tambasco. In 2000, he collaborated with

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on ''Un delitto impossibile'', and he also composed the soundtrack for ''Fuori del mondo'', for which he won the

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award in Germany in 2002. After the release of his debut album, some excerpts were included in the film '' Aprile'' by Nanni Moretti. In 2002, his soundtrack for ''Luce dei miei occhi'' was named best soundtrack at the 2002

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. In 2002, Einaudi won an Italian award for Best Film Score for '' Luce dei miei occhi''.

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gave his score for the 2002 TV serial '' Doctor Zhivago'' 4.5/5 stars and published a glowing review, comparing it in skill to

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's score of the previous film adaptation. In 2004, his soundtrack for ''

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'' received the prize for the best film music at the

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. In 2010, Einaudi wrote the music for the trailer of ''

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''. His "Due Tramonti" was featured in the film ''

'' (2010), directed by

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. His composition "Nuvole Bianche" was featured in the film '' Insidious'' (2010), directed by

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, the British TV drama '' This Is England 86'', and in the TV series '' Derek'' (2012), directed by and starring

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. To ''The Intouchables'' (2011), the biggest box office movie in French history, he contributed the tracks "Fly", "Writing Poems", "L'origine nascosta", "Cache-cache", "Una Mattina", and "Primavera." The film ''

'' featured ''Fuori dal mondo'' and ''Dietro casa''. The British TV drama series ''

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'' also contained the tracks "Fuori Dalla Notte", "Solo" (a bonus track from ''Nightbook''), "Berlin Song", and "Distacco".

Solo releases

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After the multi-media-inspired ''Time Out'' in 1988, in 1992 he released '' Stanze'', which he had composed for harp. The album was performed by

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, one of the first musicians to use an

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. Einaudi released his first solo piano album, ''

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'', in 1996, under BMG. The album is based on the novel '' The Waves'' by British writer

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, and enjoyed mainstream success, particularly in Italy and the UK. His 1999 followup, '' Eden Roc'', was also released on BMG, with shorter pieces. For the project he collaborated with the

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musician

. His next solo piano release, ''

'' (2001), was inspired by his travels in Africa. The solo piano track "I Giorni" was featured in a

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promotion for arts and culture programs, and attracted much interest due to

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' airing of the piece on

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in June 2011. James mentioned that he found the piece therapeutic when he was studying at university. Due to repeated airings that month, the track entered the UK Singles Chart at #32 on 12 June 2011. In 2003, Einaudi released the live album ''

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'', which was recorded at the famous

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opera house in Milan. His 2003 album ''

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'' is another collaboration, with Einaudi on piano and

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on kora. In 2004, Einaudi released the album ''

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'' on

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. The 2006 album '' Divenire'' consists of piano accompanied by orchestra. The album also includes the artist's critically acclaimed track "Primavera." It was recorded by the

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, with Einaudi as the piano master. Shortly after its release, Einaudi went on tour to various places in the UK, playing both the music on ''Divenire'' and orchestral arrangements of his other works. The album topped the

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classical chart. In October 2009, ''

'' was released. The album saw Einaudi take a new direction with his music as he incorporated synthesized sounds alongside his piano. The album was conceived and recorded in response to the German painter and sculptor

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, as well as an exhibit space where Einaudi performed for a gallery opening for Kiefer. It was also inspired by the drums and electronics of the Whitetree Project, a performing trio Einaudi formed with Robert and Ronald Lippok of

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, a German electronic group. In Italy, the album went Gold with more than 35,000 copies sold. Einaudi's album ''

'' was released on 21 January 2013, with US and Canadian supporting tours. He also appeared on

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in Los Angeles. On 17 September 2013, Einaudi performed various songs from ''In a Time Lapse'', together with a new ensemble, at the annual iTunes Festival held at the Roundhouse in London. The group intimately rehearsed this performance in the barn of Einaudi's house. In March 2016, the world premiere of a new piano concerto, "Domino", took place at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

Style

In a review of ''Elements'', Classicalite's Steve Nagel writes that "because Einaudi errs so much on the side of minimalism and pop that it might be more appropriate to label his music as a product of the New Age movement, which—although seemingly less ambitious than broader classical structures—concentrates more on relaxation, cohesion, elements of nature and an air of optimism". Ben Beaumont-Thomas of ''

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'', in a negative review of a 2016 live performance, critiques Einaudi the performer with " ecasts himself as the antithesis to the stuffy conservatoire—but then plays music that is less adventurous than your average indie band's", complaining that "Einaudi compounds this by being a mediocre pianist. He can finesse a phrase, but is proudly anti-virtuosic, playing only simple arpeggios and limpid four-note melodies".

Personal life

In 2016, Einaudi participated in the Greenpeace campaign to save the Arctic.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Time Out'' (various instruments; experimental) (1988) * '' Stanze'' (harp) (1992) * '' Salgari'' (various instruments; ballet) (1995) * ''

'' (piano) (1996) * '' Eden Roc'' (piano and strings) (1999) * ''

'' (piano) (2001) * ''

'' (piano, kora) (2003) * ''

'' (piano, cello) (2004) * '' Divenire'' (piano, string orchestra, electronic) (2006) * ''

'' (piano, electronic) (2009) * ''

'' (piano, electronic) (2013) * ''Taranta Project'' (piano, electronic, orchestra, cello, kora) (2015) * '' Elements'' (piano, electronic, orchestra) (2015) * ''

'' (piano, violin, viola, cello) (2019) * '' 12 Songs from Home'' (piano) (2020) * ''Underwater'' (piano) (2022) * ''The Summer Portraits'' (piano, string orchestra) (2025)

Live albums

* ''

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'' (2003) * ''Live in Berlin'' (2007) * ''iTunes Festival: London 2007'' (2007) * ''Live in Prague'' (2009) * ''The Royal Albert Hall Concert'' (2010) * ''La notte della Taranta 2010'' (2011) * ''iTunes Festival: London 2013'' (2013) * ''In a Time Lapse Tour'' (2014) * ''Elements, Special Tour Edition'' (2016)

Compilations

* ''Echoes: The Einaudi Collection'' (2003) * ''I primi capolavori'' (2010) * ''Islands: Essential Einaudi'' (2011) * ''Einaudi Essentiel'' (2012) * ''Undiscovered'' (2020) * ''Cinema'' (2021) * ''Moments of Peace'' (2023) * ''Music of Care'' (2023) * ''Undiscovered II'' (2023)

Remixes

* ''Table Vs Ludovico Einaudi'' (2002) * ''Elements, Remixes'' (2016)

Singles

* "Ultimi Fuochi" (1998) * "Blusound" (2001) * "Night" (2015) * "Elements" (2015) * "Drop" (2015) * "Elegy for the Arctic" (2016) * "Luminous" (2021) * "Rose Bay" (2024)

With Whitetree

* ''Cloudland'' (2009)

Film and television scores

* ''Treno di panna'' (Director: Andrea De Carlo) (1988) * ''Da qualche parte in città'' (Director: Michele Sordillo) (1994) * ''Acquario'' (Director: Michele Sordillo) (1996) * '' Aprile'' (Director:

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) (1998) * ''Giorni dispari'' (Director: Dominick Tambasco) (1998) * ''

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'' (Director: Giuseppe Piccioni) (1999) * ''La vita altrui'' (Director: Michele Sordillo) (2000) * ''Un delitto impossibile'' (Director: Antonio Luigi Grimaldi) (2000) * ''

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'' (Director: Francesca Comencini) (2001) * ''Alexandreia'' (Director: Maria Iliou) (2001) * '' Luce dei miei occhi'' (Director: Giuseppe Piccioni) – Italian music award for best film score (2002) * '' Doctor Zhivago'' (TV mini-series, Director: Giacomo Campiotti) (2002) * ''

'' (Director: Roberto Andò) – Prize for the best film music at Avignon Film Festival 2004 (2004) * ''Mission: Saturn'' (2004) * ''

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) (2010) * '' Stargate Universe – Pathogen'' (2010) * ''Sangandaan – Landas ng Buhay'' (2010) * ''

'' (Director: Casey Affleck) (2010) * '' Das Ende ist mein Anfang'' – German film (2010) * ''

'' trailer (Director:

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) (2012) * ''

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'' – (Director: Ricky Gervais) (2012) * ''

The Water Diviner ''The Water Diviner'' is a 2014 drama film starring and directed by Russell Crowe, in his directorial debut, and written by Andrew Anastasios and Andrew Knight. The film follows an Australian farmer, Joshua Connor (Crowe), who travels to Turkey ...

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) (2014) * '' Mommy'' – (Director: Xavier Dolan) (2014) * ''

This Is England '90 ''This Is England '90'' is a 2015 British television miniseries written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne and produced by Warp Films. It is the fourth instalment of the ''This Is England'' series, serving as a follow-up to '' This Is England '86 ...

'' – (Director: Shane Meadows) (2015) * '' The Third Murder'' – (Director:

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) (2017) * '' The Father'' – (Director:

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) (2020) * ''

'' – (Director:

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) (2020) * '' Cosmos: Possible Worlds'' – (TV series, director:

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) (2020)

Commercials, other

– background music to minute of silence for recent racing deaths before Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix of India (30 October). (2011) * Airtel India TV commercial – excerpt from "I Giorni". (2011) * Procter & Gamble TV commercial "The Best Job" for the Olympics 2012 (). (2012) * Numerous episodes of the BBC's ''

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'' including the 2009 Bolivia Special. * Year of creation unknown: National Basketball Association (NBA) of America, . *

James May's Toy Stories ''James May's Toy Stories'' is a UK documentary television series created and presented by James May, and produced by Plum Pictures for the BBC. The programme focused on bringing some of the most notable toys conceived in the past into the mode ...

Christmas Special, excerpt from "Divenire". (2012) * "The Snow Prelude N. 03 in C Major" background music to the Nationwide Building Society's adverts. (2012) * Vodafone RED, excerpt from "Walk". (2013) * BBC – The Apprentice – Episode 7: Caravans (Lady Labyrinth & The Crane Dance). (2013) * British Airways Advert: , "Experience (Starkey Remix)" for commercial (2013) *

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'BIRTHDAY', Belgian documentary by photographer Lieve Blancquaert (nl.wikipedia) – 9 episodes."The TV series" (2013)
''birth-day.be/en/tv''. – "Life" as intro and outro track * "The Book Thief" international trailer – "Life" – . * "Moving Art" Louie Schwartzberg, Netflix series. (2013) * "Valiant Hearts: The Great War" first-look trailer – "Fly" . (2013) * Procter & Gamble TV commercial for the Sochi 2014 Olympics – "Primavera". (2014) * Alan Watts spiritual guide, Choices – "Experience" . (2014) * Nike Golf ad, Rory Mcilroy tribute to Tiger Woods – "Nuvole Bianche". (2015) * ANZ Australia: , "Experience" for commercial. (2015) * UFC 193 Promo Video: UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holly Holm – , "Experience". (2015) * BBC: "Fly" used as the theme music to TV series Doctor Foster. (2015) * RTVE: "Nuvole Bianche" used as the theme music of 2015 Spanish Lottery commercial. (2015) * BBC MasterChef: The Professionals, "Life" was used when a winner was announced. (2015) * SKY Sports, "Experience" music for commercial and other features for the 2016 Golf Open. (2016) * Procter & Gamble TV commercial for the Rio 2016 Olympics, "Experience" music for commercial. (2016) * Amazon Prime – A Priest and Imam meet for a cup of tea. Excerpt from "I Giorni". (2016) *

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series finale “Amor Vincit Omnia”, “Experience” was played during the closing scene. (2018)

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Einaudi, Ludovico 1955 births Living people 20th-century Italian classical composers 20th-century male composers 20th-century Italian male musicians 21st-century Italian classical composers 21st-century Italian classical pianists 21st-century Italian male musicians Einaudi family Italian male classical composers Italian film score composers Italian male pianists Italian male film score composers Italian male classical pianists Milan Conservatory alumni Musicians from Turin New-age pianists Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Early life and education

Music career

1980s

Soundtracks

Solo releases

Style

Personal life

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilations

Remixes

Singles

With Whitetree

Film and television scores

Commercials, other

See also

References

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