Draft:Marcello De Francisci

Marcello De Francisci is an American film score composer and music composer with an Italian-Argentinean background.

Early life
Most of Marcello de Francisci's early childhood till his early twenties was spent traveling and living abroad due to his father's work as an international sales manager for a company based in the U.S. He resided in countries throughout South America, the Caribbean, all across the U.S., North Africa, and, Spain. On his summer breaks from school he would venture across the straits of Gibraltar to Northern Morocco to immerse himself in the culture of this historic place. These journeys and experiences were the building blocks of his temperament as an artist as well as the foundation to an extensive musical palette he brings to the motion picture soundtrack industry today.

His career began as a visual artist while attending fine art school in the city of Seville later furthering his education at the Complutense University of Madrid. During the course of his studies he taught himself music and discover his interest in film scoring.

Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Marcello De Francisci's first hand experience with the soundtrack industry was initiated by landing an internship at Hans Zimmer's company 'Media Ventures' now known as Remote Control Productions. There he met directors and producers such as Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Bay, John Woo, Tony Scott, alongside composers like Mark Mancina, Nick Glenn-Smith, Harry Gregson-Williams, Klaus Badelt, Geoff Zanelli, Steve Jablonsky, Ramin Djawadi, John Van Tongeren, Roy Hay, including mixing engineer Alan Meyerson.

After his two year residence in this facility Marcello De Francisci pursued his career on his own terms and therefore embarked into going into business apart from music to acquire the means to set up his own business, which took all of his time while attending to a full time day job and working nights-weekends in the studio.

Film score composer
In October of 2003 he started a solo career as a film composer.

Marcello De Francisci composed the piece 'Drums of Victory' for Alexander Payne's five-time Academy Award-nominated film Nebraska'.

He notably composed or worked on more than 50 film music among Samsara, The American Failure, Vampires in Venice, Stitch, Styria, Jane Got a Gun, Purdah, First Love, Who Among Us, Sanctuary, Fleeting Nirvana, When the Chips are Down, Queen of Amazon, The Hunckback of Bel Air, POV: Points of view, The Comfort Zone...

In 2023 he co-wrote with Lisa Gerrard additional music for Michael Mann's film Ferrari.

Music composer
Lisa Gerrard and Marcello De Francisci collaborated on two-solo albums titled 'Departum' in 2010, and its successor 'Exaudia' in 2022.

In July 2023, the two artists announced that they have commenced production on their third album 'The Poetry of Life'.

Awards
In 2006, the music of Sony Computer Entertainment's God of War game, co-composed by Marcello De Francisci, was awarded as "Music of the Year" at G.A.N.G. Award.

In 2009, he and Lisa Gerrard won an Australian Film Institute Award for their score to the film Balibo.

In 2009, his score for Charlie Valentine was awarded at AOF Film Festival

In 2010, he won an Australian Film Institute Award for his score to the film Oranges and Sunshine.