Dario Marianelli Dario Marianelli

Born: 1963, Pisa, Italy.

Biography:
Italian-born composer who has spent the majority of his professional career working in Britain and Ireland. Marianelli studied in both Italy and Germany before coming to England to attend Bretton University College, the National Film and Television School, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he was the chairman of the Contemporary Music Society. Marianelli spent much of his early career composing for the concert hall, the theatre and contemporary dance choreographers such as Emma Diamond and Henri Oguike, before making his film music debut in 1994, scoring "Ailsa" for Irish director Paddy Breathnach. Since then, Marianelli has risen to become one of the most acclaimed young composers working in the film industry today, with successful and popular titles such as “The Warrior” (2002), the Oscar-nominated “Pride and Prejudice” (2005), “The Brothers Grimm” (2005), “V for Vendetta” (2006), “The Brave One” (2007) and “Atonement” (2007), for which he won his first Academy Award. In addition to his film work, Marianelli continues to make a name for himself in all areas of the classical music world, having written orchestral pieces for the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Britten-Pears Orchestra, vocal music for the BBC Singers, incidental music for the Royal Shakespeare Company, and his first original symphony, entitled "The Art of Road Crossing".

Reviews:
Agora, Atonement, The Brave One, Everybody’s Fine, Pride & Prejudice, The Return and V for Vendetta

Filmography:
Hippie Hippie Shake (2010), Agora (2009), Everybody’s Fine (2009), The Soloist (2009), Trancity (2008), My World (2008), Atonement (2007), The Brave One (2007), Far North (2007), Goodbye Bafana (2007), 9/11: The Falling Man (2006), The Return (2006), Shrooms (2006), We Are Together (Thina Simunye) (2006), Beyond the Gates (2005), The Brothers Grimm (2005), Opal Dream (2005), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Sauf le Respect Que Je Vous Dois (2005), V for Vendetta (2005), Passer By (2004), The Bypass (2003), Cheeky (2003), I Capture the Castle (2003), September (2003), This Little Life (2003), Blood Strangers (2002), In This World (2002), Into the Great Pyramid (2002), The Visitor (2002), Happy Now (2001), The Warrior (2001), Being Considered (2000), Pandaemonium (2000), The Funeral of the Last Gypsy King (1999), Preserve (1999), Southpaw: The Francis Barrett Story (1999), I Went Down (1997), The Sheep Thief (1997), The Long Way Home (1995), Ailsa (1994), Models Required (1994).

Highest Grossing Films as at end of 2008 (adjusted for inflation):
V for Vendetta ($77.3m), Atonement ($53.3m), Pride & Prejudice (43.1m), The Brothers Grimm ($42.5m), The Brave One ($38.5m), The Soloist ($31.7m), The Return ($8.5m), I Capture the Castle ($1.6m), The Warrior (negligible grosses), Opal Dream (negligible grosses).

Awards:
2007 Academy Awards - Winner, Best Original Score – Atonement
2005 Academy Awards - Nominee, Best Original Score – Pride & Prejudice
2007 Golden Globes - Nominee, Best Original Score – Atonement
2007 BAFTA Awards - Nominee, Best Original Score – Atonement

Agora Atonement Beyond the Gates The Brave One The Brothers Grimm Everybody’s Fine Goodbye Bafana I Capture the Castle I Went Down Pride & Prejudice The Return The Soloist V for Vendetta The Warrior


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