Daniele Luppi

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Daniele Luppi
OriginItaly
Occupation(s)Record producer, artist, musician
Website danieleluppi.com

Daniele Luppi is an Italian composer and music producer who has been active since around 1999. He is an Emmy nominated film and television composer [1] and has worked with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gnarls Barkley and John Legend.

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As a film composer, Luppi has scored a number of productions including the Assassination of a High School President starring Bruce Willis, and the award-winning indie film Bad Habits. His work in television includes an "Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music" [2] Emmy nomination for Netflix's Marco Polo and STARZ's Magic City.

Beyond the scoring stage and in the studio, Luppi has put forward a string of releases that exemplify various eras of Italian music. His first album, An Italian Story, paid homage to vintage 60s and 70s soundstage compositions and featured contributions by members of Marc 4. Rome , a conceptual follow-up, was described as "purely gorgeous" by Pitchfork, [3] seen as a foray into the mainstream and was praised for its collaborations with Jack White, Norah Jones and Danger Mouse. MILANO, Luppi's 2017 full-length album featuring accompaniment from Karen O and Parquet Courts, is the final volume of his Italian trilogy. Whereas his previous work called on a cinematic era in Italian music, MILANO examined the 1980s New York no wave and punk scene and its influence on Milanese music, fashion and high-art, and served as a finale acknowledging Italy's arts and culture.

Luppi has written collaborative arrangements for The Getaway by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gnarls Barkley's debut St. Elsewhere, and the self-titled album from Broken Bells. He has also contributed string arrangements for Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan, John Legend's R&B album Once Again, and Faith No More/Mr. Bungle front man Mike Patton.

Discography

AlbumLabelCollaborators
Charm of Pleasure (2022) Verve Greg Gonzalez
Milano (2017) 30th Century Records / Columbia Parquet Courts, Karen O
Feriado [OST] (2015)Belmondo
Rome (2011) Capitol Danger Mouse, Jack White, Norah Jones
Bad Habits [OST] (2010) Ipecac
An Italian Story (2004) Rhino

Associated acts

ArtistAlbumNotes
Broken Bells After the Disco String Arrangements, String Conductor
Broken Bells String Conductor, String Arrangements
Ceelo Green "Piece Of My Heart" (Live Recording)Producer, Arranger
Danger Mouse / Karen O Lux Prima String Arrangements, String Conductor
Danger Mouse / Sparklehorse Dark Night of the Soul Arranger, Clavoline, Keyboards, Programmer, String Arrangements, Strings
Dave Gahan / Dave Gahan & the Soulsavers Angels & Ghosts Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
Gnarls Barkley The Odd Couple Arranger, Conductor
St. Elsewhere Arranger, Organ, Synthesizer Bass, Mini Moog, Orchestration, Synthesizer Orchestration, Organ Arrangement, Trumpet Arrangement, Bass Arrangement
John Legend Once Again / Get Lifted Arranger, String Arrangements
Red Hot Chili Peppers The Getaway String Arrangements, String Conductor, Conductor, Strings
Soulsavers The Light the Dead See String Arrangements
Broken String Arrangements

Filmography

Composer

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2021)
Tyger Tyger (2020)
Feriado (2014)
Assassination of a High School President (2008)
Bad Habits (2007)
One Night with You (2006)
Pink Punch (2004)
Showboy (2002)
The Woman Chaser (1999)

Soundtrack

Undateable John (2019)"The Gambling Priest"
The Lego Movie (2014)Additional Score Arrange
2 Guns (2013)"Two Against One"
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)"String Suite Giga"
Nine (2009)"Quando Quando Quando"
The Nines (2007)"Chopin Nocturne, 1 Opus 32"
Inside Deep Throat (2005)"Fashion Party"
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)"Fashion Party"
Showboy (2002)"Fashion Party", "Photochic", "Hypermodels"
Everything Put Together (2000)"La Nudista"
Red Silk (1999)"La Nudista"

Television

Composer

Marco Polo (2014) (Netflix)Composer (theme music)
Magic City (2012-2013) (Starz)Composer (theme music), Composer, Conductor, Orchestration, Producer

Soundtrack

I Am Groot (Disney+) (2022-2023)10 episodes
How To Make It in America (HBO) (2011)S2 - E8 "The Gambling Priest"
Breaking Bad (AMC) (2011)S4 - E13 "Face Off"
Sex and the City (HBO) (2002)S5 - E5 "Fashion Party"

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References

  1. "Daniele Luppi". Television Academy. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. "Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Nominees / Winners 2015". Television Academy. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. "Danger Mouse / Daniele Luppi: Rome". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 August 2020.