Stefano Lentini

Stefano Lentini (born 26 November 1974) is an Italian composer based in Rome. He has extensively composed and produced music for film, television, and theatre, working across a wide range of genres.

Stefano Lentini
Stefano Lentini
Background information
Born	(1974-11-26) 26 November 1974 (age 50)
Origin	Rome, Italy
Genres	film score, alt classic, indie classic
Occupation(s)	Composer, musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, bass guitar, flute, pipa, piano, drums, recorder[1]
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Rai Com C.A.M. Milan Records Coloora Records
Website	www.stefanolentini.net

His musical journey began with a classical guitar crafted by his grandfather, a carpenter, using wood from old wardrobe doors. Lentini started composing and recording music at an early age. A multi-instrumentalist, he is recognized for his distinctive guitar melodies but also plays piano, bass, drums, flute, lute, and various other instruments. Through multitrack recording, he often performs all instrumental parts on his albums. His compositions frequently incorporate rich string orchestrations, resulting in a symphonic and cinematic sound.

Stefano Lentini's television work has been screened in Italy and around the world and includes the TV series [Belcanto], [The Sea Beyond] (Seasons 1-2-3-4-5), The Red Door (Seasons 1-2-3), Braccialetti Rossi (Seasons 1-2-3)" (International Emmy Kids Awards nominee), "El Maestro", Bakhita, Drawn for Jury Duty. He composed the soundtrack for the feature films Maresia (Premiered at the 2015 Festival des Films du Monde, Montreal), The Nest of the Turtledove (Best Ukrainian Film, Odesa 2016), and Grazing The Wall (Selected at the 69th Venice International Film Festival). He collaborated with Wong Kar-Wai on the soundtrack for The Grandmaster, a film nominated for two Academy Awards, and contributed to the soundtrack of the short film Self 05, produced by Antony Vaccarello for Yves Saint Laurent. His album Stabat Mater was among the iTunes Top 10 Original Score Albums in Belgium, Italy, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan. It also reached No.1 in Hong Kong. His soundtrack for The Sea Beyond was awarded two gold records and a double platinum certification. Streaming numbers have exceeded 100 million plays on Spotify and YouTube. Additionally, as a producer and composer, he received three SIAE Awards in 2023 and 2024.

Lentini makes use of a variety of instruments,^[2] often playing many of them himself on the same track and writes music in various time signatures. He is considered part of the cross-chamber music genre, but his influences are very broad. Lentini's music often has spiritual themes, and many of his songs draw inspiration from real stories.

Biography

Lentini's first instrument was the guitar, built by his grandfather using wood from the doors of an antique wardrobe. Ever since he was young, he has dedicated himself to the composition and arrangement of music. He made his debut at the Folkstudio, a historic nightclub in Rome. He graduated with high honors in Cultural Anthropology and studied Ethnomusicology in Rome and London.

A multi-instrumentalist, Stefano Lentini is known for his use of unconventional tunes on the guitar, but he also plays electric bass, piano, drums, and several other instruments, often playing all of these on his albums through the use of multitrack recording. While in school, he studied the lute and flute, which he also plays on his albums. This multitude of instruments, including string orchestrations, figures prominently in his compositions, giving his music a symphonic sound.

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Director	Studio	Notes
2025	The Sea Beyond SE05	Ludovico Di Martino	Picomedia Rai Fiction
	‘’Belcanto	Carmine Elia	Rai Fiction Lucky Red
2024	The Sea Beyond SE04	Ivan Silvestrini	Picomedia Rai Fiction
	‘’Studio Battaglia Se02	Simone Spada	Rai Fiction Palomar
2023	‘’Survivors’’	Carmine Elia	Rodeo Rai Fiction
	‘’Mare Fuori Se03	Ivan Silvestrini	Picomedia Rai Fiction
	‘’S’’tudio Battaglia	Simone Spada	Palomar Rai Fiction
2021	Mare Fuori Se02	Milena Cocozza, Ivan Silvestrini	Picomedia Rai Fiction
2020	Mare Fuori	Carmine Elia	Picomedia Rai Fiction
	The Devil's Clock	Alessandro Angelini	Rai Fiction Picomedia
2019	La porta rossa Se02	Carmine Elia	Vela Film Rai Fiction Garbo Film
	De Sable et de Feu	Souheil Ben-Barka	Jal's Production Flat Parioli
	Liberi di scegliere	Giacomo Campiotti	Bibi Film Rai Fiction
2018	Taranta on the Road	Salvatore Allocca	Marvin Film Vega's Project
	Tainted Love	Marta Carocci Vovcs	Premier Film
2017	La porta rossa Se01	Carmine Elia	Vela Film Rai Fiction
	The Ballerina	Steven Pullen	Old Dominion
2016	Braccialetti Rossi Se03	Giacomo Campiotti	Palomar Rai Fiction
	Maresia	Marcos Guttmann	Solar Movies Bird Film
	Jehanne	Marion Cavaillé	Esav
2015	Tango per la Libertà	Alberto Negrin	Compagnia Leone Cinematografica Rai Fiction Rai 1
	Braccialetti Rossi Se02	Giacomo Campiotti	Palomar Rai Fiction
2014	Sarà un Paese	Nicola Campiotti	Indrapur Cinematografica
	Non è mai troppo tardi	Giacomo Campiotti	Bibi Film Rai Fiction
	Braccialetti Rossi Se01	Giacomo Campiotti	Palomar Rai Fiction
2013	The Grandmaster	Wong Kar-wai	Block 2 Pictures Jet Tone Films Sil-Metropole Organisation Bona International Film Group	Composed with Shigeru Umebayashi and Nathaniel Méchaly
	Ausgepresst Wie Zitronen	Andreas Pichler	Miramonte Film Arte
	Country of Bodies: Bombay in Dance	Puneet Rakheja	Little Red Car
2012	Ailes de Mercure	Olivier Beaudoin	Beauodin Production
	Waves	Pilli Cortese	Woho
	Sfiorando il muro	Silvia Giralucci	Doclab
2011	Silvio, one of us	Andreas Pichler	Miramonte Film ORF
2010	Skin deep	Franco Di Chiera	ABC Doclab Electric Pictures Pty Ltd
	Il Sorteggio	Giacomo Campiotti	Artis Rai Fiction
	La Nuova Armata Brancaleone	Mario Monicelli	Carlo Rossellini
2009	399 B.C.	Nicola Campiotti	Prana Film
	Bakhita	Giacomo Campiotti	Titania Produzioni Rai Fiction
2008	Torpedos im Morgengrauen - Das letzte Schlachtschiff des Kaiser	Maria-Magdalena Koller	Interspot Film ORF Vidicom ARTE ZDF BMUKK DocLab MTV SF
2006	Shooting Silvio	Berardo Carboni	Mork&Berry Kubla Khan Cinedance
2005	Excellent Cadavers	Marco Turco	Doclab Rai 3 Artline Films France 2 BBC Storyville Yle Teema Svt SBS TV Australia	Composed with Andrea Pandolfo
	La Via del successo	Leonardo D'Agostini	Dorje Film
	Smart	Leonardo D'Agostini	Studio Universal

Discography

• Belcanto, Original Soundtrack from the TV Series Coloora (2025)
• The Sea Beyond 5, Original Soundtrack from the TV Series Rai Com (2025)
• Studio Battaglia 2 , Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Curci (2024)
• The Sea Beyond 4, Original Soundtrack from the TV Series Rai Com (2024)
• The Sea Beyond 3, Original Soundtrack from the TV Series Rai Com (2023)
• The Red Door Season 03, Original Soundtrack from the TV Series Rai Com (2023)
• Survivors", Original Soundtrack from the TV Series Rai Com (2022)
• Studio Battaglia, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Curci (2022)
• Mare Fuori Seconda Stagione, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Rai Com (2022)
• Venere Coloora (2020)
• Mare Fuori, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Rai Com (2020)
• The Devil's Clock, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Cinevox (2020)
• La Porta Rossa Season 02, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Rai Com (2019)
• Fury Coloora Records (2018)
• La porta rossa, Colonna sonora originale della Serie Tv Rai Com (2017)
• Stabat Mater - As Seen in Wong Kar Wai's "The Grandmaster" Milan Records, Warner Classics (2013)
• Watanka Original Music from the Television Series Braccialetti rossi , Edizioni Curci (2014)
• Non è mai troppo tardi Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, RAI (2014)
• Bakhita Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, RAI (2011)
• Cinematic Soundscape Soundtrack, RAI (2011)
• Tango & Popular Vibes Soundtrack, RAI (2011)
• Il sorteggio Original Soundtrack Motion Picture', RAI (2010)
• Una piccola piccola storia, Le Disco de Rondone (2009)
• Shooting Silvio Original Soundtrack, C.A.M. Original Soundtracks (2007)
• Soundtrack Sampler, Various Artists, C.A.M. Original Soundtracks (2007)
• Soundtrack Sampler, Various Artists, C.A.M. Original Soundtracks (2006)
• Super Naim Experience', Self produced (1999)

Collaborations:

• Primo,Clara, Warner Music Group (2024)
• Human, [[Stefano Lentini and Tom Baxter, Coloora (2023)
• As I Am, Charlie Winston, tôt Ou tard (2023)
• Braccialetti Rossi, Carosello (2014)
• In un altro Paese OST, C.A.M. Original Soundtracks (2005)

Curiosity

His album Stabat Mater - As Seen in Wong Kar Wai's "The Grandmaster" is iTunes Top 10 Original Score Albums in Belgium, Italy, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan. Lentini collaborates with English songwriter Charlie Winston for the Main Title of the TV Series The Red Door. The song, titled "It's Not Impossible" was n#2 in the iTunes Soundtrack Chart in Italy.