Chiara Costanza
Musical artist
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Chiara Costanza, also known as Chiara Kickdrum (CKD), is a music composer, producer, and DJ, born in Italy and now based in Australia. She is known for her television and film scores.
Chiara Costanza | |
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| Also known as | Chiara Kickdrum, CKD |
| Born | Turin, Italy |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Occupations | DJ, composer, musician |
| Labels | Finn Audio, Temporal Cast, Revolver Upstairs Records |
| Website | chiaracostanza |
Early life and education
Chiara Costanza was born in Turin, Italy,[1] where she trained as a classical pianist and played in punk bands.[2]
Career
In 2004 Costanza moved to Melbourne, Australia where she became exposed to electronic music.[2]
After starting DJing in 2013,[3] Constanza was invited to perform at Meredith Music Festival in 2016 under her alias Chiara Kickdrum (CKD)[2][4]
In 2018, she performed a live soundtrack to Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1932 silent film Vampyr for the National Film and Sound Archive,[5] and has continued composing live soundtracks, such as to Sergio Leone's 1964 film A Fistful of Dollars in 2020 and 2021,[6][7] and Vampyr again at in 2022.[8]
She composed the soundtrack for the short film All These Creatures, which was awarded the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[9] This was followed by soundtracks for the 2021 film Long Story Short, and the TV series Heartbreak High, The Other Guy, The Unusual Suspects, and Preppers.[10][11]
She created a soundscape for the 2023 ACMI exhibition Goddess: Power Glamour Rebellion.[12][13]
Costanza composed the score for the 2025 dark comedy thriller Penny Lane Is Dead.[14]
