Santi Pulvirenti
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Born in Catania, the first of four children, in 2001 Pulvirenti graduated in physics at the University of Catania.[1][2][3] In the second half of the 1990s, he fronted the Uzeda-produced noise band Plank.[3][4] In 1997, he started a long professional association with Carmen Consoli, collaborating with her for over a decade in studio and tours, as a guitarist and occasionally as a composer.[2][3] He later also collaborated with Patti Smith, Franco Battiato, Gianna Nannini, Max Gazzè, Tiromancino, Angélique Kidjo, Paola Turci, and Marina Rei, among others.[1][5]
In the early 2010s, Pulvirenti started scoring several RAI television documentaries.[1] After collaborating on some soundtracks by Paolo Buonvino, in 2013 he made his official debut as film score composer with Pif's The Mafia Kills Only in Summer, getting a David di Donatello nomination for the original song "Tosami lady".[1][2][6] In 2017, he received a Nastro d'Argento nomination for best original song for "Donkey Flyin' in the Sky", theme of the film At War with Love.[2][7] In 2024, he was nominated for David di Donatello for best score for Last Night of Amore.[1]
