Andrea Guerra

Andrea Guerra is an Italian composer. He is known for his film scores of Facing Windows, Hotel Rwanda (2004), and The Pursuit of Happyness (2006).

Biography Guerra is the son of poet and screenwriter Tonino Guerra. He was born in October 1961 in the northern Italian town of Santarcangelo di Romagna. After studying composition and arrangement under maestro Ettore Ballotta, he moved to Rome where he began his career composing music for nature documentaries. In succeeding years, he wrote several film scores for directors such as Ferzan Özpetek, Roberto Faenza, Giuseppe Bertolucci, and others.

In 2015, he made his debut in Bollywood by composing the film score of the Dum Laga Ke Haisha. In 2016, he composed the background score for the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Fan.

Filmography Year Film Directed by Notes 1991 Especially on Sunday Giuseppe Bertolucci 1992 Narcos Giuseppe Ferrara 1994 Honey Sweet Love... Enrico Coletti Troppo sole Giuseppe Bertolucci Italia Village Giancarlo Planta 1995 Afraid to Love Tonino Zangardi 1996 Ulcera Mario De Candia Short film Gioco di squadra Claudio del Punta Short film 1997 Il tocco - La sfida Enrico Coletti Last Cut Marcello Avallone 1998 Men Behind Bars Giancarlo Planta Giochi d'equilibrio Amedeo Fago Femmina Giuseppe Ferlito 1999 The Protagonists Luca Guadagnino Indizio fatale Marcello Avallone TV movie 2000 First Light of Dawn Lucio Gaudino Medley - Brandelli di scuola Gionata Zarantonello Qualcuno da amare Giuliana Gamba TV movie Alice dalle 4 alle 5 Jonathan Zarantonello Short film 2001 Lo strano caso del signor Kappa Fabrizio Lori Una lunga notte Ilaria Cirino TV movie The Ignorant Fairies Ferzan Özpetek Ama il tuo nemico 2 Damiano Damiani TV movie Sailing Home Vincenzo Marra Empty Eyes Andrea Porporati Belgrado Sling Riccardo Donna 2002 Appuntamento al buio Herbert Simone Paragnani Short film The Angel's House Giuliana Gamba TV movie Semana santa Pepe Danquart La guerra è finita Lodovico Gasparini TV movie Respiro Emanuele Crialese Angela Roberta Torre The Soul Keeper Roberto Faenza I Am Emma Francesco Falaschi The Legend of Al, John and Jack Massimo Venier and Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo 2003 Un posto tranquillo Luca Manfredi TV movie Facing Windows Ferzan Özpetek Past Perfect Maria Sole Tognazzi The Dog, the General, and the Birds Francis Nielsen Il vestito da sposa Fiorella Infascelli Take Me Away Tonino Zangardi Lodovico Gasparini TV movie Io no Simona Izzo and Ricky Tognazzi 2004 The Jokes Carlo Vanzina What Will Happen to Us Giovanni Veronesi Ogni volta che te ne vai Davide Cocchi Nero Paul Marcus TV movie Hotel Rwanda Terry George Co-composed with Rupert Gregson-Williams and Afro Celt Sound System Do You Know Claudia? Massimo Venier 2005 Briciole Ilaria Cirino TV movie Come into the Light Roberto Faenza Sacred Heart Ferzan Özpetek Il ritorno del Monnezza Carlo Vanzina Il mio amico Babbo Natale Franco Amurri TV movie 2006 The Goodbye Kiss Michele Soavi Mafalda of Savoy Maurizio Zaccaro TV movie The Pursuit of Happyness Gabriele Muccino Olé Carlo Vanzina Il mio amico Babbo Natale 2 Lucio Gaudino TV movie 2007 Caccia segreta Massimo Spano TV movie The Man of Glass Stefano Incerti Donkey Xote José Pozo 2008 The Accidental Husband Griffin Dunne Parlami d'amore Silvio Muccino Heart of Fire Luigi Falorni Tonino Guerra: A Poet in the Movies Nicola Tranquillino Pa-Ra-Da Marco Pontecorvo A Perfect Day Ferzan Özpetek BirdWatchers Marco Bechis Coco Chanel Christian Duguay TV movie Dada's Dance Zhang Yuan 2009 The Collegno Amnesiac Maurizio Zaccaro TV movie Enrico Mattei: The Man who Looked to the Future Giorgio Capitani TV movie Top Secretaries Angelo Longoni TV movie Nine Rob Marshall 2010 Extraordinary Measures Tom Vaughan Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire Christian Duguay TV movie Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using Giovanni Veronesi Letters to Juliet Gary Winick Goodbye Mr. Zeus! Carlo Sarti Pius XII: Under the Roman Sky Christian Duguay TV movie 2011 The Immature Paolo Genovese Atelier Fontana - Le sorelle della moda Riccardo Milani TV movie Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio Neri Parenti L'amore fa male Mirca Viola Antonio Frazzi Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Roberto Faenza 2012 The Immature: The Trip Paolo Genovese Playing for Keeps Gabriele Muccino 2013 Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno Riccardo Milani TV movie Welcome Mr. President Riccardo Milani White as Milk, Red as Blood Giacomo Campiotti The Referee Paolo Zucca How Strange to Be Named Federico Ettore Scola The Medicine Seller Antonio Morabito 2014 Ad esempio Silvio Governi Short film Amici come noi Enrico Lando Do You See Me? Riccardo Milani 2015 Dum Laga Ke Haisha Sharat Katariya Indian Hindi language Debut 2016 Fan Maneesh Sharma Indian Hindi language film 2017 Niente di Serio Laszlo Barbo 2018 Namdev Bhau: In Search of Silence Dar Gai Indian Hindi language film Sui Dhaaga Sharat Katariya Indian Hindi language film Forgive Us Our Debts Antonio Morabito The Man Who Bought the Moon Paolo Zucca 2019 Copperman Eros Puglielli 2021The Catholic SchoolStefano MordiniDjango & Django Luca Rea2023Nuovo OlimpoFerzan Özpetek2024Romeo Is JulietGiovanni Veronesi

Awards and nominations Venice Film Festival 2017 - Soundtrack Stars Award European Film Awards 2005 - Best Composer (Hotel Rwanda) Golden Satellite Awards 2005 - Best Original Song ("Million Voices", from the movie Hotel Rwanda, written by Andrea Guerra, Wyclef Jean and Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis ) Apex Award 2005 - Best Original Song ("Million Voices") Ravello CineMusic 2004 - Best Original Song ("Che ne sarà di noi") David di Donatello Awards 2003 - Best Composer (Facing Windows) Globo d'oro 2003 - Best Soundtrack (Facing Windows) Ciak d'oro 2003 - Best Soundtrack (Facing Windows) Silver Ribbon 2003 - Best Song ("Gocce di memoria") Italian Music Award 2003 - Best Song ("Gocce di memoria") Italian Music Award 2003 - Best Arrangement ("Gocce di memoria") Nino Rota Prize 2003 for the artistic quality of works FIPA (International Festival of Audiovisual Programs) d'Or Biarritz 2003 - Best Soundtrack (La guerra è finita) Flaiano Film Festival 2001 - Best Soundtrack (Le fate ignoranti) Italian Music Award 2001 - Best Soundtrack (Le fate ignoranti) Grolla d'oro 2001 - best composer (Tornando a casa) Film Festival in Valencia 2001 - Best Soundtrack (Tornando a casa)

Nominations David di Donatello Awards 2008 - Best Original Song ("Tear Down These Houses") Grammy Awards 2005 - Best Song from the film ("Million Voices") Golden Globe 2005 - Best Original Song ("Million Voices") David di Donatello Awards 2005 - Best Soundtrack (Cuore sacro) David di Donatello Awards 2004 - Best Soundtrack (Che ne sarà di noi) Globo d'oro 2003 - Best Soundtrack (Prendimi l'anima)