Feb. 21 – Dario Marianelli will carry the Italian flag on Oscar Night. The composer from Pisa is Italy’s nominee for this year: he will compete in the Original Score category, thanks to his accompaniment written for “Anna Karenina.” The film was directed by Joe Wright, who renewed its partnership with the Italian composer. Marianelli is not a first comer to the Academy, having already received two other nominations, and winning on one occasion. His “first time” was seven years ago, also in association with Joe Wright, for the film “Pride and Prejudice,” the film adaptation of Jane Austen’s masterpiece. He was later nominated in 2008 for “Atonement,” also directed by Wright, for which he won a Golden Globe instead. In his fifties, Marianelli spent his life studying music overseas, first at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, at Bretton University College and then at the National Film and Television School. From there he landed in America, where he also composed the music for “V for Vendetta” by James McTeigue, the film which became a symbol of rebellion for the Indignados and pirates cybernetic Anonymous movements. Sunday evening, at the Kodak Theatre, Marianelli could hit a historic double, reinforcing the successful tradition of Italian composers in Hollywood, ranging from Nino Rota to Nicola Piovani.
