Nicola Piovani is a musician engaged on various fronts: as a composer of scores for the cinema and theatre, of songs, chamber and symphony music, and as a pianist and conductor. He has written scores for approximately 180 films working with Federico Fellini, Marco Bellocchio, Mario Monicelli, the Taviani Brothers, Nanni Moretti, Bigas Luna, Jos Stelling, John Irvin and Luis Sepúlveda, among others. His numerous awards include: David di Donatellos, Silver Ribbons, Ciak d’Oro, Golden Globes and the Academy Award® for Best Original Score in 1999, for his work on Life is Beautiful, directed by Roberto Benigni. He composed music for two of Fabrizio De André’s albums (Non al denaro non all’amore né al cielo and Storia di un impiegato) and has published his own La musica è pericolosa with Rizzoli. His latest film score is for There is No Place like Home, directed by Gabriele Muccino.