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Giovanni Palestrina(1525-1594)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Giovanni Palestrina was born in 1525. Giovanni was a composer, known for The Island (2005), The Reader (2008) and Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013). Giovanni died on 2 February 1594 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Born1525
DiedFebruary 2, 1594
Born1525
DiedFebruary 2, 1594
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Known for

Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in The Island (2005)
The Island
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2005
Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, and David Kross in The Reader (2008)
The Reader
7.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2008
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2013
Summerhood (2008)
Summerhood
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2008

Credits

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Music Department



  • In Search of the Great Song (2016)
    In Search of the Great Song
    • composer: additional music
    • 2016
  • 40 éves a Cantemus
    Video
    • song: Egy márványszoborhoz (as G. P. Palestrina)
    • 2015
  • Mediterranea (2011)
    Mediterranea
    • music
    • 2011
  • Palestrina - Princeps musicae (2009)
    Palestrina - Princeps musicae
    7.0
    • music
    • 2009
  • Elisabeth Shue and Jessica Lange in Cousin Bette (1998)
    Cousin Bette
    6.2
    • composer: song "Kyrie Eleison"
    • 1998
  • Hangyaboly (1971)
    Hangyaboly
    6.6
    • music
    • 1971

Composer



  • The Seven Sins of Whiteness (2024)
    The Seven Sins of Whiteness
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2024

Soundtrack



  • Penélope Cruz and Adam Driver in Ferrari (2023)
    Ferrari
    6.4
    • writer: "Jesu, Rex Admirabile"
    • 2023
  • Lambert Wilson and Virginie Efira in Benedetta (2021)
    Benedetta
    6.7
    • writer: "Lamentations of Jeremiah"
    • 2021
  • Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)
    Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
    6.9
    • writer: "Mass Hodie Christus Natus Est: Kyrie"
    • 2013
  • Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, and David Kross in The Reader (2008)
    The Reader
    7.6
    • writer: "Pueri Hebraeorum"
    • 2008
  • Bill Maher in Religulous (2008)
    Religulous
    7.6
    • writer: "Alma Redemptoris Mater"
    • 2008
  • Summerhood (2008)
    Summerhood
    6.4
    • writer: "Missa Ascendo ad Patrem"
    • 2008
  • The Gospel of Caesar (2007)
    The Gospel of Caesar
    7.6
    • writer: "Sanctus et Benedictus" from "Missa Nasce la Gioja Mia"
    • 2007
  • The Headsman (2005)
    The Headsman
    6.0
    • music: "Ego Sum Panis"
    • 2005
  • Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in The Island (2005)
    The Island
    6.8
    • writer: "Kyrie from Missa Papae Marcelli"
    • 2005
  • The Five Senses (1999)
    The Five Senses
    6.7
    • writer: "O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM"
    • 1999
  • Elisabeth Shue and Jessica Lange in Cousin Bette (1998)
    Cousin Bette
    6.2
    • music: "Kyrie Eleison"
    • 1998
  • Civilization II (1996)
    Civilization II
    8.8
    Video Game
    • writer: "Credo"
    • 1996
  • Gloria in excelsis Deo - Der Thomanerchor singt Weihnachtslieder
    TV Special
    • writer: "Christe Redemptor Omnium"
    • 1995
  • Promised Land (1987)
    Promised Land
    5.6
    • writer: "O Magnum Mysterium"
    • 1987
  • John Thaw and Kevin Whately in Inspector Morse (1987)
    Inspector Morse
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Missa Brevis - Agnus Dei"
    • 1987

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • G. P. Palestrina
  • Born
    • 1525
  • Died
    • February 2, 1594
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)

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