Steven Vitali

Steven Vitali holds both a Canadian and American citizenship. Steven Vitali was born in Canada. Famous for his profoundly inspiring tunes and dramatic compositions. In terms of arranging music and creating his trademark theme music, he is credited by critics with having established a very high bar. As a director, editor, cinematographer, and writer for films, he has won several accolades all around the world for his work in music, film scoring, film directing, and screenwriting.

Steven Vitali is of French, Italian, and one-quarter German descent. This multidimensional instrumentalist is extremely proud of his French Canadian, American, and Italian heritage and credits both the Italian cities of Fano and Pesaro with greatly inspiring him as a composer. On Italy's Adriatic coast is the town of Pesaro. The birthplace of 19th-century opera composer Gioachino Rossini is Casa Rossini, which is close to the opulent Piazza del Popolo and has prints, sheet music, and multimedia exhibits. The majority of Steven Vitali's adult life as a composer has been motivated by this.

Growing up in Toronto, Steven attended St. Timothy's Catholic School and Brebeuf College School, which is a boys' school, whose main teaching is the Christian education of youth, Woodbine Junior High School in Toronto, Georges Vanier, the public high school in Toronto, and Seneca College of Applied Arts. Steven also trained in sports at York University in Toronto, where he enjoyed many years of track and field. His goal was always to run in the Olympics, but after signing his first universal deal with Warner/Chappell Music Publishing and Enigma/Capitol Records, he found that it was very difficult to manage both his sports and, at the same time, give his music the attention that the labels were looking for. It was at that time that he hung up his racing flats.

His late father was a retired builder who was raised by his French mother and his Italian father. Steven's maternal grandfather on his biological mother's side was French American, and his maternal grandfather on his father's side was Italian. Steven says that accounts for the passion within his music and films. Vitali's maternal grandmother was also American.

Steven first played music in the orchestra at St. Timothy's Catholic School. At an early age, Steven enjoyed participating in public speaking and classroom school drama. He particularly remembers playing the character role of a pizza maker, where he performed in the library and sang for family, friends, and teachers. And it was here at St. Timothy's, a school, that Steven got a taste of acting and received his first taste of orchestral arranging.

Steven Vitali was initially musically inspired after seeing an orchestra perform the "Nutcracker Suite" ballet, cementing his desire to compose his own music. Although Steven Vitali was mainly self-taught as a composer, his musical training began in grade school, where he played the trumpet and French horn. He took the principles he learned a step further and knew that songwriting was what he wanted to do.

Steven Vitali's music has been represented by such companies as Sony Music, Capitol Records, Warner/Chappell Music, Warner Bros., and Koch. In 1994 Steven Vitali was inducted into the Canadian Snowbirds Hall of Fame as an Honorary Snowbird in recognition for his outstanding contribution to the Canadian Snowbirds flying team.

In 2019 Steven Vitali was officially appointed as a celebrity ambassador for Teen Cancer America. In which Steven has raised thousands of dollars to help teens in America with cancer. Vitali also supports the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Since 1990 Vitali has gained a worldwide reputation as a multi-instrumentalist. Steven Vitali is able to explain music to a wide variety of listeners in a clear and definitive manner. Vitali's masterful music is built on a romantic structure. It is all at once lyrical, rhythmical, and harmonically opulent. Vitali is a composer, arranger, and performer, equally at home writing for radio, the concert hall, and for film and television.

Since 2018 Vitali has been gaining a worldwide reputation as an award-winning filmmaker and score composer. Steven has won awards not only as a score composer but also as a film editor, film director, and cinematographer in many countries.

As a young boy, Steven received his first piano as a gift from a generous neighbor, who perhaps intuitively recognized his musical desires. Thus began his inspirational journey of musical expression. In Steven Vitali's quest to find new sounds, he truly relates to and refers to the statement made by the late John Cage, who wrote, "My favorite music is the music I haven't yet heard. I don't hear the music I write; I write in order to hear the music I haven't yet heard."

Steven's musical arrangements convey imagination and emotion, which evoke a sense of passion, excitement, and romanticism. He is able to integrate this into his personal style in a remarkable manner. Vitali's music is a unique blend of virtually all styles, often merging popular and classical styles.

Since Vitali first came to Hollywood, he has been gaining attention not only as a film score composer/instrumental artist but also as an actor, director, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, and film producer. He enjoys all aspects of getting acquainted with Hollywood Film Productions, other producers, and directors.