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Nicola Lerra

  • Composer
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  • Music Department
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Nicola Lerra is a multi-award-winning Italian composer. After specializing in Film and Video Game Composition at the Film Scoring Academy of Europe, under the mentor-ship of two industry legends, Dr. Norman Ludwin, Orchestrator and conductor for Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino, with whom he collaborated on the score for UP, winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Score, and professor at UCLA in Los Angeles and Dr. Andy Hill, former Vice President of Music Production at The Walt Disney Studios, where he oversaw the music for iconic films such as The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, and Sister Act, working closely with renowned composers and songwriters including Alan Menken and Hans Zimmer.

Lerra composed Impactful scores performed and conducted by the European Recording Orchestra at Doli Media Studios and the prestigious BNR Studios in Sofia (BG), iconic recording locations that have hosted masters such as Ennio Morricone, Nicola Piovani, Luis Bacalov, Wojciech Kilar, and Pino Donaggio.

At the age of twenty-five, he received his first Hollywood Music in Media Award, becoming the youngest Italian composer ever to be honored with this recognition, joining a roster of artists that includes Hans Zimmer, Alexandre Desplat, Alan Silvestri, Tina Guo, and many others.

Known for his eclectic style, his work ranges from animated features and cinematic trailers to emotionally complex international productions, embracing genres from epic to romantic to thriller, with works that have received worldwide recognition and reached millions of listeners across global platforms. Among his most acclaimed projects are The New Era, a re-scoring composed for the final trailer of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and the original score for the animated short My Grandfather Was a Cherry Tree (2015), selected among the top seventy contenders for the 2017 Academy Awards and awarded at numerous international festivals. His work also includes original music for In The Name of a God, The Walk, Never Seen Before, and many others. He composed the score for the anti-violence campaign It Could Be You, created in collaboration with Bournemouth University, delivering a moving contrast between abandonment and hope.

He is regularly invited to high-profile events, including a special performance for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus during the "Lamp of Peace" ceremony held at the Upper Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Lerra's musical language, both distinctive and versatile, is defined by its emotional depth, refined Timbral sensitivity, and a style always at the service of storytelling. As founder of the Film Music Score collective, he continues to collaborate with directors, studios, and orchestras on the international stage, establishing himself as one of the most respected and promising voices among the new generation of film composers. Working between Rome, London, Sofia, and Los Angeles, he brings with him the richness of his Italian roots, transforming each project into an authentic and unforgettable sonic experience.
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      • 13 wins & 7 nominations total

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    In the Name of a God (2015)
    In the Name of a God
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2015
    My Grandfather Was a Cherry Tree (2015)
    My Grandfather Was a Cherry Tree
    8.0
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2015
    The harmony of opposites (2019)
    The harmony of opposites
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2019
    Linda Chang, Massimiliano Vitullo, Emmanuel Dabone, Miriam Galanti, Sidy Diop, Kassim Yassin Salen, Gaston, Kassim Yassin Saleh, Dolores Gianoli, and Elena Dippolito in A Special Day (2016)
    A Special Day
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2016

    Credits

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      • Post-production
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    • Alessandro Orrei, Angelo Conforti, Salvatore Mennitti, Francesco Piccirillo, and Nicola Lerra in Fine Vita Mai (2025)
      Fine Vita Mai
      Short
      • original music by
      • 2025
    • Crysalide (2024)
      Crysalide
      • composer
      • 2024
    • La passeggiata (2024)
      La passeggiata
      Short
      • composer
      • 2024
    • The harmony of opposites (2019)
      The harmony of opposites
      Video
      • composer
      • 2019
    • Doverie (2017)
      Doverie
      5.2
      TV Mini Series
      • composer
      • 2017
    • 21 Insonnia (2017)
      21 Insonnia
      Short
      • composer
      • 2017
    • Linda Chang, Massimiliano Vitullo, Emmanuel Dabone, Miriam Galanti, Sidy Diop, Kassim Yassin Salen, Gaston, Kassim Yassin Saleh, Dolores Gianoli, and Elena Dippolito in A Special Day (2016)
      A Special Day
      Short
      • composer
      • 2016
    • In the Name of a God (2015)
      In the Name of a God
      Short
      • composer
      • 2015
    • Tutti gli uomini hanno un prezzo (2015)
      Tutti gli uomini hanno un prezzo
      Short
      • composer
      • 2015
    • My Grandfather Was a Cherry Tree (2015)
      My Grandfather Was a Cherry Tree
      8.0
      Short
      • composer
      • 2015
    • It Could Be You (2014)
      It Could Be You
      Short
      • composer
      • 2014

    Actor



    • In the Name of a God (2015)
      In the Name of a God
      Short
      • 2015

    Music Department



    • In the Name of God (2013)
      In the Name of God
      5.5
      • music supervisor: original music
      • 2013

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    • Height
      • 5′ 9¾″ (1.77 m)
    • Born
      • April 4
      • Policoro, Basilicata, Italy
    • Other works
      Award Winning for the best soundtrack at the EastWest Hollywood Solo cello Contest - Composer
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      • 4 Articles

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      [Regarding "It Could Be You" project] The approach I adopted for this important project was mainly ethical, I tried to identify myself with the life of one of those many women, who unfortunately are forced to live a life in fear and physical and psychological threath by about weak men; I then succeded in creating a music that would substantially enter people's sensitivity. For this reason I wanted to recreate the mood of a woman, with few hopes and full of fears, using the piano and orchestral group of violins and wind instruments. I wrote a melancholy theme for the piano execution, whilst for the orchestra I composed a hopeful theme; it was not very easy but it eventually produced the desired outcomes. The title I wanted to give to the music is "Life", the life every woman forced to be subjected to abuse has to take control of, finding the courage to react. Just like the woman in the advert.

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