David Cerquetti was born in Italy where he spent his childhood studying piano and composition, orchestration and film scoring at the G. Verdi Conservatory in Milan with professors Marco Tutino and Paolo Tortiglione.

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In 2020 he specialized in contemporary composition at the Chigiana Music Academy in Siena receiving great appreciation from professor Salvatore Sciarrino, one of the best-known and most performed contemporary Italian composers. At the end of the course Cerquetti obtained the diploma of merit and great appreciation, an honor awarded to a select few students throughout the history of the academy. 

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In 2021 he studied orchestation and film scoring at the Film Scoring Academy of Europe with Norman Ludwin, Hollywood orchestrator for Michael Giacchino, and with Andy Hill, Former Vice President of Music Production at Disney.

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In 2022 he was awarded with the GEMS Composer Scholarship Award for attending the GEMS Film Scoring Program in Spain where he could study under the guidance of composers Christopher Young and Garry Schyman.

 

David's work includes soundtracks for short movies, videogames and commercials, ballets and theatrical performances. In 2021 he signed his first contract for writing additional music in a thriller feature film: “Hunting Ava Bravo”, starring Kate Del Castillo.

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Since established himself as a composer in Italy, David has collaborated with filmmakers and choreographers on a number of projects and continues to receive commissions for his music. He also won several international composition competitions and he was identified as a great international talent. In 2020 he received four film festival nominations in New York, Berlin, Venice and Florence and in 2021, he won the best composer category at the Toronto Film Channel Awards for the best original score for a short movie.

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From 2019 he has a solid concert activity throughout Italy. He collaborated for RAI (Italian Television) and wrote music for more than 50 concerts. He performed many times for Milano
Classica, sharing the stage with composer Remo Anzovino and he composed music for renowned ensembles such as the Prometeo String Quartet, the Ex Novo Ensemble, the MDI Ensemble and ClassicaViva Orchestra. In 2022 David debuted as a conductor in a concert featuring his music with a 48-piece symphony orchestra.

 

Finally, in 2022 David became teaching-assistant at the Film Scoring Intensive Summer Program organized by the prestigious Chigiana Music Academy in Italy, where he assisted composers Lawrence Shragge, Patrick Kirst, orchestrator Pete Anthony and Oscar-nominated composer Marco Beltrami.

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Currently David Cerquetti works in the film industry as a composer for soundtracks.