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 Academy of 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.

 

David's work includes soundtracks for feature films, short movies, videogames and commercials. In 2021 he signed his first contract for a Netflix feature film: “Cold Dead Hands”.

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David Cerquetti 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 as well as a win in the best composer category in Toronto.

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Finally, he has written compositions for wellknown ensembles such as the Prometeo String Quartet, the MDI Ensemble and the Ex Novo Ensemble and collaborated with the pianist and composer Remo Anzovino. 

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