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biography
Professor at the “Santa Cecilia” Conservatory of Music in Rome, composer, conductor, pianist, clarinetist, orchestrator and arranger, he is considered one of the leading representatives of Italian music worldwide.
A prestigious role earned both thanks to his multi-award-winning work as a composer of soundtracks for highly successful films, and to his acclaimed concert performances in Italy and abroad.
He has composed music for over three hundred productions including films, documentaries, short films, TV dramas, TV programs, commercials and radio dramas.
He is also the author of songs, classical music compositions and educational works.
In 2024 he won the prestigious World Soundtrack Award for the soundtrack of the film
The Grandparents’ War.
This renowned international honor — regarded by industry insiders as the “little brother” of the Oscars — is awarded every year in Belgium by the World Soundtrack Academy, which selects the best music for film and TV worldwide.
Among the distinguished names awarded over the years are Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Alexandre Desplat and James Newton Howard.
He received four nominations for the “David di Donatello” for the soundtracks of the films:
- 2011: Welcome to the South;
- 2012: Welcome to the North (soundtrack and original song);
- 2014: Under a Lucky Star.
Scipione also earned two nominations for the SIAE Music Award (Italian Grammy Award) for the following box-office hit film soundtracks:
- 2025: It Happens Even in the Best Families;
- 2023: Who Framed Santa Claus?.
He is a member of the David di Donatello Jury, the European Film Academy
and the World Soundtrack Academy (WSA).
Among the most successful films of recent years for which he composed the music are: The Abusive Prince, A Boss in the Living Room, Miracles Accepted, Mister Happiness, The Most Beautiful Day in the World, Who Framed Santa Claus?, Through Friendship, The Grandparents’ War, It Happens Even in the Best Families, How to Make Mom and Dad Fight.
His most recent work is the soundtrack for the film You and I Need to Talk, with Alessandro Siani and Leonardo Pieraccioni, a 2024 box-office hit.
He is currently working on the soundtrack for the film “Welcome Back to the South”, directed by Luca Miniero, scheduled for release in Italian theaters on December 25. At the same time, he continues the international tour with his concert-show “The Best Italian Soundtracks”.
His most recent performance took place in April 2026 in Chengdu (China), at the prestigious Jiazi Philharmonic Hall. Also in China, he was a guest at the 2026 edition of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), for which he also composed the music for which he also composedthe music for the festival's official promotional videos.
In 2010, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Beatles, he was the star of a famous concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall, for which he created the arrangement of the song Do You Want to Know a Secret?.
Main awards and honors:
- World Soundtrack Award (2024);
- Author Review Award (2022);
- Alessandro Cicognini Award (2018);
- Padre Pio Award (2017);
- Film Award (2015);
- “International Tour Film Fest” Award (2013 and 2015);
- Soundtracks Award (2014);
- A Lifetime for Cinema (2012);
- Sonora Award (2012);
- Marforio d’Oro Award – Music Award, Capitoline Hill of Rome (2011).
Umberto Scipione’s music is available for streaming on all major digital platforms, including YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and others.
Every time I start a composition, I strive to create something that stays in the mind and heart of the viewer, that accompanies and recalls the film itself, but that has the strength of an independent life!