25Dario Marianelli

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Dario Marianelli at the piano

(Courtesy of Dario Marianelli)

Dario is an Academy Award-winning composer for Atonement (2007), directed by Joe Wright, with whom he has worked a number of times. This frank and full conversation took place in his house in North London. In particular, it was interesting to explore the relationship between scoring and editing.

RC: Tell me about your background and family.

DM: I was born in Pisa, Italy. My parents were—and are—classical music lovers. There was never an artistic background for them, as they were growing up, but somehow they developed a great love for music and art in general. ...

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