Musician, Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Sound Engineer, Teacher, Choral Director, and Musicologist
Born in 1975, I like to describe myself as "a dedicated self-taught musician." Despite my background as a computer scientist, I eventually transitioned to music and graduated with honors in Musicology and Musical Heritage.
From a young age, I was deeply influenced and captivated by the works of great composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, Ravel, Debussy, Fauré, Poulenc, Duruflé, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Michael Nyman, and Ryuichi Sakamoto. My appreciation extends across a wide spectrum of "beautiful music," including modal and atonal compositions, jazz, rock, fusion, gospel, Gregorian chant, symphonic works, and ethnic sounds from African to Celtic traditions. I quickly abandoned my career as a software engineer for music, which I consider inseparable from my identity, embodying the belief that "I am my music!"
With extensive professional experience, I have been producing music for soundtracks, commercials, and various media since 1999, working with Rai Com S.p.A., which manages Rai's intellectual property. My music has been featured in numerous programs and TV shows, including:
Baobab, Start, BlackOut, GR Parlamento, Uno Mattina, La Vita in Diretta, Chi l'ha Visto, ApriRai, Ballarò, Cominciamo Bene, Mi Manda Rai3, Geo&Geo, Linea Blu, Sereno Variabile, Easy Driver, A Sua Immagine, RAI Educational, Rai Scuola, Rai Premium, TV7, Porta a Porta, 2Next, Domenica In, Tutta Salute, Elisir, Camper, La Prova del Cuoco, Rai News, Rai Storia, Codice: La vita è digitale, Settegiorni Parlamento, Sottovoce, Estate in Diretta, Parlamento Punto Europa, Linea Verde Estate, Italia Si, E' Sempre Mezzogiorno, La Volta Buona, Affari Tuoi, Storie Italiane, Buongiorno Benessere Estate, Punto Europa, Oggi è un Altro Giorno, Soliti Ignoti: Il Ritorno, Storie di Sera, Tg2 Storie, Il Confronto, Casa Italia, Tg2 Costume e Società, Mi Presento ai Tuoi, Radiocorsa, Storie di Donne al Bivio, Gli Italians, A Tutto Calcio, Tg2 Eat Parade, Tg2 Si Viaggiare, Appuntamento al Cinema, Check-Up, L'uomo e il Mare, Geo, Elisir Estate, Di Là dal Fiume e tra gli Alberi, Protestantesimo, Agorà, Agorà Estate, O Anche No, Tgr Petrarca, Rebus, Passato e Presente, Tgr Mezzogiorno Italia, Tgr Bell'Italia, Un Giorno in Pretura, Tgr Buongiorno Regione, Kilimangiaro, Sorgente di Vita, Il Castello delle Cerimonie, Maisons et hôtels de légende, ARD Das Erste, ARTE Regards, CNBC Dateline, RTI Focus, Maisons et hôtels de légende, Une maison une artiste, Hessischer Rundfunk FS, La Une, MSNBC, NRJ 12, NRK1 [Østlandssendingen], NRK2, Nederland 2, Oxygen, PBS (WLIW), ProSieben, Rsi La1, Rsi La2, Rtl nitro, Radio bremen fs, Rai 5, Rai News 24, Rai Yoyo, Smtv San Marino, Srf zwei, Swr fs, Saarlaendischer Rundfunk, Tagesschau 24, Tele 5, Travel Channel, ZDF
Since 2009, I have also collaborated as a sound engineer, composer, and arranger of music for children and teenagers with Edizioni Paoline Audiovisivi.
Since 2016, I have been working with international contemporary visual artist Marinella Senatore, composing music for several of her performances at some of the world's most renowned contemporary art museums. These include the Queens Museum in New York, Kunsthaus in Zurich, Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Les Laboratoires d'Aubervilliers in Paris, Veronica Gallery in Modica (Sicily), Stelline Foundation in Milan, and Magazzino Italian Art in New York.
In 2024, EMA Entertainment presents “Neverland: The Adventures of Peter Pan,” a timeless story of the boy who never wanted to grow up, in a new, enchanting theatrical version for the whole family. The ageless tale of the boy who refused to grow up comes to life in a fresh, captivating theatrical rendition, featuring original music composed specifically by Emiliano Branda. Neverland was staged in Italy's most prestigious theaters from February to June 2024 and will resume from September 2025 onward.