DANILO RICCI
Media Compositions
Media work ranging from film and animation to large-scale public art, weaving orchestral and electronic languages into music that enhances stories on screen and beyond.
Elemental (Game Audio)
Independent game audio contribution to Elemental, developed by Epic Games as an open showcase of Unreal Engine’s capabilities (UE4, 2012).
Three distinct musical and sound design concepts were created based on the map’s environments:
The Castle — medieval atmosphere with layered textures.
The Cave & Volcano (Fire Knight) — intense, dramatic sound world with electronic and orchestral fusion.
The Glacier (Ice Knight) — crystalline soundscapes evoking frozen landscapes.
The soundtrack blends orchestral and electronic elements, enriched by found sounds (pottery), Moog Grandmother synthesis, and live sessions with the Guildhall Session Orchestra. Additional recordings featured guitar, bass, and mandolin (Danilo Ricci) and vocals by Saria Giobbe, captured in the Sacred Garden at Holy Trinity St John’s — a unique setting that added a mystical character to the sound world.
Cover art by Angelo Person.
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A behind-the-scenes video documents the creative process, including orchestra sessions and Unreal Engine implementation.
Barbican Silent Film: Early
Japanese Animation
Co-author of the music for A Day After a Hundred Years (1933, dir. Shigeji Ogino), performed at the sold-out Barbican Silent Film event (2022).
This programme presented rarely screened early Japanese animation — some of the very first anime films — accompanied by electro-acoustic music on the Barbican’s main screen, with live Benshi narration.
Danilo composed for a mixed electro-acoustic ensemble including woodwinds (flutes, oboe, clarinet, bassoon), percussion, and the Roland System-100M modular synthesizer.
Meraki & The Swan Song
by Eric Felizardo (2023)
Soundtrack Credits for Burnt Bridge's Edge: lyrics by Eric Felizardo, music by Danilo Ricci, melody by Saria Giobbe and Danilo Ricci. Performed by Taylor Brunatti.
In 1995, a music artist, who hasn't released a hit since her critically acclaimed debut album that came out three years prior, visits her former songwriter to show him her newest song.
Directed by Eric Felizardo.
Happy Deal
by Guia Ravizza (2022)
Music composed by E. Fineston-Robertson and Danilo Ricci.
Phoebe, a kind homeless woman, and Olivia, a queer heartbroken student, find themselves on a late Friday night in a diner having conversations about values, personal experiences and apocalyptic possible ways for the world to end. Directed by Guia Ravizza.
Music for animator
Shen Chenxin
An uptempo grunge-inspired track drives the momentum, layered with raw guitar textures and energetic rhythm. The music is paired with surreal, psychedelic animation that shifts between abstraction and jazz-like motion, creating an intense and dreamlike audiovisual journey.
Music composed and arranged by Danilo Ricci and Eleanor F. Robertson. Guitars and bass recorded by Danilo Ricci. Drums recorded by Jack Davis. Mixed and mastered by Eleanor F. Robertson.
Trailer Music
Cinematic and action-driven cues with sound design elements, written for media, sync, and promotional use.
Sci-fi Trailers
Pirate Tree Media
A boutique music hub led by composer and producer Danilo Ricci, dedicated to original scores for film, TV, games, animation, and live projects.
A soundworld that bridges orchestral textures, electronics, and guitar — connecting traditional scoring with an experimental edge.
🎧 YouTube: @PirateTreeMedia — soundtracks, collaborations, and media scoring projects