Cosimo Gianluca (John) Attanasio is a singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, screenwriter, film director, photographer and journalist.
Specializing in modern piano and composition at "Laboratorio musicale Walter Savelli" in Florence, Attanasio released several CD albums from 1989. These albums were published by several labels, including Italian "Aliante/Time music" label(Sergio Cammariere), Warner/Chappell Music and EMI music. During the following years he wrote music for dance television and short films, starting international collaborations with Mike Applebaum (Zucchero), Geoff Westley (Lucio Battisti, Riccardo Cocciante, Bee Gees), Renato Serio (Renato Zero), Susanne Hahn, Roberto Guarino (Samuele Bersani, Loredana Berté), Kathleen Hagen (Mario Biondi), and Walter Savelli (Claudio Baglioni). In theatre he worked with international stage writers, poets and directors including Peter Colley, Ennio Coltorti, Francesco Giuffrè, Daniele Scattina, Carlo Giuffrè, Gianluca Ramazzotti, Beppe Costa. In 1998, with other Italian musicians, he opened Claudio Baglioni's concert in Olimpic Stadium of Rome. In 2005 Attanasio created and carried on a musical project "Harmonia" with Aldo and Roberto Gemma brothers and French actress Martin Brochard as a singer.
In 2007 Gianluca won the "Fondi La Pastora" theatre -Award (XXXIIIth edition) received in Rome. Best music for "AK-47", piece by Daniele Scattina and Claudio De Santis. "Last song" is his first short drama film, written by him and Katheen Hagen. He produced the CD Soul of the ocean with 24 soundtracks and My first secret, a solo piano CD containing "Serenata dal cuore", a song composed for Pope John Paul II's birthday, and performed in front of the Pope in the Sala Nervi (Vatican City). This pièce was played by the Alessandria Classical Orchestra conducted by Mr. Renato Serio. In 2012, Attanasio was invited At the Italian Cultural Institute by UCMF ( Union des Compositeurs de Musique de Film) of Paris [1] to give a masterclass on the relationship between music and images in the films, dance and theater. He worked for Italian National tabloids and international magazines including "Il Tempo", "Il Giornale", "Rocktar", "Metal Shock", "Private Photo Review", specializing in music and teatre criticism.
1994: In fondo al blu (Warner/Chappell)
1997: In questo universo (Aliante/Time music)
1998: Balla con me (Aliante/Time music)
2005: La vie continue. Martine Brochard as singer
1999: Stasera sono spento (Aliante/Time music)
2007 Soul of the ocean (Soundtracks) [2]
2007: My first secret (piano solo album) [3]
2010: "Sorry" (Rossodisera/EMI MUSIC) produced by Raffaele Festa Campanile Carmen Serra as singer [4]
2010: "Scusa" (Italian version, Rossodisera/ EMI MUSIC) produced by Raffaele Festa Campanile Carmen Serra as Singer
2010 "Colors of life", single
2010 "Automne", single
2010 "Time's memory"
2010 "Last song. Sofia's promise"
2012 "One day I'll be happy"
Theatre and film director
2003: "Posteggio o non posteggio, per i soldi è un gran magheggio". Teatro petrolini in Rome [5]
2007: "La casa di nuvole, luoghi immaginari ma possibili. Forse una favola". Attanasio as composer, actor and pianist. [6]
2010: "Last song: Sofia's promise" with Goffredo Maria Bruno [7], Riccardo Mei [8], Glenda Canino.
2011: "Anche i cani hanno un'anima" video-interview with Franca Valeri
2011: "One day I'll be happy". Short movie
2012: "No regrets". Short movie [9]
2012: "Rovine" Short movie [10]
2012: "Le parfum de la vie" [11]. Short movie with Mauro Mascitti and Pino Piggianelli
2003: Romeo and Juliet by Daniele Scattina
2006: AK-47 by Daniele Scattina [12]
2009: La neve era sporca, directed by Daniele Scattina
2009: Napoleone e... il generale by Soisiz Moreau, directed by Gianluca Ramazzotti and Mauro Mandolini
2009: 2012- L’attesa by Goffredo Maria Bruno
2009: "2.24" by Pascual Carbonell & Jerónimo Cornelles
2009: "Un’ora senza televisione" written by Jame Salom and directed by Gianluca Ramazzotti. With Patrizia Pellegrino and Ennio Coltorti
2009: "Un lungo applauso", written and directed by Mauro Mandolini [13]
2010: Crime and Punishment written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and directed by Francesco Giuffrè
2011: Crime and Punishment written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and directed by Francesco Giuffrè
2011: "Ritratto di Sartre da giovane". Music adaptation
2011: "Tornerò prima di mezzanotte", written by Peter Colley. Directed by Gianluca Ramazzotti, with Gianluca Ramazzotti, Miriam Mesturino, Roberto Mantovani, Daniela Scarlatti. Teatro Erba, Turin. [14]
2011: "2.24" written by Pascual Carbonell & Jerónimo Cornelles. Directed by Gianluca Ramazzotti, with Mauro Mandolini, Veruska Rossi, Elisa d'Eusanio. Teatro dell'Orologio, Rome.
2014: "LA lista di Schindler", with Carlo Giuffrè. Teatro Eliseo in Rome [15]
2003: "Romeo e Giulietta". Choreography by Andrea Cagnetti. Teatro Vascello and Teatro Greco in Rome.
2004: "Serenate from the heart". Choreography by Andrea Cagnetti. Vatican City [16]
2004: "Il walzer della vita". Choreography by Andrea Cagnetti (Rome)
2004: "Paisaje interno". Choreography by Paula Rosolen. Teatro Greco in Rome
2004: "Skean Deep". Choreography by Andrea Cagnetti. Teatro Don Luigi Orione in Rome
2004: "Merry Christmas Peter Pan". Choreography by Arsmovendi. Gran Teatro in Rome
2006: "Colora una vita". Choreography by Arsmevendi. Teatro Greco in Rome [17]
2012: Earth. Choereography by Andrea Cagnetti, Fran Spector Atkins
2012: Night of the toys, Choereography by Spectordance [18]. Monterey, California
2010 "Last song: Sofia's promise" Gianluca Attanasio on IMDb
2010 "Drake diamond", produced and directed by Clyde Lucas [19] ( pre-production)
2011 "One day I'll be happy" [20]
2012 "Something to remember", directed by Ken Gregg [21]
2012 "Rovine" [22]
2012 "No regrets" [23]
2011 "Cantina Todini", MEDIASET NETWORK with the actress Patrizia Pellegrino
