Biography[edit]

Son of poet and screenwriter Tonino Guerra, Andrea Guerra was born in October 1961 in the northern Italian town of Santarcangelo di Romagna. After studying composition and arrangement under maestro Ettore Ballotta, he moved to Rome where he began his career composing music for nature documentaries. In succeeding years, he wrote several film scores for directors such as Ferzan Özpetek, Roberto Faenza, Giuseppe Bertolucci, and others.


In 2015, he made his debut in Bollywood by composing the film score of the Dum Laga Ke Haisha. In 2016, he composed the background score for the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Fan.[1][2]

Venice Film Festival 2017 - Soundtrack Stars Award

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2005 - Best Composer (Hotel Rwanda)

European Film Awards

2005 - Best Original Song ("Million Voices", from the movie Hotel Rwanda, written by Andrea Guerra, Wyclef Jean and Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis )

Golden Satellite Awards

Apex Award 2005 - Best Original Song ("")

Million Voices

Ravello CineMusic 2004 - Best Original Song ("Che ne sarà di noi")

2003 - Best Composer (Facing Windows)

David di Donatello Awards

Globo d'oro 2003 - Best Soundtrack (Facing Windows)

2003 - Best Soundtrack (Facing Windows)

Ciak d'oro

2003 - Best Song ("Gocce di memoria")

Silver Ribbon

Italian Music Award 2003 - Best Song ("Gocce di memoria")

Italian Music Award 2003 - Best Arrangement ("Gocce di memoria")

Nino Rota Prize 2003 for the artistic quality of works

FIPA (International Festival of Audiovisual Programs) d'Or Biarritz 2003 - Best Soundtrack (La guerra è finita)

2001 - Best Soundtrack (Le fate ignoranti)

Flaiano Film Festival

Italian Music Award 2001 - Best Soundtrack (Le fate ignoranti)

2001 - best composer (Tornando a casa)

Grolla d'oro

Film Festival in Valencia 2001 - Best Soundtrack (Tornando a casa)

Official website

at IMDb

Andrea Guerra