Biography
Emmy-winning film composer/conductor, son of a renowned Italian Production Designer/Art Director, Michele Josia raised in the film business and literally took in its secrets with mother's milk. Josia combines his academic knowledge of orchestration, composition, human voice, and choirs, with today's new technology of digital instruments, which perfectly match visual images. Michele's work encompasses film soundtracks, choral and orchestral works, and, far more than merely a composer, he's also a well-known choir conductor with more than 190 concerts conducted in some of Europe's most important concert halls. Among his works in collaboration, as choir conductor assistant, with Ennio Morricone and Marco Frisina in the preparation of the soundtracks of films such as "Vatel", "Aida of the Trees", "Padre Pio - between Heaven and Earth", "La Piovra 10" and "Joseph of Nazareth". His music was performed by the renowned American composer, conductor, and Grammy Award winner Eric Whitacre, coauthor together with Hans Zimmer of the music of the blockbuster film "The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides". As a film composer, conductor, and assistant conductor, he recorded 22 CDs and he is the recipient of 41 film industry awards and 34 music awards as a conductor and composer of concert music. Michele has composed music for feature films produced by RAI Sat, RAI Trade, RAI Cinema, and documentaries starring Nanni Moretti, Piergiorgio Bellocchio, David Bush, Mathieu Amalric, Pitof, and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, to name a few. He is mostly known for his score of "The Haunting of Helena" produced by OneMore Pictures and RAI Cinema, "III Smoking Barrels" and "Gate to Heaven", starring Richard Sammel (3 Days to Kill, The Strain, 007 Casino Royale, Inglorious Basterds). His films have been screened in dozens of International Film Festivals worldwide including the Festival de Cannes. Warner Chappell and Ala Bianca Group have produced Michele's soundtracks. Michele Josia is a member of the International Film Music Society of China, member of the Italian Film Academy for the David di Donatello Awards (the Italian equivalent of the Oscar 2009-2019), member of the European Film Academy for the European Film Awards (EFA), and member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
