Bruno Brugnano

Cool Stuff Music, ABS Motion Picture
Music Composer, Music Supervisor, Musician, Producer and Sound Designer

Bangkok, Thailand

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About Bruno

BRUNO BRUGNANO is an Award Winning Movie Composer and Recording Artist.

In his ongoing, decades-long career as as a musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, producer, sound designer and recording artist, he has composed, arranged and produced music scores and original songs for feature films, television, documentaries, and commercials, amassing over a hundred albums to his credits, receiving numerous awards from film festivals around the world, including Festival de Cannes, Venice Film Festival, MTV Video Music Award, Sundance Film Festival , Locarno Film Festival, Le Fifa , Season Award, Thai Oscar Award, Maverick Movie Award , Thai Critics Movie Award and many more.
Born in Milan, Italy, he's an honors graduate from the Musicians Institute, College of Contemporary Music in Los Angeles, California, USA, also studied at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Perugia, Italy, and he has a Master’s Degree in Jazz Guitar from the C.D.M. Milan Music Institute
Bruno in 1990 moved from Italy to Los Angeles and in 1992 from USA to South of Asia.
Prior to his freelance career Bruno worked extensively for GMM Grammy Entertainment, Sony, BEC Tero, Polygram, and numerous other major record labels creating hit songs and award-winning albums for a diverse array of artists.
In 1996 Bruno was the arranger and producer for the album and live show held at the Thai Cultural Center in Bangkok in occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Ascension to the Throne of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bruno has also worked closely with H.R.H Thai Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya, first daughter of the Thai King Rama IX for four consecutive years as her personal composer for her feature films and TV programs and had also the honor to arrange the Thai Royal Anthem for King Rama X .
Bruno recent jobs include wide range of films and documentaries and TV series including Steven Seagal's movies "Attrition" and "General Commander" , a documentary "Ghost Fleet" ( Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival) a documentary about the Swiss Architect Mario Botta " Oltre lo Spazio" (Official selection at the Locarno Film Festival), co-composed the soundtrack for "The Devil Child of Nezha" which became China's highest grossing animated film of all time and also first 3D animated IMAX feature film produced in China, and the very successful Chinese movie “ Jade Dynasty “ and the first Thai feature movie for Netflix called “The Maid “
More recently, Bruno been working on numerous international movies, including Father Christmas is Back for Netflix featuring Elizabeth Hurley, Nathalie Cox, John Cleese, and Kelsey Grammer, A week In Paradise featuring Malik Akerman, Connie Nielsen, Philip Winchester, One Year Off featuring Jeff Fahey, Nathalie Cox, Chad Michael Collins, Ray Fearon, The Lake an Epic movie that mark the first production project between China and Thailand and a Vietnamese movie called Nightmare for Dien Quan Film.
Scored a very popular TV series for Thai PBS called Plai Jawak including the main title song and worked as a co-composer on two different Chinese movies called Rat Disaster and the Anime Out Of the Earth
In February 2022 bruno completed a Malaysian movie by well know director Dean Said called Harum Malam and at the moment working on a big Hollywood/Chinese animation movie called Chosen to be released later this year
Bruno is been working over the past few years, on different arrangement for the Thai Royal Anthem to be shown at the Thais cinemas all over the country and wrote an official song for the Thai International Airport Suvarnabhumi and numerous commercials including Ford, Isuzu, Oreo, Prudential, Ensure Gold, and many more
Bruno recently had a chance to record in his studio some additional music for the composer Benjamin Wallfisch for the new Ron Howard upcoming movie called Thirteen Lives
He's been a guest speaker at the first TED Conference held in Bangkok, and also he's been included in The 300 list (Thailand Leading Expats) for the last six consecutive years and he's a member of the Asian Academy Creative Awards Grand Jury and since 2020 he's part of the Jury for the Bangkok International Documentary Award .
Exhibiting a wide stylistic range and facile command of both orchestral, acoustic and electronic composition, Bruno has become one of the most sought-after composers in Asia.
Bruno's ability to work in creative partnership with a film's director, as well as his skills as an arranger and engineer add to his appeal

Gender:
Male

Eyes:
Brown

Ethnicity:
Mediterranean

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The Lake (2023)
Film by Lee Thongkham Composer
One Year Off (2023)
Film by Philippe Martinez Composer
Blood Flower (2023)
Film by Dain Said Composer
Hellhound (2023)
Film by Joshua Dixon Composer
The Snake Queen (2023)
Film by Lee Thongkham Composer
A Week In Paradise (2022)
Film Composer
Nightmare (2022)
Film Composer
The World Of Killing People (2022)
Film Composer
Thirteen Lives (2022)
Film by Ron Howard Recording Eng
Father Christmas Is back (2021)
by Philippe Martinez 2021
Rat Disaster (2021)
(Action) Co-Composer
Soi Tanakan (2020)
Film by Maurizio Mistretta Composer
The Maid (2020)
Film by Lee Thongkham Composer
The Two Brothers (2020)
Film by Maurizio Mistretta Composer
Happy Birthday Father (2019)
Film Composer
Baile (2019)
Film Composer
Ghost Fleet VR (2019)
Film Composer
Zhu xian I (2019)
Film Sound department
Ne Zha (2019)
Film Sound department
Nezha (2019)
Film Co-Composer
Artistic Move (2019)
Film (short) Composer
Mario Botta. The Space Beyond (2018)
Film Composer
The Dark Age (2018)
Film Composer
Fragments of Gaudium (2018)
Film by Maurizio Mistretta Composer
Attrition (2018)
Film (Action) Composer When a Thai girl with mythical powers goes missing, Axe and his old team unite in attempts to bring her back.
Love Rain (2018)
Film (Romance) Composer Add a Plot »
People (2018)
Film Composer
Ghost Fleet (2018)
Film Composer
Hello Jam Rao Dai Mai (2017)
Film (Mystery) Composer Daranee, working on a convenience store staff night shift, dreams of luxury life, until one day a good opportunities in life come in. When she met a strange girl, the customer in the store, very beautiful and successful, recommend her to sell insurance. She did not deny but finding her first customer turned to be hard. She has to dig up into the old connection began to find friends in the past to call for insurance, but all my friends rejected her. She found a friend named Yo (Tina Supanant), a close friend she had forgotten in the past. She decided to call Yo, which she immediately recognized and agree to buy the insurance with the only condition that they have to meet ony at night, soon some memories started to clear up.
Friendsssss (2017)
Film (Horror) Composer a young student, Sense, returned home in the countryside during his summer vacation after not returning long enough to meet Dear, a high school friend and someone he liked a long time, and Bomb's girl friend. This coming back made him realize that Boom has been gone from home for 2 years without anyone knowing where he was gone. But there are times when people see the hope that they will return. Sense with Dear, he tried to find Bum. They both realize that there are evil spirits following them. During the search for bum. Both of them were involved in the gruesome death of former gangsters. And found that all of it is related to Bomb and a Ghosts. Eventually, the two met with shocking truths.
Black Full Moon (2017)
Film (Horror) Composer Add a Plot »
General Commander (2017)
Film Composer
From Bangkok to Mandalay (2016)
Film (Drama) Composer Ten letters are sent from a man in Myanmar to a women in Thailand who loves and misses so much. But the letters are left unopened for 50 years. Until one day, the women's granddaughter is given those letters and asked to go and read every letter only from where they were written. This is how the impressive love story begins. Written by Chartchai Ketnust
The Chain (2016)
Film (Short, Horror and Mystery) Composer If you had 48 hours to LIVE or DIE could you solve the mystery and survive The Chain.
Star Wars Beyond The Dune Sea (Fan Film) (2015)
Fan Fil Composer
Beyond the Dune Sea (2015)
Film (Short and Action) Composer Add a Plot »
Hong lork lorn (2014)
Film (Horror) Composer All events take place in rooms. STORY 1 GREEN SONATA is about a lonely violinist whose wife, after an accident, is bedridden. He has promised her undying devotion during courtship, and must now keep his promise. But he has sexual demands as a man and needs to burn off his sexual energy. He finds a willing victim in a virgin who's is having her first working day as a prostitute. The moment he deflowers her in lust, his vengeful wife comes a-haunting. STORY 2: 17.00 Kind of a mafia and follower story. They had to stay in the last room in the Hotel as it is fully booked. So the follower knows what he is expected to find in the room. He has gone through this regime time and time again. STORY 3 : THE HONEYMOON SUITE Ple arrives from Chiang Mai to Bangkok to nurse a broken heart. Her booked room is not available, so she is upgraded to the HONEYMOON SUITE. She meets a gorgeous hunk who has the hoots for her. During his night visit, he discovers that her paramour is in fact dead, and the ... Written by koolcampus
Rak rao khayao kwan (2014)
Film (Comedy, Horror and Romance) Composer A husband discover a dark secret regarding his wife, she get possessed every day at the same time for few hours.
Prai dib (2014)
Film (Animation and Fantasy) Composer Add a Plot »
Dark Bridge (2011)
Film (Drama and Thriller) Composer David White is an American surgeon who comes to Bangkok for a conference. He meets a mysterious Thai woman who guides him towards a past he did not know changing his role, from a respected surgeon to a confused detective, to finally discover his father's hidden story and consequences. Written by Anonymous
My Best Bodyguard (2010)
Film (Action and Adventure) Composer Nicha has found that Thai citizens have been used as lab rats to test an antidote for a virus created by a drugs company. Nicha must find the victims before it's too late. She's hunted by an exec who wants to protect his company while the government wants to eliminate the subjects before the virus spreads... Written by Anonymous
Sell Out! (2008)
Film (Musical) Composer This is the best Malaysian Movie thus far as of 2017.
Neung Jai Diaokan (2008)
Film (Drama) Composer Pimdao, a successful real estate developer and businesswoman, is injured in an accident that kills her beloved daughter at a time when the two are estranged. After the accident, Pimdao decides to take her daughter's place as a volunteer at an impoverished rural school in Chiang Rai, keeping her identity a secret. In the end, Pimdao, played by Princess Ubol Ratana herself, realizes that real happiness doesn't come from external events but lies in the heart. Written by Anonymous
Rak Lorn (2008)
Film (Horror, Mystery and Thriller) Composer When the police investigate reports of a little girl screaming hysterically in an apartment, they find landlady Ingorn (Mai Charoenpura) moving in with her 7 year old daughter, Pear. The daughter appears to have a mental condition but it also bruised all over her body. Suspecting abuse, they send the two to a psychiatrist over the mother's objections. This is the first time for Krid (Ananda Everingham) to meet with Ingorn and her daughter, Pear. During the therapy, Ingorn mentions her daughter's paranoid delusion, while Pear claims that she is possessed by a spirit of a boy who haunts and hurt her. From the fact the Pear is in the same age as Krid's son, Krid feels a deep connection with her but the more he bonds with Ingorn's family, the more he senses something eerie about the house where the mother and daughter live. Written by Anonymous
The Coffin (2008)
Film (Horror and Thriller) Composer In Thailand, there are people that believe that if they lay down in a coffin they will cheat death and bring good luck. The bride Sue Wong leaves her fiancé Jack in Hong Kong expecting to heal her lung cancer and she is successful; however Jack dies. The skeptic Chris also participates in the ceremony to help his beloved Mariko. However he panics in the claustrophobic situation and dies for 6 minutes and 42 seconds. They have weird visions of ghosts and strange things happen with them. Sue and Chris visit Professor Thanachai that advised them that they should repeat the burial to resolve their issues and stop the curse. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Kuaile gongchang (2007)
Film (Drama) Composer The lives of pleasure seekers and pleasure providers intertwine one night in Singapore's red light district.
Beautiful Boxer (2004)
Film (Action, Biography, Drama and Sport) Composer Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol, a Muay Thai boxer who underwent a sex change operation to become a woman. The movie chronicles her life from a young boy who likes to wear lipstick and flowers to her sensational career as a kickboxer - whose specialty is ancient Muay Thai boxing (moves which she can execute expertly with grace) - to finally confronting her own sexual identity, which leads to her sex change op. Written by theunraveler
The Chain: You've Got 48 Hours
Film (Horror and Mystery) Producer You have forty eight hours and then you are dead. A countdown from the moment you take possession of the chain. But if you unlock the secret of the chain you might be able to break the curse and then maybe you might get to stay alive.
Entrapment
Film (Drama and Thriller) Music department John Stanton was a young man looking for adventure. The adventure he found involved the CIA, corrupt police and the fury of one man's revenge for the loss of his father.. Inspired by actual events. Written by Anthony Theil
NEZHA
Film Co-Composer
Artistic Move
Film (short) Composer
Ortious
Composer