Magnificently cinematic score.
EVENING STANDARD ★ ★ ★ ★
Vincenzo Lamagna's score is a hugely impressive piece of work.
THE ARTS DESK ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
The soundtrack is pulsating - deep and, at times, unrelenting.
It is superb and a key factor in the fully-formed creation of this new world for Giselle.
HUFFINGTON POST
Vincenzo Lamagna's score...was like a collective heartbeat.
It pulsed, soared and tore through the ears with everything
from strings to industrial sirens and the rush of waves.
CULTURE WISPER
Vincenzo Lamagna’s cinematic edgy score rumbles ominously, industrial, futuristic and emphatic.
BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
“The creation is revolutionary.”
LITTLE WHITE LIES
The craggy grandeur of the score, by Vincenzo Lamagna, baroque chords and hissing, looped beats, revolves with shrapnel of original text from Woyzeck, voiced by Andy Serkis.
THE QUIETUS
Dance styles shift with changing moods whilst primitive, stifled words spoken by Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings) frequently cut through the immense score by Vincenzo Lamagna
LOUD AND CLEAR ★ ★ ★ ★
Vincenzo Lamagna is a musician, composer, producer and sound designer.
His music is known for its visceral, emotive and edgy language that utilises a mercurial combination of acoustic and electronic sounds, recognised for their ferocious industrial undertones, haunted melodies and cinematic soundscapes.
Alongside his work as a solo artist, Lamagna has established himself as a successful composer in the Contemporary Dance and Ballet world.
Recognised for the significant impact he made in the world of performing arts, Lamagna earned International acclaim for his work with choreographer Akram Khan, reaching a critical breakthrough in 2016 with his orchestral score for the 21st century adaptation of the romantic ballet ‘Giselle’.
Other notable collaborations include: Asif Kapadia, Andy Serkis, Wang Ramirez, Goteborg Opera and Hofesh Shechter Company.
EDITH BOWMAN'S SOUNDTRACKING - ON CREATURE
THE GUARDIAN - SEVEN OF DANCE'S HOTTEST HIDDEN TALENTS
THE GUARDIAN - BEST OF DANCE 2016
2024: RICCARDO DRIGO AWARD - MUSIC FOR DANCE
2017: CRITICS'S CIRCLE NATIONAL DANCE AWARD - emerging artist (nominated)
2016: Production of the Year by German magazine tanz (Until the Lions)
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