Edgardo Simone e il Monumento ai caduti di Brindisi: una lectio alla presenza di Edgardo Jr Simone

Lunedì 3 ottobre alle ore 10,30 , con gli studenti della laurea triennale e della laurea magistrale del Dipartimento di Beni Culturali dell’Università del Salento, il prof. Massimo Guastella, docente di storia dell’arte contemporanea dell’ateneo salentino, terrà una lezione sullo scultore Edgardo Simone (Brindisi 1890 – Los Angeles 1948), parlandone innanzi al suo Monumento ai caduti (1923-1931), che illustrerà in piazza S. Teresa a Brindisi.

L’appuntamento, un’appendice alle mostre “Edgardo Simone. Piccola esposizione” (Lecce, Musa 6 luglio – 6 novembre 2015; Brindisi MAP, 21 dicembre 2015 – 27 febbraio 2016), è in piazza S. Teresa a partire dalle ore 10,00.

Per l’occasione sarà presente Edgardo Jr Simone, nipote dello scultore, proveniente da Los Angeles, dove dal 1979 svolge l’attività di orchestrator di musica da film e per la prima volta visita l’Italia e Brindisi e i monumenti e le opere realizzate tra gli anni Dieci e Venti da suo nonno Edgardo, prima di trasferirsi definitivamente negli USA(1928).

Un omaggio, che il “Centro Studi Edgardo Simone”, CRACCsrl spin off di UniSalento e il MAP e l’ateneo salentino, rendono al nostro concittadino scultore e al nipote statunitense che viene a visitare il Monumento brindisino e la città dei suoi avi.

Biography of Edgardo Jr Simone: Born July 1, l952 in Santa Monica California Education: Bachelor’s degree California State University at Northridge 2 Masters Degrees – 1. music composition & 2. music performance University of Oregon Accepted (with scholarships) to Harvard University and Eastman School of Music for a PhD. Came to Hollywood instead. Awards: OPTA (4 awards, composition and piano) NACUSA- Composition Prize (National Association of Composers USA) BMI Composer’s Award and Grant Ruth Loraine Close Composition Awards (3 consecutive top awards- max allowed) American Symphony Orchestra League Margaret Fairbank Jory Assistance Program The American Music Center Grant Commisions: Eugene Symphony Junior Women’s Symphony League Kansas City Symphony Orchestral Performances: CSUN Orchestra and New Music Ensemble Univ of Oregon Wind Ensemble Eugene Symphony (2 seasons) LA Chamber Orchestra Tuscon Symphony Kansas City Symphony (3 seasons) Minnesota Symphony His film history can be seen by clicking below.

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Filmography, Music department 2017 Tulip Fever (orchestrator) (completed) 2017 The Circle (orchestrator) (post-production) 2016 La ragazza del treno (orchestrator) (completed) 2016 Alice attraverso lo specchio (orchestrator) 2015 Piccoli brividi (orchestrator) 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron (orchestrator) 2015 Cinquanta sfumature di grigio (orchestrator) 2015 David – Diventare se stessi (orchestrator) 2014/I Big Eyes (orchestrations) 2014 Mr. Peabody e Sherman (orchestrator) 2013 American Hustle – L’apparenza inganna (orchestrator – uncredited) 2013 Delivery Man (orchestrator) 2013 The Unknown Known (Documentary) (orchestrator)
2013/I The Butler – Un maggiordomo alla Casa Bianca (orchestrator) 2013 Epic – Il mondo segreto (orchestrator) 2013 Il grande e potente Oz (orchestrator) 2012 Promised Land (orchestrator) 2012 Hitchcock (orchestrator) 2012 Frankenweenie (orchestrations) 2012 Camilla Dickinson (orchestrator) 2012 Men in Black 3 (orchestrator) 2012 Dark Shadows (orchestrator) 2011 Real Steel (orchestrator) 2011 Barbie – Il Segreto delle Fate (Video) (orchestrator) 2010 Vi presento i nostri (orchestrator) 2010 The Next Three Days (orchestrator) 2010 Barbie – La Magia della Moda (Video) (orchestrator) 2010 I poliziotti di riserva (orchestrator) 2010 Piacere, sono un po’ incinta (orchestrator) 2010 Barbie e l’avventura nell’oceano (Video) (orchestrator) 2010/I Alice in Wonderland (orchestrator) 2010 Wolfman (orchestrator) 2009 Aiuto vampiro (orchestrator) 2009 Terminator Salvation (orchestrator) 2009 Drag Me to Hell (orchestrator) 2009 Notorious B.I.G. (orchestrator) 2008 Amore in linea (orchestrator) 2008/I Milk (orchestrator) 2008 Hellboy: The Golden Army (orchestrator) 2008 Wanted – Scegli il tuo destino (orchestrator) 2008 Standard Operating Procedure – La verità dell’orrore (Documentary) (orchestrator) 2007 The Kingdom (orchestrator) 2007 Spider-Man 3 (orchestrator) 2007 I Robinson – Una famiglia spaziale (orchestrator) 2006 La tela di Carlotta (orchestrator) 2006 Super Nacho (orchestrator) 2006 Deep Sea (Documentary short) (orchestrator) 2005 La sposa cadavere (orchestrator) 2005 La fabbrica di cioccolato (orchestrator) 2004 Il ladro del passato (TV Movie) (orchestrator) 2004 Spider-Man 2 (orchestrator) 2004 Se mi lasci ti cancello (orchestrator) 2003 Big Fish – Le storie di una vita incredibile (orchestrator) 2003 Leggende Navajo (TV Movie) (orchestrator) 2003 Hulk (additional orchestrator) 2003/I Carolina (music preparation) / (orchestrator) 2002 Skinwalkers (TV Movie) (orchestrator) 2002 Red Dragon (additional orchestrator) 2002 Till Human Voices Wake Us (orchestrator) 2002 Men in Black II (orchestrator) 2002 Spider-Man (orchestrator) 2001 Novocaine (orchestrator – as Edguardo Simone) 2001 Planet of the Apes – Il pianeta delle scimmie (orchestrator) 2001 Finder’s Fee (orchestrator) 2001 Get Over It (orchestrator) 2000 The Family Man (additional orchestrator) 2000 Rapimento e riscatto (orchestrator)

2000 Gen¹³ (Video) (orchestrator) 2000 Digimon – Il film (orchestrator) 2000 Estremamente Pippo (Video) (orchestrator) 2000 Snow Day (orchestrator) 1999 Deal of a Lifetime (orchestrator) 1999 La mia adorabile nemica (additional orchestrator) 1998 A Civil Action (additional orchestrator: Los Angeles) 1998 La famiglia Addams si riunisce (TV Movie) (orchestrator) 1998 Soldi sporchi (orchestrator) 1998 Cascadeur (orchestrator) 1998 To Life! America Celebrates Israel’s 50th (TV Special) (music arranger) 1998 Superfusi di testa (orchestrator) 1997 Flubber – Un professore tra le nuvole (orchestrator) 1997 Rachel’s Daughters: Searching for the Causes of Breast Cancer (Documentary) (orchestrator) 1997 Men in Black (orchestrator – uncredited) 1997 Minotaur (orchestrator) 1996 Mars Attacks! (additional orchestrator – uncredited) 1996 Extreme Measures – Soluzioni estreme (additional orchestrator) 1996 Analisi di un assassino (orchestrator) 1996 Sospesi nel tempo (additional orchestrator) 1996 Mission: Impossible (orchestrator – as Edgardo Fimone) 1996 Tracks of a Killer (Video) (orchestrator) 1995 Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (Video documentary) (orchestrator) 1995 Alibi perfetto (orchestrator – as Edgar Simone) 1995 Twisted Love (orchestrator) 1995 Da morire (orchestrator) 1995 L’ultima eclissi (additional orchestrator) 1994 Nightmare – Nuovo incubo (additional orchestrator) 1994 Crociera fuori programma (orchestrations) 1993 Sunset Grill (orchestrator) 1992 Spies (TV Movie) (orchestrator) 1991 Deadly Dancer (composer: additional music – uncredited) 1990 Future Zone (composer: additional music – uncredited) 1989 Great Expectations (TV Mini-Series) (orchestrator) 1988 Secret Witness (TV Movie) (orchestrator) 1988 Lincoln (TV Mini-Series) (orchestrator – 2 episodes) – Episode #1.2 (1988) … (orchestrator – uncredited) – Episode #1.1 (1988) … (orchestrator – uncredited) 1987 I delitti della palude (orchestrator) 1987 The Return of Sherlock Holmes (TV Movie) (composer: additional music – uncredited) / (orchestrator) 1979 Uno strano caso di omicidio (orchestrator – uncredited) 1979 Marciano (TV Movie) (orchestrator)