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Giovanni Palestrina(1525-1594)

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Giovanni Palestrina was born in 1525. Giovanni is known for The Island (2005), The Reader (2008) and Nymphomaniac: Volume I (2013). Giovanni died on 2 February 1594 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Born1525
DiedFebruary 2, 1594
Born1525
DiedFebruary 2, 1594
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Known for:

Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in The Island (2005)
The Island
6.8
  • Soundtrack("Kyrie from Missa Papae Marcelli")
  • 2005
Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, and David Kross in The Reader (2008)
The Reader
7.6
  • Soundtrack("Pueri Hebraeorum")
  • 2008
Nymphomaniac: Volume I (2013)
Nymphomaniac: Volume I
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Mass Hodie Christus Natus Est: Kyrie")
  • 2013
Summerhood (2008)
Summerhood
6.4
  • Soundtrack("Missa Ascendo ad Patrem")
  • 2008

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Music Department

  • In Search of the Great Song (2016)
    In Search of the Great Song
    • composer: additional music
    • 2016
  • 40 éves a Cantemus
    • song: Egy márványszoborhoz (as G. P. Palestrina)
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Palestrina - Princeps musicae (2009)
    Palestrina - Princeps musicae
    • music
    • 2009
  • Elisabeth Shue and Jessica Lange in Cousin Bette (1998)
    Cousin Bette
    • composer: song "Kyrie Eleison"
    • 1998
  • Hangyaboly (1971)
    Hangyaboly
    • music
    • 1971

Soundtrack

  • Lambert Wilson and Virginie Efira in Benedetta (2021)
    Benedetta
    • writer: "Lamentations of Jeremiah"
    • 2021
  • Nymphomaniac: Volume I (2013)
    Nymphomaniac: Volume I
    • writer: "Mass Hodie Christus Natus Est: Kyrie"
    • 2013
  • Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, and David Kross in The Reader (2008)
    The Reader
    • writer: "Pueri Hebraeorum"
    • 2008
  • Religulous (2008)
    Religulous
    • writer: "Alma Redemptoris Mater"
    • 2008
  • Summerhood (2008)
    Summerhood
    • writer: "Missa Ascendo ad Patrem"
    • 2008
  • The Gospel of Caesar (2007)
    The Gospel of Caesar
    • writer: "Sanctus et Benedictus" from "Missa Nasce la Gioja Mia"
    • 2007
  • The Headsman (2005)
    The Headsman
    • music: "Ego Sum Panis"
    • 2005
  • Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in The Island (2005)
    The Island
    • writer: "Kyrie from Missa Papae Marcelli"
    • 2005
  • The Five Senses (1999)
    The Five Senses
    • writer: "O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM"
    • 1999
  • Elisabeth Shue and Jessica Lange in Cousin Bette (1998)
    Cousin Bette
    • music: "Kyrie Eleison"
    • 1998
  • Gloria in excelsis Deo - Der Thomanerchor singt Weihnachtslieder
    • writer: "Christe Redemptor Omnium"
    • TV Special
    • 1995
  • The Promised Land (1987)
    The Promised Land
    • writer: "O Magnum Mysterium"
    • 1987
  • Civilisation (1969)
    Civilisation
    • writer: "Lamentation, Incipit Orario" (uncredited)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1969
  • Remastered Version Movie Poster
    Seven Wonders of the World
    • music: "O Bone Jesu", "Vatican City Recessional: Praise Ye the Father", "Choral Prelude (Prayer of Thanksgiving)"
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • G. P. Palestrina
  • Born
    • 1525
  • Died
    • February 2, 1594
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)

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