Luca Turilli
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Born | Trieste, Italy | 5 March 1972
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Years active | 1993–present |
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Luca Turilli (born 5 March 1972)[1] is an Italian composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist constantly engaged in various musical projects, ranging from trance and electronic music of his first compositions to symphonic metal inspired by the world of soundtracks and also to modern pop and piano compositions of his current productions. He is one of the founders of the symphonic power metal band Rhapsody, later called Rhapsody of Fire,[1] for which he composed and arranged all music with his colleague Alex Staropoli from 1997 until 2011.
In the early 2000s he also worked on a trilogy of solo albums, and released one album under the name of Luca Turilli's Dreamquest, a symphonic metal / rock project combined with
In 2020, with the piano being one of his favorite instruments, he also announced his entry into the market of modern, emotional and cinematic piano with the release of his debut piano album, in the tradition of artists like Yann Tiersen, Ludovico Einaudi and Yiruma, some of the well-known piano composers of our time and a true inspiration to him, underlining his need for continuous artistic challenges and the need to express himself at 360 degrees.[3]
Early life
Turilli was born in
Career
In 1993, Turilli founded the band Thundercross, which was renamed Rhapsody after releasing the first demo,[5] and renamed once again to Rhapsody of Fire for trademark reasons in 2006.
In 2008, Turilli began an online guitar course titled Luca Turilli's Neoclassical Revelation. The course takes its name from his neoclassical playing style.[6]
In August 2011, some time after releasing the last album related with the heroic-fantasy saga on which all the lyrics and music of Rhapsody / Rhapsody of Fire were based until then, Turilli and Staropoli proceeded to a friendly split. Alex agreed to go on as Rhapsody of Fire, while Turilli decided to move on as Luca Turilli's Rhapsody, adding his name on top of the logo because of trademark reasons and old legal settlements. In 2015, after releasing the debut album entitled Ascending to Infinity, the record company Nuclear Blast released the one defined by Turilli as one of the most important albums of his career: Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus. One year later the same album was released under the title Prometheus, The Dolby Atmos Experience + Cinematic and Live. That album, mixed by producer/mixing engineer Chris Heil (David Bowie, Bryan Adams), was the first one in music history to be mixed in Dolby Atmos and its music was used by Dolby and Yamaha to promote Dolby Atmos technology worldwide.[3]
From November 2016 to March 2018, Turilli and his former bandmates
In early 2020, Turilli stated in an interview with Steinberg that he feels the constant need to evolve and explore the world of music by creating new projects, finding new artistic goals and stimulations. He is currently working on the debut album of his new band presenting a modern pop/rock sound in the style of some of his actual favorite artists like Adele and bands like Muse and Imagine Dragons, enriched by electronic, ethnic music and all those symphonic elements which are now a real trademark in his discography. Turilli / Lione Rhapsody later disbanded in February 2023 following a final tour in Latin America, announcing that they would be "closing the chapter of their career for good".[7]
Playing style
Early in his career Turilli was influenced by guitarists such as
Discography
Studio albums:
Rhapsody of FireStudio albums:
EPs and live albums:
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Luca Turilli's DreamquestStudio albums:
Luca Turilli's RhapsodyStudio albums:
Live albums:
Turilli / Lione RhapsodyStudio albums:
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References
- ^ a b "Luca Turilli". rhapsodyoffire.com. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Dream Quest 2006".
- ^ a b c "Interview with Luca Turilli". Interview with Luca Turilli. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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- ^ "Rhapsody – Biografias". Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ "Neoclassical Guitar Lessons". neoclassicalrevelation.com. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Turilli / Lione Rhapsody final Latin American Tour". Turilli / Lione Rhapsody. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.