Marco d'Ambrosio
Marco d'Ambrosio is an Italian composer that has lived in California since 2001. He is notable for composing the soundtracks of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 1993 and 2000 OVAs along with the Phantom Blood movie. His compositions for other anime include Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust and Fist of the Blue Sky.
Biography
At the age of 9 years old, Marco's father would take him to festivals in Florence, Italy, where he would be placed on his father's shoulders so he could properly watch the bands march by and play their music. As a boy, Marco fell in love with wanting to play the trumpet. After emigrating to America, he finally had a chance to start playing in elementary school.
Marco's music compassion started to develop even more when he made two album purchases which were Maurice André Plays Baroque Trumpet Concertos and Aerosmith's Toys in the Attic. Soon he became captivated by the soundtracks of films, specifically the classic collaborations of Federico Fellini, Nino Rota, and scores from many other composers such as Ennio Morricone, Bernard Herrmann, and Maurice Jarre.
In 2005, Marco was awarded the "prestigious film scoring fellowship" award from Sundance Institute. In 2009, he was chosen to partake in the "BMI Conducting Workshop" in Hollywood. He enjoyed his time co-arranging and performing with the Grateful Dead band member, Bob Weir. When Marco has some free time available and is not composing music, he likes to recharge his "creative flow" by working at a ranch with his wife, Terri d'Ambrosio, his son Armando, and the family dog, Diva.[1]
JoJo Discography
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Cover | Name | Composer | # of Tracks | Release Date |
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| 1 | File:JoJo '93OSTVol.1BookletCover.jpg | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Original Soundtrack Vol. 1 | Marco d'Ambrosio | 11 | November 3, 1993 |
| 2 | File:Jojo OVA OST2.jpg | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Original Soundtrack Vol. 2 | Marco d'Ambrosio | 19 | August 19, 1994 |
| 3 | File:JoJoOVA3case.jpg | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Original Soundtrack Vol. 3 | Marco d'Ambrosio | 19 | November 18, 1994 |
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood Pilot | Marco d'Ambrosio | ??? | 2004 |
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood Movie | Marco d'Ambrosio | ??? | February 17, 2007 |
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stardust Crusaders Original Soundtrack | Marco d'Ambrosio | 27 | May 25, 2007 |
Videos
Gallery
Email personally from Marco Explaining his involvement with the OVA's & small details about the PB Movie.
Trivia
- Marco lent his voice in the 2000 OVA's as one of the Prisoners in Jotaro Kujo's Jail Cell.
- Marco provided the sixteen minute Phantom Blood movie footage as course material for a sound design project at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California, but he dropped out.
