Anthony_Rossomando

Anthony Rossomando

Anthony Rossomando

American guitarist

Anthony Rossomando (born February 21, 1976) is an American songwriter. Rossomando, along with Carl Barât, was a founding member of Dirty Pretty Things.[1] He previously stood in for Pete Doherty in The Libertines as a touring member. He has also been a live member of British New Rave band Klaxons. Rossomando has won Oscar,[2] Grammy,[3] and Golden Globe awards.[4]

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Life and career

Rossomando grew up in Hamden, Connecticut.

After dropping out of university in his first year he relocated to Boston where The Damn Personals were born. Shortly after, The Damn Personals became a mainstay at popular Boston, Providence, and New York indie venues. They also toured Europe and UK once with Cave In.

In 2003, introduced by Isaac Green of Columbia records, Rossomando met Carl Barât in New York City and agreed to fill in for Doherty in an upcoming US tour for The Libertines; this was followed by a trip to London to play Top of the Pops and Reading and Leeds festival. Eight months later he rejoined The Libertines to help support the entire worldwide touring campaign for their self-titled second album. It was during this time when Rossomando and Barât began to formulate their ideas that would later embody Dirty Pretty Things.

In May 2006, Dirty Pretty Things released Waterloo To Anywhere which reached no. 3 in the UK charts, while the first single "Bang Bang You're Dead" peaked at no. 4. The band toured extensively in the UK, US, Europe and Japan.

Rossomando also played trumpet on:

The Rime of the Modern Mariner, Anthony's first film score, premiered at the East London Film Festival in May 2011 with live orchestral arrangement which also went to several festivals including Latitude, SXSW, and Toronto. The film and score received high praise from many publications including the Times and the Guardian.

In November 2007, he played the role of Pete Neon in the first episode of the third series of The Mighty Boosh.

In 2018, Rossomando co-wrote the song "Shallow" with Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, and Andrew Wyatt. It was produced by Gaga with Benjamin Rice. "Shallow" is a song for the 2018 film A Star Is Born, performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. It is the first single from the film's soundtrack and was released on September 27, 2018, by Interscope Records. "Shallow" was nominated for and won Best Original Song – Feature Film at the 2018 Hollywood Music in Media Awards.[5] It also received a nomination in the category of Best Original Song at the 23rd Satellite Awards,[6] and from the Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society.[7] It won the award for Best Original Song at the 76th Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 91st Academy Awards in 2019.[8][9]

Rossomando also penned the song[10] for Disney's version of Jack London's book The Call of the Wild which starred Harrison Ford.

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

  • The Rime of the Modern Mariner (2010)[11]

As producer

Other appearances and songwriting discography

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References

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    Phares, Heather. "Biography: Dirty Pretty Things". AllMusic.
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    "Lady Gaga Wins First Oscar". 25 February 2019.
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    "Lady Gaga Just Won Two Grammys Before the Ceremony Even Started". 10 February 2019.
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    "'Shallow' Wins Best Original Song at the 2019 Golden Globes".
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    "2018 HMMA Winners". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
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    "2018 Saturn Awards Nominations" (PDF). International Press Academy. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
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    "Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Announces Its 2nd Year Nominations". Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
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    "Winners & Nominees 2019". Golden Globes. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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    Macke, Johnni (24 February 2019). "Oscars 2019 Winners: The Complete List". E! News. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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    Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "X Ambassadors - "Great Unknown" (From the Motion Picture 'The Call of the Wild')". YouTube.
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    Shaord, Catherine. "SXSW 2011: Interview with The Rime of the Modern Mariner stars". The Guardian. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
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