Some songs of the film "Alpino Riccardo Giuto" directed by Giovanni Cismondi, Music of Jean-Marie Benjamin

Nel silenzio della notte

Scene di guerra

Soundtrack of the film "The loneliness of St Francis" directed by Gerry Straub's, music by Jean-Marie Benjamin

Ambassador Of Peace 1

No need to cry

Songs against the war Geore W. Bush in Iraq. Lies and disinformation.
Music, voice and instruments played by Jean-Narie Benjamin.
Lyrics by Silvia Squadrone and Jean-Marie Benjamin.
(Italian version)

Baghdad Café

soundtrack from the film "The birth of time".
Music and Arrgt. by Jean-Marie Benjamin.
Voice by Caris Arkin

The Birth Of Time

Songs for the catholic Mass.
Music by Jean-Marie Benjamin.
Voice by Paola Ceccarelli and Jean-Marie Benjamin

Segno Di Pace

Sanctus

Padre Nostro

Offertorio

Kyrie

Gloria

Alleluia

Agnus Dei

French Nationality, born in Salon de Provence resides in Italy since 1974. Composer and director, plays the guitar, the piano and electronic keyboard. Author of numerous classical music, score film and pop music. Since 1966 he recorded 28 records.
Writer and filmmaker.

Music
He is the author of the official “UNICEF Hymn” (Ode to the child), created in Rome in April 1984 (orchestra and choir from RAI) during a live Eurovision broadcast. Paul Mc Cartney has recorded a CD of the "Ode to the child".
Benjamin recorded arrangements and composed for singers in France, Italy, Holland, Germany, England (1973-1988). Composed music for films “La Bible” by Marcel Carné, “Servante et Maîtresse” by Bruno Gantillon, “Padre Pio: The night of the Prophet” and for documentary films. 

Some of his compositions of classical music: An oratorio “La creation des Anges” for soloists, mixed choir, male’s choir and orchestra, Madrid (1975), Rome RAIUNO (1984); Symphony Jerusalem, Paris, (1972) performed by the orchestra of Salle Pleyel; Concerto for violoncello and orchestra (Geneva); “Salve Regina” for choir and strings, Rome (1994).

United Nations
From 1983 to 1988 he served as “Special Events Officer” for UNICEF in Geneva and organized many television programmes in Europe, Japan with the participation of Peter Ustinov, Audrey Hepburn and others. In 1986 he created the “World Philharmonic Orchestra” with Marc Verriere, the orchestra is formed by soloists from 120 orchestras, from 60 countries (concerts in Tokyo, Oslo for the Nobel Prize, Rio de Janeiro, Montreal).

Film
He realized and produced the film “Padre Pio: The night of the Prophet” (fiction with Sergio Fiorentini in the role of Padre Pio). The film was broadcast by RAI UNO on 27 April and 25 May 1999). (Other film see Iraq section below)
In 1993 he presented a play, written by him, on St Francis of Assisi at the Theatre of Kremlin in Moscow, interpreted in Russian and broadcast on the national television.
In 2011 "Tareq Aziz; The other truth", Award at the Silent River Film Festival, Irvine-Los Angeles.
www.jmbenjamin.org
jmb@jmbenjamin.org 

Jean-Marie Benjamin

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