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name: "Massimo Pupillo"
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tmdb_id: 5189961
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# Massimo Pupillo

## Identity

Massimo Pupillo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/massimo-pupillo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** massimo-pupillo
- **TMDB ID:** 5189961
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5189961

Composer. Born in Rome, Italy.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5189961

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Limonov: The Ballad*](https://film.one/film/limonov-the-ballad.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Massimo Pupillo is an Italian composer and bassist. He founded the experimental rock band Zu in 1997 and has released numerous albums with the group while maintaining an active solo career and collaborating with a wide range of musicians across genres including free jazz, improvisation and contemporary music.

Pupillo composed the original score for the 2024 biographical film *Limonov: The Ballad*, directed by Kirill Serebrennikov. His earlier credits include music for the 2009 television mini-series *Nel nome del male* and the 2010 short film *Transeuropa*.

*Sources: it.wikipedia.org, filmmusicreporter.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Limonov: The Ballad* (2024), Fi1m 58, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/limonov-the-ballad.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Limonov: The Ballad* (2024), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/limonov-the-ballad.md)
- *Nel nome del male* (2009), series, Original Music Composer

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