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name: "Richard Tognetti"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-tognetti"
fi1m_id: "richard-tognetti"
imdb_id: "nm1466415"
tmdb_id: 65046
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "4 August 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:49:10.401288+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Richard Tognetti

## Identity

Richard Tognetti

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-tognetti
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-tognetti
- **IMDb ID:** nm1466415
- **TMDB ID:** 65046
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1466415/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65046

Composer. Born 4 August 1965 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 4 August 1965, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1466415/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65046

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World*](https://film.one/film/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.md) (86)

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## Biography

Richard Tognetti is an Australian violinist, conductor, composer and arranger. He has been artistic director and lead violinist of the Australian Chamber Orchestra since 1989.

He studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and later at the Bern Conservatory in Switzerland. Tognetti co-composed the score for the 2003 film *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* with Iva Davies and Christopher Gordon. His other film credits include original music for the documentaries *Mountain* (2017) and *River* (2021).

In 2010 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to music.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theage.com.au.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003), Fi1m 86, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

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

- *The Four Seasons: A Music Film* (2025), as Director & Lead Violin · Producer
- *River* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Tabula Rasa* (2021), Director
- *Mountain* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *The Water Diviner* (2014), Additional Music
- *Storm Surfers* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.md)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/richard-tognetti