Writing emotions in music — Interview with Loriana Lana
The voice of this interview
Loriana Lana
- Profession
- Cantautrice and author
- Country of origin
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
Loriana Lana, singer-songwriter and author, is at the heart of this conversation about the theme: writing emotions in music. The dialogue retraces experiences, choices and reflections that emerged during the interview, leaving room for the guest’s voice.
The beginnings and passion
When did you start your artifice in the MUSIC? Was it a CASUAL or PASSIONAL EXPENDITURE?
Lana: I've started so early. At twelve years I wrote my first song, music and text. The choice was purely passionate“
Reaching one's own identity, how important is it in music?
Lana: It's important. It is always pleasant to recognize an author with style.“
What is the text of a music for Loriana Lana and how much does the text count on music?
Lana: “The text is very important. So my master Paolo Conte taught me the producer “Lilli” Greco“.
“At twelve years I wrote my first song, music and text”
When you write your songs, you write them thinking about something personal or write them by thinking about what's happening in the world of society, for example violence on women, violence on children, etc...?
Lana: “Sometimes my texts reflect my mood, sometimes I write thinking of a singer I immeasure myself in him. I think of what it would like to say.”
Music and words
You have collaborated with great names of Italian music and not only. What did the artists you have collaborated with them and especially what is the teaching that you carry in your heart?
Lana: “I was taught by the great people, from Ennio Morricone to Luis Bacalov. Mina, with the perfect interpretation of “When I quit”, taught me poetry, an extension of his indescribable talent”.
Tell us about your last job?
Lana: “My last job saw the light this morning. The recording of a very special version of “Pat the girl of baseball”, a Japanese cartoon theme that I wrote years ago.”
“My last work saw the light this morning”
How would you like to see the future of music today?
Lana: Surely the music will be back to being the real music, without artifices and effects. The melody will come back, I'm sure.
What are your artistic influences that you have inspired to be an established singer?
Lana: “I loved De André as a young girl. I didn't understand anything about his texts, but his magic fascinated me.. then I studied his verses and made it treasure, as it happened with the Beatles’ songs“.
Inspirations and references
What is the soundtrack of your professional personal journey?
Lana: The soundtrack of my life could be signed by Gustavo Santaolalla, the Oscar-winning composer for the soundtrack of the film Brokeback Mountain.“
Who would you like to thank for your life and professional journey? What will your future projects be?
Lana: I thank my masters, the musicians I work with and teach me so much. Of projects I have different ones, I feel like an artigiana of music and my goal is to make good things, at least I try.”
