Alessandro Paganelli is a Berlin-based composer whose work moves fluidly between contemporary classical music, dance, film, and high fashion. His style is emotionally resonant and texturally rich, designed to invite the listener into spaces of reflection, presence, and fragile beauty.

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Paganelli’s music has been commissioned and performed across Europe, the United States, and China, moving fluidly between fashion, film, and dance. His original scores accompany presentations at Paris Fashion Week, including collaborations with couture houses such as Rami Al Ali and Tony Ward, creating atmospheres that are both immersive and evocative.

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For screen, he has composed for award-winning documentaries including Distilled (Best Documentary, Berlin Indie Film Festival 2024) and Dominique (Best Short Documentary, Wyoming International Film Festival; Humanitarian Award, DOC Utah), also broadcast on SDPB, crafting soundscapes that deepen narrative and emotion.

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In dance, he has written full-length ballets such as Mortar & Pestle, which premiered in New York and was later staged internationally. He reimagined The Nutcracker with choreographer Barry Kerollis, is currently developing the ballet Sylphide with choreographer Aaron Thao, and has created a series of experimental dance videos in collaboration with Shannon Maynor, exploring movement, space, and time.

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His music is released internationally through labels including Ameritz Music (UK) and Believe Music (France), reflecting a practice that bridges elegance, emotion, and universality.

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At the heart of his practice lies a quiet search for connection:

"When I compose, I search for a key to access the place wherein a bridge between the sound and the listener is created — a space where we can hear ourselves reflected through the music."

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Born into a musical family, Paganelli began his journey with classical guitar at seven and deepened his focus at the Conservatorium Maastricht and the Accademia Chigiana, studying with masters like Oscar Ghiglia, Carlo Marchione, and Alan Belkin.

After years of performing widely across Europe as a soloist and orchestral guitarist, this performance background gradually informed his transition toward composition and the search for a personal musical language.

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Now based in Berlin, he continues to explore music as a meeting place between the intimate and the universal, creating sound worlds that invite reflection while serving the vision of each creative partner.