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Francesco Arpino

Francesco Arpino is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, Producer and soundtrack composer.
He was born in Rome, but trained in Genoa. His love for Anglo-Saxon music led him to London where he moved in 1998. Working alongside artists of international caliber, he learns and lays the foundations of his future music.
Back in Rome, he forms OffSide (of which he is the frontman and composer of all the songs), with which he participates in the 2002 Sanremo Festival with the song “Quando una ragazza c’è.” After the experience with Offside Arpino founds a new group the B-nice, which debuts in 2005 with the song “Panic” (produced by Bruno Tibaldi).
After the interlude with the B-nice, Francesco Arpino concentrated mainly on the activity of arranger, studio producer and composer. To be mentioned in this period some important collaborations and among them those with the well-known authors Antonello De Sanctis, and Stefano Cenci and the one with Sean Lennon, with whom he writes some songs together.
In 2011 he won the Nastro d’Argento as co-arranger with the song “Amami di più” included in the Avati brothers’ film “Se sei così ti dico si” with Emilio Solfrizzi and Belen Rodriguez.
In the same year he artistically produced and arranged Alessandro Haber’s album “Haber bacia tutti.”
This is an opportunity to collaborate in his studio with prestigious artists such as Danilo Rea, Phil Palmer, Giusy Ferreri, Giuliano Sangiorgi, Peppe Servillo, Enzo Gragnaniello, and Fausto Mesolella.
In 2012 he began a lasting collaboration as producer and songwriter with Phil Spalding (bassist for E. John, R. Williams, M. Oldfield, The Who).
In 2014 he launched and produced actress and singer Diana Del Bufalo.
In 2015 he is the author, arranger and producer of the theme song of the TV program “Colorado” on Italia Uno.
In 2017 he co-wrote with Vincenzo Incenzo all the unreleased music for the first musical dedicated to Lady Diana Spencer played by actress Serena Autieri.
In 2018 – 2019 he is producer and arranger of “The complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas songbook.” The unreleased Jeff Buckley songs are sung by The Niro and played, by American guitarist and Jeff’s co-author, Gary Lucas. The album, recorded entirely in Rome in his studio, is released in October 2019 by the label Esordisco.
He releases in May 2020 his first new single Songs for Aliens, title track of the new album released in November 2021 with the collaboration of Chris Thomas (The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Elton John). Nine tracks including Day after day, written with Sean Ono Lennon, played by leading international musicians such as Phil Spalding and Phil Palmer. Mastering was done at Abbey Road studios in London.
In 2021 he composed and produced together with Andrea Pisani the theme song for the television program OnlyFun aired on Nine and worked on the soundtrack for the film “Greta e le favole vere” produced by Ferrero and starring Raoul Bova and Sabrina Impacciatore.
In 2023, he produced and wrote Pupo’s new single “Center of the World” and “Get Back” Bobby Solo’s new record, an album of Beatles covers sung by Bobby produced by Francesco and rearranged in a new different and original way.
In 2024 he produced Antonio Grifoni, wrote and produced the soundtrack for the film “Maestro the color soccer of Maestrelli” presented at the Rome Film Festival.
He writes and produces Diana Del Bufalo’s new album “Multiple Personalities” released in September 2025.
He is currently working with Alessandro Haber on a new album and on the soundtrack of Elio Germano’s new film “Ritorno al tratturo.”