Finalist – Film Sync Awards 2025

My orchestral piece *Dance Of Life* was selected as a finalist in the 2025 Film Sync Awards – an international competition for music in film.

The track was synced to the closing scene of *The Red Balloon* (1956): a quiet, floating moment that felt made for my sound.

You can hear it in the official playlist, alongside works from incredible composers.

✦ A selection of pieces for those who listen with the chest wide open. ✦

Cinematic, orchestral, airy, and sometimes darker… My most recent singles are made to be “Films to watch with your eyes closed”.
Lush orchestrations, emotional cores. These are the soundtracks I wish listeners would carry with them.

Dance Of Life

Cataldo Cappiello

"Dance Of Life" is an original orchestral composition and arrangement I've been working on for several months - the spark of the inspiration behind the project came from the creative talent of Domenico Palomba, whom I hereby give thanks to. Dedicated to my family, my history, and the people who brought me where I am today.

Wall Of Stars

Cataldo Cappiello

A heartfelt, dark, cinematic and soaring composition, coming straight from my heart.

Composed, produced and recorded by Cataldo Cappiello.
Mix + Master by Don't Stop Studio

Endovento

Cataldo Cappiello

One day I felt the wind blowing in my bones and I thought it would have been a good idea to let you know about that.
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To Defeat A Storm

Cataldo Cappiello

For fans of Andreas Kübler, Hans Zimmer, Nobuo Uematsu. Spotify, Bandcamp, SoundCloud & more: https://bit.ly/3vKgGjb From time to time, we all find a Storm on our path - and few things in life are as beautiful and Read more
For fans of Andreas Kübler, Hans Zimmer, Nobuo Uematsu.
Spotify, Bandcamp, SoundCloud & more: https://bit.ly/3vKgGjb



From time to time, we all find a Storm on our path - and few things in life are as beautiful and fulfilling as defeating one.

Dedicated to all of you out there fighting against your Storm, to the ones who just won the battle, to the ones who are willing to pick their swords up again.


"To Defeat A Storm" is an orchestral arrangement of the main theme from my original track "Endovento (Part 2)".

Agape 2026

Cataldo Cappiello & Tulip

When I picked up a guitar for the first time, almost two decades ago, I had no idea what beautiful, wonderful journey was waiting for me. I thought I was just going to learn some Metallica solos and be a cool boi. Things Read more
When I picked up a guitar for the first time, almost two decades ago, I had no idea what beautiful, wonderful journey was waiting for me. I thought I was just going to learn some Metallica solos and be a cool boi.

Things went very differently. I started listening to new artists, making new connections at the academy of fine arts… And, eventually, I ended up writing my own music as “Caelestis”. I made a couple of instrumental EPs but, eventually, that stopped being enough. My guitar needed a voice.

Little did I know that the voice I was looking for was hiding in my same town, on my same street. When I heard that Vera, my brother's friend, was singing in a rock/metal cover band, I invited her to my home studio so we could rehearse a song I was writing and see if anything clicked.

The chemistry between our creative and spiritual worlds was so strong, that it almost immediately became apparent that finding each other in this world was just the first step of something deep and beautiful. The song was made. And then we made an EP, and then another one, meeting all kinds of people along the way. Playing live shows. Building unforgettable memories. Caelestis had become a band.

Fast-forward five years, it was 2016, and Vera and I wrote together what ended up being our most popular original single: “Agape”.

It's now been 10 years. Shooting the video for the original "Agape" is a special and irreplaceable memory that will forever live in my heart. 🌱

Framed by this natural paradise within the heart of the Campania region in Italy, my late father and I storyboarded and co-directed a narrative that gave equal space to Vera, myself, and the beautiful surroundings, which we had tied to the concept of "Agape". A love so great that it projects itself out of one's mere body, to vibrate together with the elements, and to ultimately reach the souls of others, while not wanting anything in return.

That would be enough to make that experience unforgettable. But, looking at it now, almost 10 years later, it became apparent that this memory is a snapshot of a time that is forever gone, and that can never come back. We were more naive, but also more bold. Maybe a tad bit pretentious? But extremely genuine. We had different lives, different friends. We even spoke in a different way.

The album art was put together by yours truly, with the intention to re-tell the story hidden within the lyrics of the song. A lost soul, feeling small and directionless in a boundless desert, as a symbol of a life without meaning or truth. It is only through meaningless human interaction that a tiny and stray soul can become a giant of light; for one can spend a century looking for the truth within, only to discover it in someone else, maybe in plain sight. As the hand of this ascended being reaches for the light, it's surrounded by flowers in the shades of orange and pink, as a nod to Buddhism and the chakras.

May this piece of our hearts reach the most genuine and bright depths of yours.