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Medici | |
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![]() Title card from the first season | |
Also known as | Medici: Masters of Florence (season 1) Medici: The Magnificent (seasons 2–3) |
Genre | Historical drama, Political thriller |
Created by | |
Starring |
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Opening theme | "Renaissance" by Paolo Buonvino & Skin (s. 1)[1] "Revolution Bones" by Paolo Buonvino & Skin (s. 2–3) |
Composers |
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Country of origin | Italy United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 24 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers |
|
Producer | Fania Petrocchi |
Running time | 52 minutes |
Production companies | Lux Vide Big Light Productions Rai Fiction |
Original release | |
Network | Rai 1 (Italy) |
Release | 18 October 2016 11 December 2019 | –
Medici (Italian: I Medici) is an Italian-British historical drama created by Frank Spotnitz and Nicholas Meyer. The series was produced by Italian Lux Vide and Rai Fiction in collaboration with Frank Spotnitz's Big Light Productions.[2]
The series premiered in Italy on Rai 1 on 18 October 2016.[3] The series follows the Medici family, bankers of the Pope, during Renaissance Florence. Each season follows the events of a particular moment of the family history exploring the political and artistic landscape of Renaissance Italy.
The first season, titled Medici: Masters of Florence, takes place in 1429, the year Giovanni de' Medici, head of the family, died. His son Cosimo de Medici succeeds him as head of the family bank, the richest bank of Europe at that time, and fights to preserve his power in Florence. The second season, titled Medici: The Magnificent, takes place 20 years later and tells the story of Cosimo's grandson Lorenzo de Medici (known as the Magnificent). A third and final season, which completes the story of Lorenzo, premiered on Rai 1 in Italy on 2 December 2019.
Despite being criticised for some historical inaccuracies, the series reached between four and eight million viewers on original airings. According to Italian ratings compiler Auditel, the broadcast of the first episode attracted a record 8.04 million viewers.[4]
The series is broadcast in 190 countries worldwide, including on Netflix in the United States, Canada, the UK, Ireland and India,[5] and on SBS in Australia.[6]
Plot
Season 1
Florence, 1429. Giovanni de' Medici is a rich banker who also represents one of the most important political forces of Florence's Signoria. He has a plan to increase his family power by making an agreement with the Church of Rome. The election of a new Pope is about to take place and Giovanni sends his sons Cosimo and Lorenzo to Rome in order to encourage the election of a Pope close to his family. In Rome, Cosimo, fascinated by the beauty of ancient architectures and art, meets Donatello and one of his models Bianca. Cosimo falls in love with her but is then forced to leave her and marry Contessina de Bardi, a political marriage arranged by Giovanni and Contessina's father. The Medici's candidate gets elected, which ensures to the bank of the Medici an unparalleled economic power. Twenty years later, Giovanni is mysteriously murdered and Cosimo and Lorenzo try to secretly investigate his death. Meanwhile the political situation in the city is troubled by plots against the Medici family's power, and their vision for the future of Florence - which will then lead to the Renaissance - is in danger. Cosimo's dream is to complete the Duomo of Florence, but no architect seems to have a feasible solution due to the shape of the base created for the dome. Finally, Filippo Brunelleschi introduces himself to Cosimo and shows him plans for the dome. Cosimo decides to trust Brunelleschi and the construction of the dome starts, bringing jobs and people to Florence. Meanwhile, the mystery surrounding the death of Giovanni thickens and Rinaldo Albizzi, Cosimo's main opponent in the Signoria, tries to block the construction and to incite the people to rise up against the Medicis.
Season 2
Twenty years have passed since the events of the first season. Piero, Cosimo's son, and his wife Lucrezia are now at the head of the family. The power of the Medici has consolidated over time, but an assassination attempt on Piero brings to light his mismanagement of the family bank. The Sforza family have the greatest debt towards the bank and manage to make an agreement with Piero to erase their debts. The solution proposed by Sforza would also bring about the invasion of Florence. Lorenzo, Piero's son, in order to avoid the fall of Florence, takes over the role of his father both in the government of the Signoria and as head of the family, avoiding the invasion. Although he has a relationship with a married woman, Lucrezia Donati, Lorenzo eventually accepts marriage with a rich Roman noblewoman, Clarice Orsini. His brother Giuliano and his dear friend Sandro Botticelli, both meet and fall in love with Simonetta, although in different ways. Botticelli's interest is an artistic one and leads to the painting of Venus and Mars in which Simonetta is represented alongside Giuliano. The Pazzi family, led by Jacopo Pazzi and his nephew Francesco, join forces with the Pope in order to increase the Church's control of nearby territories and mines, in opposition to the Medici's policy. This argument will eventually lead to a conspiracy against Lorenzo in an attempt to put an end to his power and his dream of a peaceful and culturally alive Florence.
Season 3
This season starts immediately after the previous one. Following the breakdown of the Pazzi conspiracy, Lorenzo must still face a military coalition from the Pontifical states and the Kingdom of Naples, led by the ambitious Girolamo Riario. He undertakes a diplomatic journey to Naples and succeeds in negotiating a separate peace.
Episodes
Medici | |
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![]() Title card from the first season | |
Also known as | Medici: Masters of Florence (season 1) Medici: The Magnificent (seasons 2–3) |
Genre | Historical drama, Political thriller |
Created by | |
Starring |
|
Opening theme | "Renaissance" by Paolo Buonvino & Skin (s. 1)[7] "Revolution Bones" by Paolo Buonvino & Skin (s. 2–3) |
Composers |
|
Country of origin | Italy United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 24 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers |
|
Producer | Fania Petrocchi |
Running time | 52 minutes |
Production companies | Lux Vide Big Light Productions Rai Fiction |
Original release | |
Network | Rai 1 (Italy) |
Release | 18 October 2016 11 December 2019 | –
Medici (Italian: I Medici) is an Italian-British historical drama created by Frank Spotnitz and Nicholas Meyer. The series was produced by Italian Lux Vide and Rai Fiction in collaboration with Frank Spotnitz's Big Light Productions.[2]
The series premiered in Italy on Rai 1 on 18 October 2016.[3] The series follows the Medici family, bankers of the Pope, during Renaissance Florence. Each season follows the events of a particular moment of the family history exploring the political and artistic landscape of Renaissance Italy.
The first season, titled Medici: Masters of Florence, takes place in 1429, the year Giovanni de' Medici, head of the family, died. His son Cosimo de Medici succeeds him as head of the family bank, the richest bank of Europe at that time, and fights to preserve his power in Florence. The second season, titled Medici: The Magnificent, takes place 20 years later and tells the story of Cosimo's grandson Lorenzo de Medici (known as the Magnificent). A third and final season, which completes the story of Lorenzo, premiered on Rai 1 in Italy on 2 December 2019.
Despite being criticised for some historical inaccuracies, the series reached between four and eight million viewers on original airings. According to Italian ratings compiler Auditel, the broadcast of the first episode attracted a record 8.04 million viewers.[8]
The series is broadcast in 190 countries worldwide, including on Netflix in the United States, Canada, the UK, Ireland and India,[5] and on SBS in Australia.[6]
Plot
Season 1
Florence, 1429. Giovanni de' Medici is a rich banker who also represents one of the most important political forces of Florence's Signoria. He has a plan to increase his family power by making an agreement with the Church of Rome. The election of a new Pope is about to take place and Giovanni sends his sons Cosimo and Lorenzo to Rome in order to encourage the election of a Pope close to his family. In Rome, Cosimo, fascinated by the beauty of ancient architectures and art, meets Donatello and one of his models Bianca. Cosimo falls in love with her but is then forced to leave her and marry Contessina de Bardi, a political marriage arranged by Giovanni and Contessina's father. The Medici's candidate gets elected, which ensures to the bank of the Medici an unparalleled economic power. Twenty years later, Giovanni is mysteriously murdered and Cosimo and Lorenzo try to secretly investigate his death. Meanwhile the political situation in the city is troubled by plots against the Medici family's power, and their vision for the future of Florence - which will then lead to the Renaissance - is in danger. Cosimo's dream is to complete the Duomo of Florence, but no architect seems to have a feasible solution due to the shape of the base created for the dome. Finally, Filippo Brunelleschi introduces himself to Cosimo and shows him plans for the dome. Cosimo decides to trust Brunelleschi and the construction of the dome starts, bringing jobs and people to Florence. Meanwhile, the mystery surrounding the death of Giovanni thickens and Rinaldo Albizzi, Cosimo's main opponent in the Signoria, tries to block the construction and to incite the people to rise up against the Medicis.
Season 2
Twenty years have passed since the events of the first season. Piero, Cosimo's son, and his wife Lucrezia are now at the head of the family. The power of the Medici has consolidated over time, but an assassination attempt on Piero brings to light his mismanagement of the family bank. The Sforza family have the greatest debt towards the bank and manage to make an agreement with Piero to erase their debts. The solution proposed by Sforza would also bring about the invasion of Florence. Lorenzo, Piero's son, in order to avoid the fall of Florence, takes over the role of his father both in the government of the Signoria and as head of the family, avoiding the invasion. Although he has a relationship with a married woman, Lucrezia Donati, Lorenzo eventually accepts marriage with a rich Roman noblewoman, Clarice Orsini. His brother Giuliano and his dear friend Sandro Botticelli, both meet and fall in love with Simonetta, although in different ways. Botticelli's interest is an artistic one and leads to the painting of Venus and Mars in which Simonetta is represented alongside Giuliano. The Pazzi family, led by Jacopo Pazzi and his nephew Francesco, join forces with the Pope in order to increase the Church's control of nearby territories and mines, in opposition to the Medici's policy. This argument will eventually lead to a conspiracy against Lorenzo in an attempt to put an end to his power and his dream of a peaceful and culturally alive Florence.
Season 3
This season starts immediately after the previous one. Following the breakdown of the Pazzi conspiracy, Lorenzo must still face a military coalition from the Pontifical states and the Kingdom of Naples, led by the ambitious Girolamo Riario. He undertakes a diplomatic journey to Naples and succeeds in negotiating a separate peace.
Episodes
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Cast
Season 1: Masters of Florence
- Richard Madden as Cosimo de' Medici: Head of the Medici family after his father's death
- Stuart Martin as Lorenzo de' Medici: Cosimo's younger brother
- Annabel Scholey as Contessina de' Bardi: Cosimo's wife. Scholey also appears in season 2 as an older Contessina in flashback scenes.
- Guido Caprino as Marco Bello: Cosimo's loyal friend and ally, also appears in season 2 in flashback scenes.
- Alessandro Sperduti as Piero de' Medici: Cosimo's son
- Ken Bones as Ugo Bencini: Administrator of the Medici Bank
- Lex Shrapnel as Rinaldo degli Albizzi: Cosimo's enemy
- Daniel Caltagirone as Andrea Pazzi: A powerful member of the Signoria
- Valentina Bellè (dub. : Aisling Franciosi) as Lucrezia Tornabuoni: Piero's wife
- Alessandro Preziosi (dub. : Jeremy Nicholas) as Filippo Brunelleschi
- Eugenio Franceschini (dub. : Alex Wells-King) as Ormanno Albizzi: Rinaldo and Alessandra's son
- Sarah Felberbaum as Maddalena: Cosimo's lover in Venice and Florence
- Miriam Leone as Bianca: Cosimo's lover in Rome
- Michael Schermi (dub. : Callum Cameron) as Ricciardo: A common man of Florence, loyal to Cosimo
- Tatjana Inez Nardone as Emilia: Contessina's maid
- Valentina Cervi as Alessandra Albizzi: Rinaldo's wife
- Brian Cox as Bernardo Guadagni: Officer of the Signoria
- Dustin Hoffman as Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici: Cosimo and Lorenzo's father
Seasons 2–3: The Magnificent
- Daniel Sharman as Lorenzo the Magnificent[9]
- Bradley James as Giuliano de' Medici (season 2; recurring season 3):[9] Lorenzo's brother
- Sarah Parish as Lucrezia Tornabuoni:[9] Lorenzo's mother
- Synnøve Karlsen as Clarice Orsini: Lorenzo's wife
- Alessandra Mastronardi as Lucrezia Donati:[9] Lorenzo's lover
- Julian Sands as Piero de' Medici:[9] Lorenzo's father
- Matteo Martari (dub. : Jack Hickey) as Francesco de' Pazzi (season 2): Jacopo's nephew
- Aurora Ruffino (dub. : Peta Cornish) as Bianca de' Medici (season 2; recurring season 3): Lorenzo's sister
- Matilda Lutz as Simonetta Vespucci (season 2): Giuliano's lover
- Filippo Nigro as Luca Soderini (season 2): Lorenzo's ally
- Annabel Scholey as Contessina de' Bardi (season 2)
- Sean Bean as Jacopo de' Pazzi (season 2)[9]
- Raoul Bova (season 2) and John Lynch (recurring season 3) as Pope Sixtus IV[9]
- Louis Partridge as Piero de' Medici: Lorenzo and Clarice’s eldest son (season 3)
- William Franklin Miller as Giovanni de' Medici: Lorenzo and Clarice’s second son (season 3)
- Jacob Dudman as Giulio de' Medici: Giuliano’s biological son, Lorenzo and Clarice’s adoptive son (season 3)
- Grace May O’Leary as Maddalena de’ Medici: Lorenzo and Clarice’s only daughter (season 3)
- Francesco Montanari (dub. : Peter Gaynor) as Girolamo Savonarola (season 3)
- Johnny Harris as Bruno Bernardi (season 3)
- Sebastian de Souza as Sandro Botticelli (season 3, recurring season 2):[9] Lorenzo's friend and painter
- Callum Blake as Carlo de' Medici (season 3, recurring season 2): Lorenzo's uncle who lives in Rome
- Jack Roth as Girolamo Riario (season 3)
- Marius Bizau as younger Girolamo Riario (recurring season 2)
- Toby Regbo as Tommaso Peruzzi (season 3)
Appearances
Actor | Character | Seasons | |||
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Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | |||
Main cast | |||||
Richard Madden | Cosimo de' Medici | Main | |||
Stuart Martin | Lorenzo de' Medici (The Elder) | Main | |||
Annabel Scholey | Contessina de' Medici | Main | |||
Guido Caprino | Marco Bello | Main | Guest | ||
Alessandro Sperduti | Piero de' Medici | Main | |||
Julian Sands | Main | ||||
Ken Bones | Ugo Bencini | Main | |||
Lex Shrapnel | Rinaldo degli Albizzi | Main | |||
Daniel Caltagirone | Andrea Pazzi | Main | |||
Valentina Bellè (dub. : Aisling Franciosi) | Lucrezia de' Medici | Main | |||
Sarah Parish | Main | ||||
Alessandro Preziosi (dub. : Jeremy Nicholas) | Filippo Brunelleschi | Main | |||
Eugenio Franceschini (dub. : Alex Wells-King) | Ormanno Albizzi | Main | |||
Sarah Felberbaum | Maddalena | Main | |||
Miriam Leone | Bianca | Main | |||
Michael Schermi (dub. : Callum Cameron) | Ricciardo | Main | |||
Tatjana Inez Nardone | Emilia | Main | |||
Valentina Cervi | Alessandra Albizzi | Main | |||
Brian Cox | Bernardo Guadagni | Main | |||
Dustin Hoffman | Giovanni de' Medici | Main | |||
Daniel Sharman | Lorenzo de' Medici "The Magnificent"[a] | Main | |||
Bradley James | Giuliano de' Medici | Main | Recurring | ||
Alessandra Mastronardi | Lucrezia Donati | Main | |||
Matteo Martari (dub. : Jack Hickey) | Francesco de' Pazzi[b] | Main | |||
Synnøve Karlsen | Clarice Orsini | Main | |||
Aurora Ruffino (dub. : Peta Cornish) | Bianca de' Medici | Main | Recurring | ||
Matilda Lutz | Simonetta Vespucci | Main | |||
Filippo Nigro | Luca Soderini | Main | |||
Sean Bean | Jacopo de' Pazzi | Main | |||
Raoul Bova | Pope Sixtus IV | Main | |||
John Lynch | Recurring | ||||
Francesco Montanari (dub. : Peter Gaynor) | Girolamo Savonarola | Main | |||
Johnny Harris | Bruno Bernardi | Main | |||
Sebastian de Souza | Sandro Botticelli | Recurring | Main | ||
Callum Blake | Carlo de' Medici | Recurring | Main | ||
Jack Roth | Girolamo Riario | Main | |||
Marius Bizau | Recurring | ||||
Toby Regbo | Tommaso Peruzzi | Main | |||
Recurring cast | |||||
Fortunato Cerlino | Mastro Bredani | Recurring[c] | |||
Frances Barber | Piccarda de' Medici | Recurring[c] | |||
Alberto Sette | Lupo Corona | Recurring | |||
Brando Leon Rustici | Vieri | Recurring | |||
Giorgio Caputo (dub. : Jack Boylan) | Federigo Malavolti | Recurring[c] | |||
David Bamber | Pope Eugene IV | Recurring[c] | |||
Charlie Vickers | Guglielmo de' Pazzi | Recurring | |||
Jacopo Olmo Antinori | Bastiano Soderini | Recurring | |||
Beniamino Brogi | Nori | Recurring | |||
Pietro Ragusa (dub. : Simon Paisley Day) | Nicolò Ardinghelli | Recurring | |||
David Brandon | Cesare Petrucci | Recurring | |||
Jack Bannon | Angelo Poliziano | Recurring | Guest | ||
Tam Mutu | Galeazzo Maria Sforza | Recurring | |||
Alan Cappelli Goetz (dub. : Hugh O' Connor) | Roberto Cavalcanti | Recurring | |||
Michele Balducci (dub. : Jack Boylan) | Guido Cavalcanti | Recurring | |||
Miriam Dalmazio (dub. : Remie Purtill Clarke) | Bona of Savoy | Recurring | |||
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd | Francesco Salviati | Recurring | |||
Alessio Vassallo (dub. : Gavin Drea) | Marco Vespucci | Recurring | |||
Bruce McGuire | Latino Orsini | Recurring | Guest | ||
Brando Pacitto (dub. : Liam Heslin) | Antonio Maffei | Recurring | |||
Maurizio Lombardi (dub. : Simon Paisley Day) | Andrea Foscari | Recurring | |||
Nicole Brugnoli | Caterina Sforza | Guest | |||
Rose Williams | Recurring | ||||
Giorgio Marchesi (dub. : Dermot Magennis) | Giacomo Spinelli | Recurring | |||
Marco Foschi (dub. : Frank Blake) | Alfonso II of Naples | Recurring | |||
Raniero Monaco di Lapio | Vanni | Recurring | |||
David Brooks | Ricci | Recurring | |||
Stephen Hagan | Leonardo da Vinci | Recurring | |||
Gualtiero Burzi | Quintino | Recurring | |||
Vincenzo Crea | Niccolò Machiavelli | Recurring | |||
Daniele Pecci | Ludovico Sforza | Recurring | |||
Jacob Dudman | Giulio de' Medici | Recurring | |||
William Oliver Franklyn-Miller | Giovanni de' Medici | Recurring | |||
Louis Partridge | Piero de' Medici | Recurring | |||
Grace O'Leary | Maddalena de' Medici | Recurring | |||
Neri Marcorè | Pope Innocent VIII | Recurring | |||
Guest cast (selected) | |||||
Steven Waddington | Antipope John XXIII | Guest[c] | |||
Ben Starr | Donatello | Guest[c] | |||
Andrea Bruschi | Andreas di Cecco | Guest[c] | |||
Andrea Tidona (dub. : Jeremy Nicholas) | Pope Martin V | Guest[c] | |||
David Bradley | Alessandro de' Bardi | Guest[c] | |||
Anthony Howell | Francesco Sforza | Guest[c] | |||
Valentina Carnelutti | Maria Tarugi | Guest[c] | |||
Andy Luotto | Sandro Tarugi | Guest[c] | |||
Andrea Bosca | Sanuto | Guest[c] | |||
James Murray | Francesco Foscari | Guest[c] | |||
David Sturzaker | Ezio Contarini | Guest[c] | |||
Roberto Accornero (dub. : Peter Gaynor) | Massimo Contarini | Guest[c] | |||
Luigi Diberti | Messer Calvacanti | Guest[c] | |||
Paudge Behan | Giuliano Della Rovere | Guest | |||
Max Cruciani | Gian Galeazzo Sforza | Guest | |||
Francesco Gheghi | Guest | ||||
Francesco di Raimondo | Raffaele Riario | Guest | |||
Loris De Luna (dub. : Jamie O'Neill) | Guest | ||||
Ray Stevenson | Ferdinand I of Naples | Guest | |||
Gaia Weiss | Ippolita Maria Sforza | Guest | |||
Emmett J. Scanlan | Guido Battista | Guest | |||
Ettore Bernabei | Michelangelo Buonarroti | Guest |
Production
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan directed all eight episodes in the first season.[2] The show’s world premiere took place in Florence at Palazzo Vecchio on the 14 October 2016, ahead of its premiere airing on RAI 1 on October 18.
Filming for the second season started in Rome on 24 August 2017.[10]
On 28 August 2018 filming for the third season started in Formello, outside Rome.[11]
Historical accuracy
During an interview at the Roma Fest panel in 2015, Spotnitz stated, "the season will be more thriller than historical saga... we begin the show with a 'what if' because we don't know how Giovanni de' Medici died. One of the questions that haunts Cosimo, is whether his father was murdered".[12]
Locations
Several noticeable locations are used throughout the series, in addition to sets and sound stages:
- Bracciano Castle: The principal courtyards and staircases of the Orsini-Odescalchi castle in Bracciano serve as streets in Florence, a palace in Rome, and the ancestral home of Contessina de' Bardi. The central courtyard in the Castle features a particularly recognisable staircase with the sculpture of a bear; this staircase becomes the principal entrance of the Medici home in Florence with the addition of the Medici Coat of Arms.[13]
- The Villa Farnese in Caprarola and its gardens: The frescoed and ring-vaulted internal terrace-courtyard of Villa Caprarola doubles as a Medici villa in the series, while an un-frescoed terrace is used as a Vatican property in Rome. The Caprarola secret gardens with their unique fountains are used to represent the Vatican Gardens.[14]
The creators took significant liberties with sets, often showing interior decorations, works of art, and exterior landscapes that were created many years after the events described in the series which occur in the mid-1430s. For example, the Medici Palazzo was built in 1440s–1480s and the Benozzo Gozzoli frescoes of Magi Chapel shown in the Cosimo study were executed in 1459–61. The Lorenzo rooms are decorated with the Giulio Romano fresco "Mars and Venus" which was painted in the 1520s in Palazzo Te in Mantova. During the episode exile in Venice, the church of Santa Maria della Salute built in the 1630s is repeatedly shown as part of the Venice city landscape. Villa Medici contains "Fortitude and Temperance with Six Antique Heroes" by Perugino, painted in 1497.
- Castle of Santa Severa is Cardinal Baldassarre Cossa's Palace.[15]
- The medieval oldtown of Viterbo and its Palazzo dei Papi are the set for late medieval Rome.
- Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli is another set for Rome; Cosimo meets Donatello along the Canopus.
- Borgo di Rota, a frazione of Tolfa, is the set for Francesco Sforza's army camp and the village where Lorenzo meets mercenary Ferzetti.[16]
- Pienza: used as the Palazzo Medici, the streets of Florence, and the background for Cosimo's wedding.
- Montepulciano: Several scenes are filmed outside the Duomo using the unfinished façade of the cathedral as a backdrop. These scenes often incorrectly show the Duomo of Florence rising in the background to the north. The Communal Palace, also in Piazza Grande, is part of several scenes, as is the Church of San Biagio.
Technical details
Medici: Masters of Florence was originated in 4k video and broadcast in this format on the free Italian satellite service Tivu whilst on the Italian Digital Terrestrial service DVB-T2 it was broadcast in Full-HD 1920×1080.
Two audio tracks were broadcast: Rai TV gave satellite and terrestrial viewers the option to watch the series in Italian or English.[17]
International transmission
Netflix carries out the show in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland and India since December 2016.[5]
The series is broadcast in 190 countries countries worldwide, including on SBS in Australia,[6] on Fox Premium in Argentina, SFR's premium SVOD service Zive in France, Sky 1 in Germany,[18] on RTP1 in Portugal, and on RTS2 in Serbia. It was also sold in Japan, Israel, and New Zealand.[19]
Home media
Season | DVD releases | ||
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Italy | United Kingdom | ||
Medici: Masters of Florence | March 22, 2017 | December 11, 2017 | |
Medici: The Magnificent | January 24, 2019 | - | |
I Medici: Nel nome della famiglia | January 15, 2020 | - |
The second season was also released in Blu-Ray (Region B) on the 24 January 2019. Both Italian editions have the original audio track in English and the Italian-dubbed audio track.
Other media
On the 16 October 2018, a novelisation of the events told in the second season titled I Medici - Lorenzo il Magnifico was published in Italy by Michele Gazo.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for the series was composed by Paolo Buonvino.[20] The opening theme song Renaissance has been produced with the collaboration of Skin. A videoclip for the song has been also published on the day before the series premiered in Italy.[21]
The opening theme song for the second season changed. Skin and Buonvino collaborated for the a variation of the original opening sequence song titled Revolution Bones. Ian Arber composed additional music for the second season.
On December 20, 2019 the full soundtrack I Medici (Music from the Original TV Series) was released by Sugar Music with a total of 47 tracks composed by Paolo Buonvino.[22]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lies" | 2:01 |
2. | "Dulcis amor" | 1:24 |
3. | "The Engagement" | 2:10 |
4. | "The Bank" | 5:31 |
5. | "Vision" | 3:31 |
6. | "The Conclave Procession" | 0:48 |
7. | "Lorenzo The Magnificent" | 2:27 |
8. | "War" | 4:15 |
9. | "Dulcis amor, Pt. 2" | 2:33 |
10. | "Vidi aliam bestiam" | 3:22 |
11. | "Pleni sunt" | 3:42 |
12. | "Return to Florence" | 1:24 |
13. | "The Play" | 0:55 |
14. | "Gloria patris" | 1:57 |
15. | "Conium maculatum" | 5:12 |
16. | "Poison" | 3:10 |
17. | "The Battle" | 1:26 |
18. | "Ascent" | 5:04 |
19. | "Love for Duty" | 3:20 |
20. | "Sanctus Kyrie" | 2:05 |
21. | "Plots" | 6:59 |
22. | "The Contract" | 1:45 |
23. | "Lorenzo's Kyrie" | 1:37 |
24. | "Swords" | 1:37 |
25. | "Prison" | 3:18 |
26. | "Albizzi" | 3:28 |
27. | "Firenze" | 2:24 |
28. | "Contessina" | 2:11 |
29. | "The Castle" | 2:28 |
30. | "Bianca" | 1:33 |
31. | "Cosimo's Thoughts" | 2:28 |
32. | "A Moment of Joy" | 0:43 |
33. | "The Dome and the Plague" | 1:49 |
34. | "Cosimo and Contessina" | 2:28 |
35. | "The Truth" | 5:05 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Revolution Bones (Paolo Buonvino & Skin)" | 1:18 |
2. | "Attack on the Carriage" | 3:02 |
3. | "La giostra" | 3:50 |
4. | "Pazzi" | 2:39 |
5. | "Gratia et misericordia" | 4:58 |
6. | "La congiura dei Pazzi" | 5:31 |
7. | "Vision of the Future" | 2:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Deception" | 4:52 |
2. | "Decadence" | 3:15 |
3. | "Afterthought" | 2:22 |
4. | "Alma mia" | 3:25 |
5. | "Renaissance (Paolo Buonvino & Skin)" | 5:25 |
Total length: | 2:19:00 |
Reception
Awards
Year | Association | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Capri TV series Award | TV series | Medici: Masters of Florence | Won |
2018 | La Chioma di Berenice | Best Makeup in Fiction[23] | Giancarlo Del Brocco (for Medici: Masters of Florence) | Won |
Best Production Design in Fiction[23] | Francesco Frigeri (for Medici: Masters of Florence) | Won | ||
Best Costumes in Fiction[24] | Alessandro Lai (for Medici: Masters of Florence) | Nominated | ||
Best Soundtrack[24] | Paolo Buonvino (for Medici: Masters of Florence) | Nominated | ||
Best Hairstyling[24] | Francesco Pegoretti (for Medici: Masters of Florence) | Nominated | ||
2019 | MUSIC+SOUND Awards | Best Original Composition in Television Programme Titles[25] | Medici: The Magnificent | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Renaissance (From "Medici: Masters of Florence")". iTunes. Apple Inc. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Friedlander, Whitney; Friedlander, Whitney (24 September 2015). "Dustin Hoffman, Richard Madden to Star in TV Drama About Italy's Medici Family". Variety. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ a b Keslassy, Elsa (21 October 2016). "'Medici' With Dustin Hoffman, Richard Madden Sets Italy Ratings Record". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Les Médicis, Maîtres de Florence : carton d'audience pour la série de SFR Play". Toutelatele (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ a b c Munn, Patrick (24 November 2016). "Wild Bunch TV Sells Big Light's 'Medici: Masters Of Florence' To Netflix In US, Canada & India". TV Wise. Disqus. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Medici: Masters of Florence premiering on SBS this April". MediaWeek. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Renaissance (From "Medici: Masters of Florence")". iTunes. Apple Inc. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "Les Médicis, Maîtres de Florence : carton d'audience pour la série de SFR Play". Toutelatele (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Clarke, Stewart (10 August 2017). "Daniel Sharman and Bradley James Join Netflix's 'Medici' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ Clarke, Stewart; Clarke, Stewart (10 August 2017). "Daniel Sharman and Bradley James Join Netflix's 'Medici' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick; Vivarelli, Nick (28 August 2018). "Christian Duguay, Francesco Montanari Board 'Medici' Season 3 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Show Patrol. 17 November 2015.
- ^ "I Medici Masters of Florence tv series location: Castle Bracciano". Gismonda. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Medici Masters of Florence tv series locations: Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola". Gismonda. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Medici Masters of Florence tv series locations: Castle of Santa Severa". Gismonda. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Medici Masters of Florence tv series locations: Castle of Rota". Gismonda. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ Medicimastersoflorence.com
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (3 November 2016). "Pay-TV Operator Sky Launches Entertainment Channel Sky 1 in Germany, Austria". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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- ^ "Filmografia". Paolo Buonvino. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ PaoloBuonvinoVEVO (17 October 2016), Paolo Buonvino & Skin - Renaissance (Music From "Medici Masters of Florence" Tv Series), retrieved 14 July 2019
- ^ "I Medici: disponibile la colonna sonora delle tre stagioni!". Movieplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ a b "http://www.premioberenicecna.it/edizione/20-edizione/" (in Italian). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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- ^ a b c "LA CHIOMA DI BERENICE 2018 - Le nomination - CinemaItaliano.info". cinemaitaliano.info (in Italian). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 Composition Finalists". Music+Sound Awards. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
External links
- Medici at IMDb
- Richard Madden, Italy & the 'Medici'. Show Patrol. 17 November 2015.
- Trailer on YouTube (English with French Subtitles). Posted 8 October 2016.
- Medici: Masters of Florence Dedicated Website
- Review Medici : Master of Florence on Bulles de Culture
Cast
Season 1: Masters of Florence
- Richard Madden as Cosimo de' Medici: Head of the Medici family after his father's death
- Stuart Martin as Lorenzo de' Medici: Cosimo's younger brother
- Annabel Scholey as Contessina de' Bardi: Cosimo's wife. Scholey also appears in season 2 as an older Contessina in flashback scenes.
- Guido Caprino as Marco Bello: Cosimo's loyal friend and ally, also appears in season 2 in flashback scenes.
- Alessandro Sperduti as Piero de' Medici: Cosimo's son
- Ken Bones as Ugo Bencini: Administrator of the Medici Bank
- Lex Shrapnel as Rinaldo degli Albizzi: Cosimo's enemy
- Daniel Caltagirone as Andrea Pazzi: A powerful member of the Signoria
- Valentina Bellè (dub. : Aisling Franciosi) as Lucrezia Tornabuoni: Piero's wife
- Alessandro Preziosi (dub. : Jeremy Nicholas) as Filippo Brunelleschi
- Eugenio Franceschini (dub. : Alex Wells-King) as Ormanno Albizzi: Rinaldo and Alessandra's son
- Sarah Felberbaum as Maddalena: Cosimo's lover in Venice and Florence
- Miriam Leone as Bianca: Cosimo's lover in Rome
- Michael Schermi (dub. : Callum Cameron) as Ricciardo: A common man of Florence, loyal to Cosimo
- Tatjana Inez Nardone as Emilia: Contessina's maid
- Valentina Cervi as Alessandra Albizzi: Rinaldo's wife
- Brian Cox as Bernardo Guadagni: Officer of the Signoria
- Dustin Hoffman as Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici: Cosimo and Lorenzo's father
Seasons 2–3: The Magnificent
- Daniel Sharman as Lorenzo the Magnificent[1]
- Bradley James as Giuliano de' Medici (season 2; recurring season 3):[1] Lorenzo's brother
- Sarah Parish as Lucrezia Tornabuoni:[1] Lorenzo's mother
- Synnøve Karlsen as Clarice Orsini: Lorenzo's wife
- Alessandra Mastronardi as Lucrezia Donati:[1] Lorenzo's lover
- Julian Sands as Piero de' Medici:[1] Lorenzo's father
- Matteo Martari (dub. : Jack Hickey) as Francesco de' Pazzi (season 2): Jacopo's nephew
- Aurora Ruffino (dub. : Peta Cornish) as Bianca de' Medici (season 2; recurring season 3): Lorenzo's sister
- Matilda Lutz as Simonetta Vespucci (season 2): Giuliano's lover
- Filippo Nigro as Luca Soderini (season 2): Lorenzo's ally
- Annabel Scholey as Contessina de' Bardi (season 2)
- Sean Bean as Jacopo de' Pazzi (season 2)[1]
- Raoul Bova (season 2) and John Lynch (recurring season 3) as Pope Sixtus IV[1]
- Louis Partridge as Piero de' Medici: Lorenzo and Clarice’s eldest son (season 3)
- William Franklin Miller as Giovanni de' Medici: Lorenzo and Clarice’s second son (season 3)
- Jacob Dudman as Giulio de' Medici: Giuliano’s biological son, Lorenzo and Clarice’s adoptive son (season 3)
- Grace May O’Leary as Maddalena de’ Medici: Lorenzo and Clarice’s only daughter (season 3)
- Francesco Montanari (dub. : Peter Gaynor) as Girolamo Savonarola (season 3)
- Johnny Harris as Bruno Bernardi (season 3)
- Sebastian de Souza as Sandro Botticelli (season 3, recurring season 2):[1] Lorenzo's friend and painter
- Callum Blake as Carlo de' Medici (season 3, recurring season 2): Lorenzo's uncle who lives in Rome
- Jack Roth as Girolamo Riario (season 3)
- Marius Bizau as younger Girolamo Riario (recurring season 2)
- Toby Regbo as Tommaso Peruzzi (season 3)
Appearances
Actor | Character | Seasons | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | |||
Main cast | |||||
Richard Madden | Cosimo de' Medici | Main | |||
Stuart Martin | Lorenzo de' Medici (The Elder) | Main | |||
Annabel Scholey | Contessina de' Medici | Main | |||
Guido Caprino | Marco Bello | Main | Guest | ||
Alessandro Sperduti | Piero de' Medici | Main | |||
Julian Sands | Main | ||||
Ken Bones | Ugo Bencini | Main | |||
Lex Shrapnel | Rinaldo degli Albizzi | Main | |||
Daniel Caltagirone | Andrea Pazzi | Main | |||
Valentina Bellè (dub. : Aisling Franciosi) | Lucrezia de' Medici | Main | |||
Sarah Parish | Main | ||||
Alessandro Preziosi (dub. : Jeremy Nicholas) | Filippo Brunelleschi | Main | |||
Eugenio Franceschini (dub. : Alex Wells-King) | Ormanno Albizzi | Main | |||
Sarah Felberbaum | Maddalena | Main | |||
Miriam Leone | Bianca | Main | |||
Michael Schermi (dub. : Callum Cameron) | Ricciardo | Main | |||
Tatjana Inez Nardone | Emilia | Main | |||
Valentina Cervi | Alessandra Albizzi | Main | |||
Brian Cox | Bernardo Guadagni | Main | |||
Dustin Hoffman | Giovanni de' Medici | Main | |||
Daniel Sharman | Lorenzo de' Medici "The Magnificent"[a] | Main | |||
Bradley James | Giuliano de' Medici | Main | Recurring | ||
Alessandra Mastronardi | Lucrezia Donati | Main | |||
Matteo Martari (dub. : Jack Hickey) | Francesco de' Pazzi[b] | Main | |||
Synnøve Karlsen | Clarice Orsini | Main | |||
Aurora Ruffino (dub. : Peta Cornish) | Bianca de' Medici | Main | Recurring | ||
Matilda Lutz | Simonetta Vespucci | Main | |||
Filippo Nigro | Luca Soderini | Main | |||
Sean Bean | Jacopo de' Pazzi | Main | |||
Raoul Bova | Pope Sixtus IV | Main | |||
John Lynch | Recurring | ||||
Francesco Montanari (dub. : Peter Gaynor) | Girolamo Savonarola | Main | |||
Johnny Harris | Bruno Bernardi | Main | |||
Sebastian de Souza | Sandro Botticelli | Recurring | Main | ||
Callum Blake | Carlo de' Medici | Recurring | Main | ||
Jack Roth | Girolamo Riario | Main | |||
Marius Bizau | Recurring | ||||
Toby Regbo | Tommaso Peruzzi | Main | |||
Recurring cast | |||||
Fortunato Cerlino | Mastro Bredani | Recurring[c] | |||
Frances Barber | Piccarda de' Medici | Recurring[c] | |||
Alberto Sette | Lupo Corona | Recurring | |||
Brando Leon Rustici | Vieri | Recurring | |||
Giorgio Caputo (dub. : Jack Boylan) | Federigo Malavolti | Recurring[c] | |||
David Bamber | Pope Eugene IV | Recurring[c] | |||
Charlie Vickers | Guglielmo de' Pazzi | Recurring | |||
Jacopo Olmo Antinori | Bastiano Soderini | Recurring | |||
Beniamino Brogi | Nori | Recurring | |||
Pietro Ragusa (dub. : Simon Paisley Day) | Nicolò Ardinghelli | Recurring | |||
David Brandon | Cesare Petrucci | Recurring | |||
Jack Bannon | Angelo Poliziano | Recurring | Guest | ||
Tam Mutu | Galeazzo Maria Sforza | Recurring | |||
Alan Cappelli Goetz (dub. : Hugh O' Connor) | Roberto Cavalcanti | Recurring | |||
Michele Balducci (dub. : Jack Boylan) | Guido Cavalcanti | Recurring | |||
Miriam Dalmazio (dub. : Remie Purtill Clarke) | Bona of Savoy | Recurring | |||
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd | Francesco Salviati | Recurring | |||
Alessio Vassallo (dub. : Gavin Drea) | Marco Vespucci | Recurring | |||
Bruce McGuire | Latino Orsini | Recurring | Guest | ||
Brando Pacitto (dub. : Liam Heslin) | Antonio Maffei | Recurring | |||
Maurizio Lombardi (dub. : Simon Paisley Day) | Andrea Foscari | Recurring | |||
Nicole Brugnoli | Caterina Sforza | Guest | |||
Rose Williams | Recurring | ||||
Giorgio Marchesi (dub. : Dermot Magennis) | Giacomo Spinelli | Recurring | |||
Marco Foschi (dub. : Frank Blake) | Alfonso II of Naples | Recurring | |||
Raniero Monaco di Lapio | Vanni | Recurring | |||
David Brooks | Ricci | Recurring | |||
Stephen Hagan | Leonardo da Vinci | Recurring | |||
Gualtiero Burzi | Quintino | Recurring | |||
Vincenzo Crea | Niccolò Machiavelli | Recurring | |||
Daniele Pecci | Ludovico Sforza | Recurring | |||
Jacob Dudman | Giulio de' Medici | Recurring | |||
William Oliver Franklyn-Miller | Giovanni de' Medici | Recurring | |||
Louis Partridge | Piero de' Medici | Recurring | |||
Grace O'Leary | Maddalena de' Medici | Recurring | |||
Neri Marcorè | Pope Innocent VIII | Recurring | |||
Guest cast (selected) | |||||
Steven Waddington | Antipope John XXIII | Guest[c] | |||
Ben Starr | Donatello | Guest[c] | |||
Andrea Bruschi | Andreas di Cecco | Guest[c] | |||
Andrea Tidona (dub. : Jeremy Nicholas) | Pope Martin V | Guest[c] | |||
David Bradley | Alessandro de' Bardi | Guest[c] | |||
Anthony Howell | Francesco Sforza | Guest[c] | |||
Valentina Carnelutti | Maria Tarugi | Guest[c] | |||
Andy Luotto | Sandro Tarugi | Guest[c] | |||
Andrea Bosca | Sanuto | Guest[c] | |||
James Murray | Francesco Foscari | Guest[c] | |||
David Sturzaker | Ezio Contarini | Guest[c] | |||
Roberto Accornero (dub. : Peter Gaynor) | Massimo Contarini | Guest[c] | |||
Luigi Diberti | Messer Calvacanti | Guest[c] | |||
Paudge Behan | Giuliano Della Rovere | Guest | |||
Max Cruciani | Gian Galeazzo Sforza | Guest | |||
Francesco Gheghi | Guest | ||||
Francesco di Raimondo | Raffaele Riario | Guest | |||
Loris De Luna (dub. : Jamie O'Neill) | Guest | ||||
Ray Stevenson | Ferdinand I of Naples | Guest | |||
Gaia Weiss | Ippolita Maria Sforza | Guest | |||
Emmett J. Scanlan | Guido Battista | Guest | |||
Ettore Bernabei | Michelangelo Buonarroti | Guest |
Production
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan directed all eight episodes in the first season.[2] The show’s world premiere took place in Florence at Palazzo Vecchio on the 14 October 2016, ahead of its premiere airing on RAI 1 on October 18.
Filming for the second season started in Rome on 24 August 2017.[3]
On 28 August 2018 filming for the third season started in Formello, outside Rome.[4]
Historical accuracy
During an interview at the Roma Fest panel in 2015, Spotnitz stated, "the season will be more thriller than historical saga... we begin the show with a 'what if' because we don't know how Giovanni de' Medici died. One of the questions that haunts Cosimo, is whether his father was murdered".[5]
Locations
Several noticeable locations are used throughout the series, in addition to sets and sound stages:
- Bracciano Castle: The principal courtyards and staircases of the Orsini-Odescalchi castle in Bracciano serve as streets in Florence, a palace in Rome, and the ancestral home of Contessina de' Bardi. The central courtyard in the Castle features a particularly recognisable staircase with the sculpture of a bear; this staircase becomes the principal entrance of the Medici home in Florence with the addition of the Medici Coat of Arms.[6]
- The Villa Farnese in Caprarola and its gardens: The frescoed and ring-vaulted internal terrace-courtyard of Villa Caprarola doubles as a Medici villa in the series, while an un-frescoed terrace is used as a Vatican property in Rome. The Caprarola secret gardens with their unique fountains are used to represent the Vatican Gardens.[7]
The creators took significant liberties with sets, often showing interior decorations, works of art, and exterior landscapes that were created many years after the events described in the series which occur in the mid-1430s. For example, the Medici Palazzo was built in 1440s–1480s and the Benozzo Gozzoli frescoes of Magi Chapel shown in the Cosimo study were executed in 1459–61. The Lorenzo rooms are decorated with the Giulio Romano fresco "Mars and Venus" which was painted in the 1520s in Palazzo Te in Mantova. During the episode exile in Venice, the church of Santa Maria della Salute built in the 1630s is repeatedly shown as part of the Venice city landscape. Villa Medici contains "Fortitude and Temperance with Six Antique Heroes" by Perugino, painted in 1497.
- Castle of Santa Severa is Cardinal Baldassarre Cossa's Palace.[8]
- The medieval oldtown of Viterbo and its Palazzo dei Papi are the set for late medieval Rome.
- Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli is another set for Rome; Cosimo meets Donatello along the Canopus.
- Borgo di Rota, a frazione of Tolfa, is the set for Francesco Sforza's army camp and the village where Lorenzo meets mercenary Ferzetti.[9]
- Pienza: used as the Palazzo Medici, the streets of Florence, and the background for Cosimo's wedding.
- Montepulciano: Several scenes are filmed outside the Duomo using the unfinished façade of the cathedral as a backdrop. These scenes often incorrectly show the Duomo of Florence rising in the background to the north. The Communal Palace, also in Piazza Grande, is part of several scenes, as is the Church of San Biagio.
Technical details
Medici: Masters of Florence was originated in 4k video and broadcast in this format on the free Italian satellite service Tivu whilst on the Italian Digital Terrestrial service DVB-T2 it was broadcast in Full-HD 1920×1080.
Two audio tracks were broadcast: Rai TV gave satellite and terrestrial viewers the option to watch the series in Italian or English.[10]
International transmission
Netflix carries out the show in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland and India since December 2016.[11]
The series is broadcast in 190 countries countries worldwide, including on SBS in Australia,[12] on Fox Premium in Argentina, SFR's premium SVOD service Zive in France, Sky 1 in Germany,[13] on RTP1 in Portugal, and on RTS2 in Serbia. It was also sold in Japan, Israel, and New Zealand.[14]
Home media
Season | DVD releases | ||
---|---|---|---|
Italy | United Kingdom | ||
Medici: Masters of Florence | March 22, 2017 | December 11, 2017 | |
Medici: The Magnificent | January 24, 2019 | - | |
I Medici: Nel nome della famiglia | January 15, 2020 | - |
The second season was also released in Blu-Ray (Region B) on the 24 January 2019. Both Italian editions have the original audio track in English and the Italian-dubbed audio track.
Other media
On the 16 October 2018, a novelisation of the events told in the second season titled I Medici - Lorenzo il Magnifico was published in Italy by Michele Gazo.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for the series was composed by Paolo Buonvino.[15] The opening theme song Renaissance has been produced with the collaboration of Skin. A videoclip for the song has been also published on the day before the series premiered in Italy.[16]
The opening theme song for the second season changed. Skin and Buonvino collaborated for the a variation of the original opening sequence song titled Revolution Bones. Ian Arber composed additional music for the second season.
On December 20, 2019 the full soundtrack I Medici (Music from the Original TV Series) was released by Sugar Music with a total of 47 tracks composed by Paolo Buonvino.[17]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Lies" | 2:01 |
2. | "Dulcis amor" | 1:24 |
3. | "The Engagement" | 2:10 |
4. | "The Bank" | 5:31 |
5. | "Vision" | 3:31 |
6. | "The Conclave Procession" | 0:48 |
7. | "Lorenzo The Magnificent" | 2:27 |
8. | "War" | 4:15 |
9. | "Dulcis amor, Pt. 2" | 2:33 |
10. | "Vidi aliam bestiam" | 3:22 |
11. | "Pleni sunt" | 3:42 |
12. | "Return to Florence" | 1:24 |
13. | "The Play" | 0:55 |
14. | "Gloria patris" | 1:57 |
15. | "Conium maculatum" | 5:12 |
16. | "Poison" | 3:10 |
17. | "The Battle" | 1:26 |
18. | "Ascent" | 5:04 |
19. | "Love for Duty" | 3:20 |
20. | "Sanctus Kyrie" | 2:05 |
21. | "Plots" | 6:59 |
22. | "The Contract" | 1:45 |
23. | "Lorenzo's Kyrie" | 1:37 |
24. | "Swords" | 1:37 |
25. | "Prison" | 3:18 |
26. | "Albizzi" | 3:28 |
27. | "Firenze" | 2:24 |
28. | "Contessina" | 2:11 |
29. | "The Castle" | 2:28 |
30. | "Bianca" | 1:33 |
31. | "Cosimo's Thoughts" | 2:28 |
32. | "A Moment of Joy" | 0:43 |
33. | "The Dome and the Plague" | 1:49 |
34. | "Cosimo and Contessina" | 2:28 |
35. | "The Truth" | 5:05 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Revolution Bones (Paolo Buonvino & Skin)" | 1:18 |
2. | "Attack on the Carriage" | 3:02 |
3. | "La giostra" | 3:50 |
4. | "Pazzi" | 2:39 |
5. | "Gratia et misericordia" | 4:58 |
6. | "La congiura dei Pazzi" | 5:31 |
7. | "Vision of the Future" | 2:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Deception" | 4:52 |
2. | "Decadence" | 3:15 |
3. | "Afterthought" | 2:22 |
4. | "Alma mia" | 3:25 |
5. | "Renaissance (Paolo Buonvino & Skin)" | 5:25 |
Total length: | 2:19:00 |
Reception
Awards
Year | Association | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Capri TV series Award | TV series | Medici: Masters of Florence | Won |
2018 | La Chioma di Berenice | Best Makeup in Fiction[18] | Giancarlo Del Brocco (for Medici: Masters of Florence) | Won |
Best Production Design in Fiction[18] | Francesco Frigeri (for Medici: Masters of Florence) | Won | ||
Best Costumes in Fiction[19] | Alessandro Lai (for Medici: Masters of Florence) | Nominated | ||
Best Soundtrack[19] | Paolo Buonvino (for Medici: Masters of Florence) | Nominated | ||
Best Hairstyling[19] | Francesco Pegoretti (for Medici: Masters of Florence) | Nominated | ||
2019 | MUSIC+SOUND Awards | Best Original Composition in Television Programme Titles[20] | Medici: The Magnificent | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Clarke, Stewart (10 August 2017). "Daniel Sharman and Bradley James Join Netflix's 'Medici' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Clarke, Stewart; Clarke, Stewart (10 August 2017). "Daniel Sharman and Bradley James Join Netflix's 'Medici' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick; Vivarelli, Nick (28 August 2018). "Christian Duguay, Francesco Montanari Board 'Medici' Season 3 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Show Patrol. 17 November 2015.
- ^ "I Medici Masters of Florence tv series location: Castle Bracciano". Gismonda. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Medici Masters of Florence tv series locations: Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola". Gismonda. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Medici Masters of Florence tv series locations: Castle of Santa Severa". Gismonda. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Medici Masters of Florence tv series locations: Castle of Rota". Gismonda. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ Medicimastersoflorence.com
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Barraclough, Leo (3 November 2016). "Pay-TV Operator Sky Launches Entertainment Channel Sky 1 in Germany, Austria". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Filmografia". Paolo Buonvino. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ PaoloBuonvinoVEVO (17 October 2016), Paolo Buonvino & Skin - Renaissance (Music From "Medici Masters of Florence" Tv Series), retrieved 14 July 2019
- ^ "I Medici: disponibile la colonna sonora delle tre stagioni!". Movieplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ a b "http://www.premioberenicecna.it/edizione/20-edizione/" (in Italian). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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(help)|title=
- ^ a b c "LA CHIOMA DI BERENICE 2018 - Le nomination - CinemaItaliano.info". cinemaitaliano.info (in Italian). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 Composition Finalists". Music+Sound Awards. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
External links
- Medici at IMDb
- Richard Madden, Italy & the 'Medici'. Show Patrol. 17 November 2015.
- Trailer on YouTube (English with French Subtitles). Posted 8 October 2016.
- Medici: Masters of Florence Dedicated Website
- Review Medici : Master of Florence on Bulles de Culture
- House of Medici
- 2016 Italian television series debuts
- 2016 British television series debuts
- 2010s Italian television series
- 2010s British drama television series
- British historical television series
- Historical television series
- Television series about the history of Italy
- Television series set in the 15th century
- Cultural depictions of Lorenzo de' Medici
- Television shows set in Florence