Massimo Sammi is a Los Angeles-based composer whose music has shaped over 30 films across the romantic comedy, thriller, and holiday genres. From scoring How to Fall in Love by Christmas starring Teri Hatcher to crafting pulse-quickening sequences for TV thrillers, he brings emotional clarity and cinematic polish to every project.

His score for the indie adventure Plunder Quest (2022) was released by MovieScore Media to critical acclaim and was longlisted for the World Soundtrack Award Public Choice Award. His work has appeared across Hallmark, Lifetime, and other networks.

Born in Genoa, Italy, he began his musical journey as a classical guitarist before moving into rock and jazz. After completing law school and joining the Fanfara dei Bersaglieri Army Band as a trumpet player, he toured Europe and deepened his love for live performance. That path eventually led him to the United States, where he studied jazz at the New England Conservatory under Charlie Banacos and performed as a bandleader at the Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC.

A pivotal moment came when he heard an orchestral arrangement of Goodbye Pork Pie Hat performed at Jordan Hall, sparking a passion for arranging and composition. He attended the NYU Buddy Baker Film Scoring Workshop, then earned a Master’s degree in Scoring for Film and Multimedia at NYU, and later completed a Certificate in Film Scoring from UCLA Extension. His arrangement of the jazz standard Tenderly for guitar trio and string orchestra won the 2016 ASMAC Van Alexander Award for Best Instrumental Arranging.

Today, Massimo brings together orchestral craft, jazz instinct, and a lifelong fascination with how music shapes emotion on screen—combining precision, playfulness, and depth in scores that resonate.