About
Beginnings
Jaylan, aka Roberto, was born near Paris into a music-loving Italian family. From an early age, he was immersed in a wide range of music – from pop to jazz, classical to rock – as well as music from TV series he devoured and video games he played.
He taught himself to play guitar at the age of 14, and wrote his first songs.
Songs
At the age of 18, he founded a rock band as singer, guitarist and songwriter.
After the group split up, he went solo, recording demos that attracted the attention of Hubert Blanc-Francard, artistic director at Polydor. Blanc-Francard opened the doors of the label’s studio to Roberto, where he discovered Computer-Assisted Music (CAM), the decisive trigger for a shift towards composing music for film.
Music for films, stage performances & video games
He became a member of LEMA, an association of composers, and took part in the creation of thematic albums intended for the musical illustration of audiovisual productions. Here he rubbed shoulders with Guillaume Roussel, then aged 16, who would later go on to compose the soundtrack for the film Les Trois Mousquetaires (2023).
Roberto then went on to compose for corporate films, stage shows and video games. His clients include La Française des Jeux and Nagui for a radio program he produced.
He also composed for short films, including ‘Super-héros Blues’, a series of stop-motion animated films that he directed himself. This series won 12 awards at short film festivals, including a Grand Jury Prize, as well as 12 nominations. It was selected as part of the educational programme at the Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival. One episode was mentioned in the press (Télérama, Sud-Ouest, La République), broadcast on television (Canal+, C8), and two episodes were screened at the Grand Palais as part of the Des jouets et des hommes exhibition (2011). In total, these three films have racked up over 400,000 views on YouTube (March 2025 figures).
At the same time, he composes for the theatre, film documentaries and independent video games. Each time, he adapts his writing to the specific context and requirements of the format concerned.
Style
Roberto naturally gravitates towards orchestral music, following in the footsteps of his ‘masters’ (Ennio Morricone, Bernard Herrmann and John Williams), though he is not limited to it. He adapts to the specific needs of productions, always seeking to reinforce or support the emotions aroused by the image.
Strengths
Creative, fast-moving and enthusiastic, he approaches each new project with total commitment, always ready to give his best with energy and freshness, and to adapt to the demands of the project.