His debut was encouraged by Nino Rota, for whom he was an assistant. Amongst his first film scores, the ones for Nanni Moretti's "Io sono un autarchico" ("I am self sufficient"), "Ecce bombo" and "Sogni d'oro" ("Sweet dreams"). The composer's career takes off thanks to the success of these movies. He writes soundtracks also for directors like Risi, D'Amelio and Bertolucci. The soundtrack of "Sogni d'oro" is released by Cinevox.
Father of the italian "canzone", he signs unforgettable hits like "Mamma", "Parlami d'amore Mariù", "Violino Tzigano", "Il tango delle capinere". He composes the score of the firts italian talking movie and for his entire life he is strictly connected with the cinema. Brave and talented business man, he founds the Bixio Publishing Group and the recording labels Cinevox Record and Bubble Records.
An actress and songwriter she is the sister of Mariangela Melato. In her career she performed several songs from famous italian movies, like "Canzone arrabbiata", included in the score of "Film d'amore e d'anarchia" ("Love and anarchy") by Lina Wertmuller.
Besides his songwriting career that lead him to become very popular in the 60s, Pino Donaggio is an acknowledged film and tv soundtracks composer. Amongst the Cinevox releases that bear his signature:"Trauma" by Dario Argento and "Sissi", a tv series about Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria.
In his career, Piero Umiliani composed the music for more than 150 films. Umiliani's work was re-discovered during the explosion of lounge music, as he is considered the main reference point for this genre . Amongst his most relevant works produced by Cinevox: "5 bambole per la luna d'agosto" ("Five Dolls for an August Moon"), "La morte bussa due volte" ("Death Knocks Twice"), "Le isole dell'amore".
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