Artists

RIZ ORTOLANI

A composer and arranger who worked both for pop and film music. In the 60s even Hollywood was charmed by his song "More", opening theme for "Mondo cane", that lead him to a nomination for the Academy Award. In 1977 he composed the score of "La ragazza dal pigiama giallo" ("The pyjama girl case"), produced by Cinevox Record. It includes the track "Look at her dancing", characterized by a disco atmosphere and performed by Amanda Lear. This track is today very rare and it is amongst every collector's most wanted list.

LUIGI MALATESTA

Together with Alessandro Brugnolini he composed several soundtracks for the italian cinema. Some of their tracks strongly anticipates beat and lounge atmospheres.

FRANCO PIERSANTI

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.

SANDRO BRUGNOLINI

Sandro Brugnolini is a jazz musician who collaborated for many years with the Italian national tv (RAI), working also as a music consultant. Together with Luigi Malatesta he composed several movie soundtrack, like "Gungala la pantera nuda" ("Gungala the naked panther"), an album which became a reference point for all the lounge music lovers.

ALBERTO MANDOLESI

Ha iniziato la sua carriera come autore e compositore musicale. Ha poi lavorato come conduttore radiofonico e televisivo, soprattutto in trasmissioni sportive.