Actor, singer and anchorman, he is one of the most popular italian comics, protagonist of many cabaret shows and erotic comedies. He collaborates for many years with Pier Francesco Pingitore and with the Bagaglino troupe. As a singer, he records a lot of succesful songs, having ironic and surreal lyrics. His greatest hit is "Mi scappa la pipì papà", released on 45rpm by Cinevox Record, remaining 15 weeks in the charts.
The french composer Francis Lai approaches to film music thanks to the director Claude Lelouch, that suddenly understands his potential when they first meet. For this reason, he asks Lai to compose the soundtrack for "Un uomo, una donna" ("A Man and a Woman"). The movie, which gets several awards, makes the world discover Francis Lai's talent. Afterwards, he composer signs the soundtrack of "Love Story", which wins the Academy Award. He also composes the soundtrack of "Bolero", directed by Lelouch.
Eclectic and innovative composer, he is in touch with the main protagonits of the 20th century contemporary music (Pierre Boulez, Oliver Messiaen, John Cage and many more). He is the teacher of Luigi Nono and together with Luciano Berio he creates the Rai musical phonology institute and the magazine "Incontri musicali". He anticipates the structuralism and the electronic music. He composes some movie soundtracks like "La morte ha fatto l'uovo" ("A Curious Way to Love") by Giulio Questi.
The play the roles of Annuccia and Gianfilippo in the tv series "Un medico in famiglia". They recorded the track "Parole su parole" which gained a lot of YouTube views.
In his career, Piero Piccioni composed more than 300 soundtracks, working with the greatest directors of the italian cinema. His name is certainly deeply connected to the Comedy genre, thanks to the fortunate artistic partnerships with Alberto Sordi and with directors like Lina Wertmuller. He composed the scores "Il Presidente del Borgorosso Football Club" and "Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore" ("The seduction of Mimì") for Cinevox Record.
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