Artists

GIANNI FERRIO

Composer, arranger and conductor, he collaborates for a long time with the italian national television (RAI), signing soundtracks and opening themes for many tv programmes. Amongst them, the track "Non gioco più", performed by the singer Mina, which becomes one of the italian greatest hits ever. Gianni Ferrio and Mina estabilsh an artistic partnership which is destined to last many years, creating other masterpieces like the track "Parole parole". He composes about 120 movie soundtracks, ranging amongst the genres and working with the main italian directors.

GRACE JONES

Singer, actress, model, artist: Grace Jones is this and much more. Since her beginning as a disco music queen, she was able, like a few other artists, to catch the attention of the audience and the media on herself and her iconic, scandalous and provocative artistic and musical performances, which contributed to build her myth until these days. During the 70s, for Cinevox Record, she performed "I'll find my way to you", main theme in the movie soundtrack of "Quelli della calibro 38".

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.

AUGUSTO MARTELLI

A protagonist of the italian pop music both as a composer and as an arranger, he collaborated with the big names of the italian "canzone", like Mina. In the field of movie soundtracks his name will always be remembered for the soundtrack of the movie "Il dio serpente" ("The serpent's god") and its immortal theme "Djamballà".

FRED BONGUSTO

Italian singer who becomes very famous between the 60s and the 80s. Not everyone knows that Fred Bongusto was also a soundtrack composer for the italian cinema. Amongst the many titles, he wrote the scores for "Gli ordini sono ordini" and "Superfantozzi".