Libra was an Italian progressive rock band, active in the 70s and formed by Carlo Pennisi, Nicola Centofanti, Dino Cappa, Walter Martino and Maurizio Guarini. After a fortunate international experience with the label Motown, they collaborate with the director Mario Bava for the soundtrack of "Shock".
Discovered by Renzo Arbore in the early 80s, he becomes popular thanks to the participation in several tv shows presented by the eclectic anchorman. Nino Frassica's versatile talent brings him from cabaret, to music, to cinema. In 2009 he plays a role in Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere".
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.
Franco Bixio, Fabio Frizzi and Vincenzo “Vince” Tempera collaborated in composing several soundtracks for the italian cinema, ranging amongst the genres. Their greatest hits is the soundtrack of the movie “Fantozzi” ("White Collar Blues") by Luciano Salce (1975). Also the soundtracks of “Febbre da cavallo” ("Horse Fever") and “I quattro dell’apocalisse” ("Four of the Apocalypse"). The main theme of the movie “Sette note in nero” (7 Notes in Black) by Lucio Fulci was used by Quentin Tarantino in his masterpiece "Kill Bill vol. 1".
Mostly known for participating as a conductor to the italian radio and tv show "La Corrida" from 1968 to 1997. In the 60s he is pianist for the Orchestra di Musica Leggera of the Italian national television. He composes several movie soundtracks for romantic films and comedies, amongst which "Franco e Ciccio sul sentiero di guerra" ("Paths of War"), produced by Cinevox Record
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