However he studied to become a lyric singer, Moreno becomes famous as a ventriloquist thanks to the participation to some italian tv shows with the puppet Rockfeller, a raven dressed with the tail-coat which was really popular in the 80s. For Cinevox Record he recorded the two albums "Rockfeller a Pentatlon" and "La pappa non mi va".
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".
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".
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.
In the field of movie soundtracks, the neorealistic cinema found in Cicognini an absolute protagonist. The international success of "Sciuscià" ("Shoeshine") for which he signed the score that made him famous all over the world. Besides neorealistic cinema he composed the scores for immortal masterpieces of the italian comedy. A title for all? "Don Camillo" ("The little world of Don Camillo") by Duvivier.
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