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.
Father of the italian "canzone", he signs unforgettable hits like "Mamma", "Parlami d'amore Mariù", "Violino Tzigano", "Il tango delle capinere". He composes the score of the firts italian talking movie and for his entire life he is strictly connected with the cinema. Brave and talented business man, he founds the Bixio Publishing Group and the recording labels Cinevox Record and Bubble Records.
After beginning his career as a rock singer, in the same years as his brother Edoardo, he dedicated his entire career to the re-discovery of folk music. He is considered as an expert and an innovator in this music genre, since he revalued the tradution of the south of Italy.
In his career, Piero Umiliani composed the music for more than 150 films. Umiliani's work was re-discovered during the explosion of lounge music, as he is considered the main reference point for this genre . Amongst his most relevant works produced by Cinevox: "5 bambole per la luna d'agosto" ("Five Dolls for an August Moon"), "La morte bussa due volte" ("Death Knocks Twice"), "Le isole dell'amore".
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