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.
Prollific composer of film and theatrical soundtracks. We can remember the artistic partnership that connected the composer with the director Marco Ferreri, for whom he composed most of the soundtracks of his movies, amongst which "L'Udienza" ("Papal Audience").
He starts his career as a pianist, then he works as a conductor. Together with Gorni Kramer he composes "Due gattini", then performed by Quartetto Cetra. He composes more than one hundred soundtracks, working with directors like John Huston and Mario Soldati. He is awarded with the David di Donatello for the soundtrack of "L'innocente ( "The innocent") by Luchino Visconti.
In their career, Avion Travel have been able to deal with several music genres, ranging from rock to jazz and pop. Servillo and the others do not like labels and this is proven by the fact that they were not scared by other art forms and by creating music for movie and theatre. For example, they composed the wonderful soundtrack for "In una notte di chiaro di luna" ("Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love") by Lina Wertmuller.
Amongst the most beloved and apreciated italian comic actors, during the 70s and the 80s he was the protagonist of movies by great directors like Luciano Salce, Nanni Loy, Steno, Dino Risi. The part of Nonno Libero in the tv series "Un medico in famiglia" gives him new popularity. He performed some of the tracks included in his movies, like the theme of "Vieni avanti cretino" composed by Fabio Frizzi.
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