After the dissolution of Emerson Lake & Palmer, Keith Emerson decided to start his solo career from horror films , composing the soundtrack for Dario Argento's "Inferno". The brilliant composition and the performance on keyboards and organ by the same Emerson made this soundtrack immortal .
Singer, composer and percussionist, Tony Esposito invented metropolitan blues. Together with other artists from Naples, he gave birth to "Napoli Power", movement that mixes Funky-jazz sound with world music and that becomes very popular in the 80s thanks to hits like "Kalimba de luna". He composed soundtracks for movies like "L'ombra nera del Vesuvio" and "Un complicato intrigo di donne vicoli e delitti" ("A Complex Plot about Women, Alleys and Crimes").
Deeply connected with film music since his very early years, he starts his careeer collaborating with the director Silvano Agosti. He works with the songwriter Fabrizio De Andrè in creating the album "Non al denaro né all'amore né al cielo". He meets Marco Bellocchio, who asks him to compose the score for "Nel nome del padre" ("In the Name of the Father"). This experience consecrates Piovani as a soundtrack composer and leads him to meet with main italian directors, from Fellini to Monicelli, for whom he writes the score of "Il Marchese del Grillo" ("The Marquis of Grillo"). In 1999 he wins the Academy Award for the soundtrack of "La vita è bella" ("Life is Beautiful") by Roberto Benigni.
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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