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".
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.
Pianist, composer and television host. Among his most successful works , the soundtrack of the sci-fi television series " Gamma" , a French-Italian co-production made in 1975. He presented some very successful italian television show, for which he also composed the opening themes ("Canzonissima '72" and "Formula Two"). He performed as an actor in several Italian movies, including "Grazie nonna" ("Thank you...Granny") by Marino Girolami, for which he also signed the soundtrack.
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.
Composer, arranger and conductor, he collaborates for a long time with the italian national television (RAI), signing soundtracks and opening themes for many tv programmes. Amongst them, the track "Non gioco più", performed by the singer Mina, which becomes one of the italian greatest hits ever. Gianni Ferrio and Mina estabilsh an artistic partnership which is destined to last many years, creating other masterpieces like the track "Parole parole". He composes about 120 movie soundtracks, ranging amongst the genres and working with the main italian directors.
Cinevox Record catalogue includes some of the most famous soundtracks ever, along with works by some well known italian pop music artists. Lps, Eps, Cds released by Cinevox in the years are extremely rare and amongst the most wanted items for the collectors all over the world. Cinevox productions have been released also in the digital marketplace, distributed in the main streaming and download stores.
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