He was a composer and a conductor and he started his career as a violinist. He conducted small and big orchestra in the first experimental tv programmes of the italian television. Starting from the 50s he dedicates himself to film music composition, creating more than 200 soundtracks. He arranged the works by other famous italian composers like Ennio Morricone, Armando Trovajoli, Nino Rota.
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.
In his career, Piero Piccioni composed more than 300 soundtracks, working with the greatest directors of the italian cinema. His name is certainly deeply connected to the Comedy genre, thanks to the fortunate artistic partnerships with Alberto Sordi and with directors like Lina Wertmuller. He composed the scores "Il Presidente del Borgorosso Football Club" and "Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore" ("The seduction of Mimì") for Cinevox Record.
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".
Ennio Morricone is considered one of the most prolific and influential film music composers. Throughout his career he experimented different styles and his compositions have inspired and influenced many artists worldwide . He wrote music for all movie genres, making immortal films by the most important directors. This is evidenced by Cinevox releases that bear his signature.
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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