A protagonist of the italian pop music both as a composer and as an arranger, he collaborated with the big names of the italian "canzone", like Mina. In the field of movie soundtracks his name will always be remembered for the soundtrack of the movie "Il dio serpente" ("The serpent's god") and its immortal theme "Djamballà".
Born in Minneapolis, he begins his career as a pianist and keybordist. At the end of the 70s, together with his brother John, he founds the band "The Lounge Lizards" which mixes jazz with punk and new wave influences. He composed several tv and movie soundtracks. In 1988 he meets the italian actor and director Roberto Benigni with whom he starts a long and fortunate collaboration, starting from the soundtrack of "Il piccolo diavolo" ("The Little Devil"). Some tracks from this score were re-used in Academy Awards winners "Silver Linings Playbook" and "American Hustle".
Besides his songwriting career that lead him to become very popular in the 60s, Pino Donaggio is an acknowledged film and tv soundtracks composer. Amongst the Cinevox releases that bear his signature:"Trauma" by Dario Argento and "Sissi", a tv series about Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria.
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".
He is considered one of the most important italian jazz contemporary musicians. Giorgio Gaslini signed the score of several italian cinema masterpieces. Amongst this great musician's productions for Cinevox Record we can mention the soundtrack of the movie "La notte" by Michelangelo Antonioni.
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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