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".
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.
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".
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.
Also known as Oliver Onions, the De Angelis brothers arrange and compose several movie soundtracks in italian exploitation movies from the 70s and the 80s. Their music accompanies many comedies that feature as protagonists Bud Spencer and Terence Hill. Amongst them "Piedone lo sbirro" ("Flat-foot cop") and "Piedone l'africano" ("Flat-foot in Africa").
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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