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".
Besides representing the music and the soul of Rome, Armando Trovajoli was a prolific film music composer, contributing in fact to the prestige of this genre. He worked with the greatest directors of the Italian cinema: De Sica, Risi, Scola and, in particular, Luigi Magni for whom he composed the soundtrack of "Nell'anno del signore" ("The Conspirators").
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".
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.
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".
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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