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.
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.
A composer and arranger who worked both for pop and film music. In the 60s even Hollywood was charmed by his song "More", opening theme for "Mondo cane", that lead him to a nomination for the Academy Award. In 1977 he composed the score of "La ragazza dal pigiama giallo" ("The pyjama girl case"), produced by Cinevox Record. It includes the track "Look at her dancing", characterized by a disco atmosphere and performed by Amanda Lear. This track is today very rare and it is amongst every collector's most wanted list.
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".
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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