Piero Piccioni
male

Born on December 06, 1921 (103 years old)
Passed Away on July 23, 2004
From Torino, Italy
Known for Sound
Biography
Piero Piccioni (December 6, 1921 – July 23, 2004) was an Italian film score composer and lawyer. A pianist, organist, conductor, composer, he was also the prolific author of more than 300 film soundtracks. He was influenced in the use of jazz by 20th century classical composers and American films. Piero Piccioni came into contact with the movie world in Rome during the fifties, when he was a practicing lawyer securing movie rights for Italian producers such as Titanus and De Laurentiis. Many directors sought Piero Piccioni to score the soundtracks for their films: Francesco Rosi, Mario Monicelli, Alberto Lattuada, Luigi Comencini, Luchino Visconti, Antonio Pietrangeli, Bernardo Bertolucci, Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, Lina Wertmuller, Tinto Brass, Dino Risi, and others. His film scores include Il bell'Antonio, Contempt, The 10th Victim, More Than a Miracle, The Deserter, The Light at the Edge of the World, Puppet on a Chain, Lucky Luciano, Camille 2000, The Nun and the Devil, Swept Away, Christ Stopped at Eboli, Fighting Back, and many Alberto Sordi movies. He is credited with over 300 soundtracks and compositions for radio, television, ballets and orchestra. Piccioni won many prestigious prizes including the David di Donatello Award for the movie Swept Away (1975), Nastro d’argento Award for the movie Salvatore Giuliano by Francesco Rosi (1963), Prix International Lumière 1991, Anna Magnani Award 1975 and Vittorio De Sica Award 1979.
Cast Credits
- 1992
Crew Credits
- 1998
- 1994
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- 1974
- 1973
Six Bounty Killers for a Massacre
as
Original Music Composer
1973
The Lonely Woman
as
Music
1973
My Brother Anastasia
as
Music
1973
The Nun and the Devil
as
Music
1973
A Way of Being a Woman
as
Music
1973
Story of a Cloistered Nun
as
Original Music Composer
1973
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Liguria
as
Original Music Composer
1973
Colt in the Hand of the Devil
as
Original Music Composer
1973
Lucky Luciano
as
Original Music Composer
1973
The Executioner of God
as
Original Music Composer
1973
Stardust
as
Original Music Composer
1973
- 1972
Night of the Scorpion
as
Music
1972
Seven Murders for Scotland Yard
as
Music
1972
The Monk
as
Original Music Composer
1972
Watch Out Gringo! Sabata Will Return
as
Music
1972
The Scopone Game
as
Original Music Composer
1972
The Mattei Affair
as
Original Music Composer
1972
The Seduction of Mimi
as
Original Music Composer
1972
the famous escapes
as
Original Music Composer
1972
- 1971
Marta
as
Original Music Composer
1971
Devil's Ransom
as
Original Music Composer
1971
The Light at the Edge of the World
as
Original Music Composer
1971
Two Males for Alexa
as
Music
1971
A Girl in Australia
as
Original Music Composer
1971
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Toscana
as
Original Music Composer
1971
First Surrender
as
Original Music Composer
1971
The Masked Thief
as
Original Music Composer
1971
In the Eye of the Hurricane
as
Original Music Composer
1971
- 1970
So Long Gulliver
as
Music
1970
Stop the World... I Want to Get Off!
as
Music
1970
Red Hot Shot
as
Original Music Composer
1970
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Sicilia
as
Music Director
1970
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Sicilia
as
Original Music Composer
1970
The Deserter
as
Original Music Composer
1970
The Couples
as
Original Music Composer
1970
Many Wars Ago
as
Original Music Composer
1970
Il presidente del Borgorosso Football Club
as
Original Music Composer
1970
Puppet on a Chain
as
Original Music Composer
1970
Let's Have a Riot
as
Original Music Composer
1970
- 1969
Playgirl 70
as
Music
1969
Check to the Queen
as
Music
1969
The Others
as
Music
1969
Naked England
as
Music
1969
Help Me, My Love
as
Original Music Composer
1969
Youth March
as
Original Music Composer
1969
Medicine Italian Style
as
Original Music Composer
1969
Camille 2000
as
Original Music Composer
1969
The Ten Wonders of Love
as
Original Music Composer
1969
Temptation
as
Original Music Composer
1969
Oh, Grandmother's Dead
as
Original Music Composer
1969
Love Me, Love My Wife
as
Original Music Composer
1969
The Brothers Karamazov
as
Original Music Composer
1969
- 1968
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
as
Original Music Composer
1968
La moglie giapponese
as
Original Music Composer
1968
Bora Bora
as
Music
1968
OSS 117 Murder for Sale
as
Music
1968
Be Sick… It's Free
as
Original Music Composer
1968
The Young Tigers
as
Original Music Composer
1968
I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!
as
Original Music Composer
1968
Kenner
as
Original Music Composer
1968
Caprice Italian Style
as
Original Music Composer
1968
Gatling Gun
as
Original Music Composer
1968
- 1967
Every Man Is My Enemy
as
Original Music Composer
1967
More Than a Miracle
as
Original Music Composer
1967
The Witches
as
Original Music Composer
1967
The Stranger
as
Original Music Composer
1967
The Witches
as
Musician
1967
The Witches
as
Music Director
1967
I Married You for Fun
as
Original Music Composer
1967
An Italian in America
as
Original Music Composer
1967
Matchless
as
Original Music Composer
1967
- 1966
- 1965
Il provino
as
Music
1965
The 10th Victim
as
Conductor
1965
The 10th Victim
as
Original Music Composer
1965
I Knew Her Well
as
Original Music Composer
1965
The Three Faces
as
Music
1965
Rope Around the Neck
as
Original Music Composer
1965
The Moment of Truth
as
Original Music Composer
1965
Once Upon a Tractor
as
Original Music Composer
1965
From the Orient with Fury
as
Original Music Composer
1965
The Captain's Daughter
as
Music
1965
- 1964
Minnesota Clay
as
Original Music Composer
1964
Three Nights of Love
as
Original Music Composer
1964
It's a Hard Life
as
Original Music Composer
1964
The Escape
as
Original Music Composer
1964
The Flying Saucer
as
Original Music Composer
1964
Woman Is a Wonderful Thing
as
Original Music Composer
1964
Three for a Robbery
as
Original Music Composer
1964
The Demon
as
Original Music Composer
1964
- 1963
The Boom
as
Original Music Composer
1963
The Terrorist
as
Original Music Composer
1963
A Sentimental Attempt
as
Original Music Composer
1963
The Attic
as
Music
1963
To Bed or Not to Bed
as
Original Music Composer
1963
The Shortest Day
as
Original Music Composer
1963
The Girl from Parma
as
Original Music Composer
1963
Who Works Is Lost
as
Original Music Composer
1963
Hands over the City
as
Original Music Composer
1963
- 1962
Lo smemorato di Collegno
as
Conductor
1962
Mafioso
as
Original Music Composer
1962
Mafioso
as
Conductor
1962
Careless
as
Original Music Composer
1962
Conquered City
as
Music
1962
Roaring Years
as
Conductor
1962
La Commare Secca
as
Original Music Composer
1962
Salvatore Giuliano
as
Original Music Composer
1962
The Slave
as
Original Music Composer
1962
Violent Life
as
Original Music Composer
1962
Roaring Years
as
Original Music Composer
1962
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Dark Soul
as
Original Music Composer
1962
Totò diabolicus
as
Original Music Composer
1962
Lo smemorato di Collegno
as
Original Music Composer
1962
Eruption
as
Original Music Composer
1962
- 1961
Unexpected
as
Music
1961
The Assassin
as
Original Music Composer
1961
Destination Fury
as
Original Music Composer
1961
The Lovemakers
as
Original Music Composer
1961
Gioventù di notte
as
Original Music Composer
1961
World by Night No. 2
as
Original Music Composer
1961
The Two Marshals
as
Original Music Composer
1961
Duel of the Titans
as
Original Music Composer
1961
- 1960
Adua and Her Friends
as
Original Music Composer
1960
The Hunchback
as
Original Music Composer
1960
Sweet Deceptions
as
Original Music Composer
1960
The Employee
as
Original Music Composer
1960
Handsome Antonio
as
Original Music Composer
1960
World by Night
as
Original Music Composer
1960
Le svedesi
as
Original Music Composer
1960
From a Roman Balcony
as
Original Music Composer
1960
Run with the Devil
as
Original Music Composer
1960
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- 1958
- 1957
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953