Piero Piccioni
Personal Info
Known for
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-12-06
Day of Death
2004-07-23 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Torino, Italy
Piero Piccioni
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.
Known For
Acting
(1992)
Crew
(1998)
Incontri proibiti
Original Music Composer
(1994)
Nestore, l'ultima corsa
Original Music Composer
(1993)
(1992)
Neapolitan Diary
Original Music Composer
(1992)
Assolto per aver commesso il fatto
Original Music Composer
(1990)
The Miser
Original Music Composer
(1990)
Comprarsi la vita
Original Music Composer
(1989)
12 Directors for 12 Cities
Original Music Composer
(1987)
A Child Called Jesus
Original Music Composer
(1987)
A Taxi Driver in New York
Original Music Composer
(1987)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Original Music Composer
(1985)
I Am an ESP
Original Music Composer
(1984)
All for the Moral Majority!
Original Music Composer
(1983)
(1983)
Il tassinaro
Original Music Composer
(1982)
I Know That You Know That I Know
Original Music Composer
(1982)
Fighting Back
Original Music Composer
(1982)
Journey with Papa
Original Music Composer
(1981)
Three Brothers
Original Music Composer
(1981)
Pierino medico della SAUB
Original Music Composer
(1980)
Catherine and I
Original Music Composer
(1980)
The Precarious Bank Teller
Original Music Composer
(1979)
Christ Stopped at Eboli
Conductor, Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
(1979)
Hypochondriac
Original Music Composer
(1979)
Riavanti… Marsch!
Original Music Composer
(1979)
The Swap
Music
(1978)
The Witness
Original Music Composer
(1978)
Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania
Original Music Composer
(1978)
Where Are You Going on Holiday?
Original Music Composer
(1977)
This Is the Night
Original Music Composer
(1977)
Crazy Desires of a Murderer
Original Music Composer
(1976)
Heart of a Dog
Original Music Composer
(1976)
Chi dice donna, dice donna
Original Music Composer
(1976)
Illustrious Corpses
Original Music Composer
(1976)
A Common Sense of Modesty
Original Music Composer
(1976)
Strange Occasion
Original Music Composer
(1975)
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Lazio
Original Music Composer
(1975)
Fratello mare
Original Music Composer
(1974)
While There's War There's Hope
Original Music Composer
(1974)
All Screwed Up
Original Music Composer
(1974)
The Kiss of Death
Music
(1974)
God Under the Skin
Music
(1974)
Appassionata
Original Music Composer
(1974)
Swept Away
Original Music Composer
(1974)
Kidnap
Original Music Composer
(1973)
Six Bounty Killers for a Massacre
Original Music Composer
(1973)
The Lonely Woman
Music
(1973)
My Brother Anastasia
Music
(1973)
(1973)
(1973)
Story of a Cloistered Nun
Original Music Composer
(1973)
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Liguria
Original Music Composer
(1973)
Colt in the Hand of the Devil
Original Music Composer
(1973)
Lucky Luciano
Original Music Composer
(1973)
The Executioner of God
Original Music Composer
(1973)
Stardust
Original Music Composer
(1972)
(1972)
(1972)
The Monk
Original Music Composer
(1972)
(1972)
The Scopone Game
Original Music Composer
(1972)
The Mattei Affair
Original Music Composer
(1972)
The Seduction of Mimi
Original Music Composer
(1971)
Marta
Original Music Composer
(1971)
Devil's Ransom
Original Music Composer
(1971)
The Light at the Edge of the World
Original Music Composer
(1971)
Two Males for Alexa
Music
(1971)
A Girl in Australia
Original Music Composer
(1971)
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Toscana
Original Music Composer
(1971)
First Surrender
Original Music Composer
(1971)
The Masked Thief
Original Music Composer
(1971)
In the Eye of the Hurricane
Original Music Composer
(1970)
So Long Gulliver
Music
(1970)
(1970)
Red Hot Shot
Original Music Composer
(1970)
L'Italia vista dal cielo: Sicilia
Music Director, Original Music Composer
(1970)
The Deserter
Original Music Composer
(1970)
The Couples
Original Music Composer
(1970)
Many Wars Ago...
Original Music Composer
(1970)
Il presidente del Borgorosso Football Club
Original Music Composer
(1970)
Puppet on a Chain
Original Music Composer
(1970)
Let's Have a Riot
Original Music Composer
(1969)
Playgirl 70
Music
(1969)
Check to the Queen
Music
(1969)
The Others
Music
(1969)
Naked England
Music
(1969)
Help Me, My Love
Original Music Composer
(1969)
Youth March
Original Music Composer
(1969)
Medicine Italian Style
Original Music Composer
(1969)
Camille 2000
Original Music Composer
(1969)
The Ten Wonders of Love
Original Music Composer
(1969)
Temptation
Original Music Composer
(1969)
Oh, Grandmother's Dead
Original Music Composer
(1969)
Love Me, Love My Wife
Original Music Composer
(1968)
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
Original Music Composer
(1968)
La moglie giapponese
Original Music Composer
(1968)
Bora Bora
Music
(1968)
(1968)
Be Sick… It's Free
Original Music Composer
(1968)
The Young Tigers
Original Music Composer
(1968)
I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!
Original Music Composer
(1968)
Kenner
Original Music Composer
(1968)
Caprice Italian Style
Original Music Composer
(1968)
Gatling Gun
Original Music Composer
(1967)
Every Man Is My Enemy
Original Music Composer
(1967)
More Than a Miracle
Original Music Composer
(1967)
The Witches
Original Music Composer, Musician, Music Director
(1967)
The Stranger
Original Music Composer
(1967)
I Married You for Fun
Original Music Composer
(1967)
An Italian in America
Original Music Composer
(1967)
Matchless
Original Music Composer
(1966)
Smoke Over London
Original Music Composer
(1966)
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
Original Music Composer
(1966)
M.M.M. 83
Music
(1966)
Our Husbands
Original Music Composer
(1965)
Il provino
Music
(1965)
The 10th Victim
Conductor, Original Music Composer
(1965)
I Knew Her Well
Original Music Composer
(1965)
The Three Faces
Music
(1965)
Rope Around the Neck
Original Music Composer
(1965)
The Moment of Truth
Original Music Composer
(1965)
Once Upon a Tractor
Original Music Composer
(1965)
From the Orient with Fury
Original Music Composer
(1964)
Minnesota Clay
Original Music Composer
(1964)
Three Nights of Love
Original Music Composer
(1964)
It's a Hard Life
Original Music Composer
(1964)
The Escape
Original Music Composer
(1964)
The Flying Saucer
Original Music Composer
(1964)
Woman Is a Wonderful Thing
Original Music Composer
(1964)
Three for a Robbery
Original Music Composer
(1964)
The Demon
Original Music Composer
(1963)
The Boom
Original Music Composer
(1963)
The Terrorist
Original Music Composer
(1963)
A Sentimental Attempt
Original Music Composer
(1963)
The Attic
Music
(1963)
To Bed or Not to Bed
Original Music Composer
(1963)
The Shortest Day
Original Music Composer
(1963)
The Girl from Parma
Original Music Composer
(1963)
Who Works Is Lost
Original Music Composer
(1963)
Hands over the City
Original Music Composer
(1962)
Lo smemorato di Collegno
Conductor, Original Music Composer
(1962)
Mafioso
Original Music Composer, Conductor
(1962)
Careless
Original Music Composer
(1962)
Conquered City
Music
(1962)
Roaring Years
Conductor, Original Music Composer
(1962)
La Commare Secca
Original Music Composer
(1962)
Salvatore Giuliano
Original Music Composer
(1962)
The Slave
Original Music Composer
(1962)
Violent Life
Original Music Composer
(1962)
Dark Soul
Original Music Composer
(1962)
Totò diabolicus
Original Music Composer
(1962)
Eruption
Original Music Composer
(1961)
Unexpected
Music
(1961)
The Assassin
Original Music Composer
(1961)
Destination Fury
Original Music Composer
(1961)
The Lovemakers
Original Music Composer
(1961)
Gioventù di notte
Original Music Composer
(1961)
World by Night No. 2
Original Music Composer
(1961)
The Two Marshals
Original Music Composer
(1961)
Duel of the Titans
Original Music Composer
(1960)
Adua and Her Friends
Original Music Composer
(1960)
The Hunchback
Original Music Composer
(1960)
Sweet Deceptions
Original Music Composer
(1960)
The Employee
Original Music Composer
(1960)
Handsome Antonio
Original Music Composer
(1960)
World by Night
Original Music Composer
(1960)
Le svedesi
Original Music Composer
(1960)
From a Roman Balcony
Original Music Composer
(1960)
Run with the Devil
Original Music Composer
(1959)
The Swindlers
Original Music Composer
(1959)
The Big Night
Original Music Composer
(1959)
Adventure in Capri
Original Music Composer
(1959)
I ragazzi dei Parioli
Original Music Composer
(1959)
The Overtaxed
Original Music Composer
(1959)
Vacations in Majorca
Original Music Composer
(1958)
Tempest
Original Music Composer
(1958)
March's Child
Original Music Composer
(1958)
Love on the Riviera
Original Music Composer
(1958)
Angel in a Taxi
Original Music Composer
(1957)
Poor Girl, Pretty Girl
Original Music Composer
(1957)
Guendalina
Original Music Composer
(1957)
La donna che venne dal mare
Original Music Composer
(1955)
Yalis, la vergine del Roncador
Original Music Composer
(1954)
The Boarder
Original Music Composer
(1953)
The World Condemns Them
Original Music Composer