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.
1998 | Incontri proibiti - Original Music Composer |
1994 | Nestore, l'ultima corsa - Original Music Composer |
1993 | Ci sarà un giorno (Il giovane Pertini) - Music |
1992 | Diario napoletano - Original Music Composer |
1992 | Assolto per aver commesso il fatto - Original Music Composer |
1990 | Comprarsi la vita - Original Music Composer |
1990 | L'avaro - Original Music Composer |
1989 | 12 registi per 12 città - Original Music Composer |
1987 | Un tassinaro a New York - Original Music Composer |
1987 | Cronaca di una morte annunciata - Original Music Composer |
1987 | Un bambino di nome Gesú - Original Music Composer |
1985 | Sono un fenomeno paranormale - Original Music Composer |
1984 | Tutti Dentro - Original Music Composer |
1983 | Il tassinaro - Original Music Composer |
1983 | Islam: Faith and Nations - Music |
1982 | In viaggio con papà - Original Music Composer |
1982 | Io so che tu sai che io so - Original Music Composer |
1982 | Fighting Back - Original Music Composer |
1981 | Pierino medico della SAUB - Original Music Composer |
1981 | Tre fratelli - Original Music Composer |
1980 | Io e Caterina - Original Music Composer |
1980 | Rag. Arturo De Fanti, bancario precario - Original Music Composer |
1979 | Il malato immaginario - Original Music Composer |
1979 | Riavanti… Marsch! - Original Music Composer |
1979 | Takas - Music |
1979 | Cristo si è fermato a Eboli - Conductor |
1979 | Cristo si è fermato a Eboli - Orchestrator |
1979 | Cristo si è fermato a Eboli - Original Music Composer |
1978 | Dove vai in vacanza? - Original Music Composer |
1978 | Le Témoin - Original Music Composer |
1978 | Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania - Original Music Composer |
1977 | Per questa notte - Original Music Composer |
1977 | I vizi morbosi di una governante - Original Music Composer |
1976 | Quelle strane occasioni - Original Music Composer |
1976 | Il comune senso del pudore - Original Music Composer |
1976 | Cadaveri eccellenti - Original Music Composer |
1976 | Chi dice donna, dice donna - Original Music Composer |
1976 | Cuore di cane - Original Music Composer |
1975 | Fratello mare - Original Music Composer |
1975 | L'Italia vista dal cielo: Lazio - Original Music Composer |
1974 | Finché c'è guerra c'è speranza - Original Music Composer |
1974 | Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto - Original Music Composer |
1974 | Il bacio - Music |
1974 | Fatevi vivi, la polizia non interverrà - Original Music Composer |
1974 | Appassionata - Original Music Composer |
1974 | Tutto a posto e niente in ordine - Original Music Composer |
1974 | Il dio sotto la pelle - Music |
1973 | Polvere di stelle - Original Music Composer |
1973 | Storia di una monaca di clausura - Original Music Composer |
1973 | Lucky Luciano - Original Music Composer |
1973 | Un modo di essere donna - Music |
1973 | Anastasia mio fratello ovvero il presunto capo dell'Anonima Assassini - Music |
1973 | Il giustiziere di Dio - Original Music Composer |
1973 | Yasak Duygular - Music |
1973 | Le monache di Sant'Arcangelo - Music |
1973 | Una colt in mano al diavolo - Original Music Composer |
1973 | L'Italia vista dal cielo: Liguria - Original Music Composer |
1973 | Sei bounty killers per una strage - Original Music Composer |
1972 | Le Moine - Original Music Composer |
1972 | Lo scopone scientifico - Original Music Composer |
1972 | Jack el destripador de Londres - Music |
1972 | Judas... ¡toma tus monedas! - Music |
1972 | Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore - Original Music Composer |
1972 | Il caso Mattei - Original Music Composer |
1972 | La casa de las muertas vivientes - Music |
1971 | Bello, onesto, emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata - Original Music Composer |
1971 | Fieras sin jaula - Music |
1971 | La primera entrega - Original Music Composer |
1971 | In nome del padre, del figlio e della Colt - Original Music Composer |
1971 | Dünyanın Ucundaki Fener - Original Music Composer |
1971 | Senza via d'uscita - Original Music Composer |
1971 | El ojo del huracán - Original Music Composer |
1971 | Marta - Original Music Composer |
1971 | L'Italia vista dal cielo: Toscana - Original Music Composer |
1970 | Le coppie - Original Music Composer |
1970 | The Deserter - Original Music Composer |
1970 | Ciao Gulliver - Music |
1970 | Il presidente del Borgorosso Football Club - Original Music Composer |
1970 | Fermate il mondo... voglio scendere! - Music |
1970 | Uomini contro - Original Music Composer |
1970 | Puppet on a Chain - Original Music Composer |
1970 | Colpo rovente - Original Music Composer |
1970 | Contestazione generale - Original Music Composer |
1970 | L'Italia vista dal cielo: Sicilia - Music Director |
1970 | L'Italia vista dal cielo: Sicilia - Original Music Composer |
1969 | Le altre - Music |
1969 | Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli primario della Clinica Villa Celeste convenzionata con la Mutua - Original Music Composer |
1969 | Scacco alla regina - Music |
1969 | Playgirl 70 - Music |
1969 | Toh, è morta la nonna! - Original Music Composer |
1969 | Amore mio aiutami - Original Music Composer |
1969 | Addio Alexandra - Original Music Composer |
1969 | Giovinezza giovinezza - Original Music Composer |
1969 | Camille 2000 - Original Music Composer |
1969 | Le 10 meraviglie dell'amore - Original Music Composer |
1969 | Inghilterra nuda - Music |
1969 | Temptation - Original Music Composer |
1968 | Quel caldo maledetto giorno di fuoco - Original Music Composer |
1968 | Bora Bora - Music |
1968 | Il medico della mutua - Original Music Composer |
1968 | Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte - Original Music Composer |
1968 | Niente rose per OSS 117 - Music |
1968 | La moglie giapponese - Original Music Composer |
1968 | Fedra West - Original Music Composer |
1968 | Capriccio all'italiana - Original Music Composer |
1968 | I giovani tigri - Original Music Composer |
1968 | Kenner - Original Music Composer |
1967 | Un italiano in America - Original Music Composer |
1967 | Bir Masal Gibi - Original Music Composer |
1967 | Lo straniero - Original Music Composer |
1967 | Ti ho sposato per allegria - Original Music Composer |
1967 | Matchless - Original Music Composer |
1967 | Le streghe - Music Director |
1967 | Le streghe - Musician |
1967 | Le streghe - Original Music Composer |
1967 | Qualcuno ha tradito - Original Music Composer |
1966 | Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario? - Original Music Composer |
1966 | I nostri mariti - Original Music Composer |
1966 | Fumo di Londra - Original Music Composer |
1966 | MMM 83 - Missione Morte Molo 83 - Music |
1965 | La decima vittima - Conductor |
1965 | La decima vittima - Original Music Composer |
1965 | Io la conoscevo bene - Original Music Composer |
1965 | Agente 077 dall'oriente con furore - Original Music Composer |
1965 | Once Upon a Tractor - Original Music Composer |
1965 | La corde au cou - Original Music Composer |
1965 | Il momento della verità - Original Music Composer |
1965 | I tre volti - Music |
1965 | Il provino - Music |
1964 | La donna è una cosa meravigliosa - Original Music Composer |
1964 | Il disco volante - Original Music Composer |
1964 | La fuga - Original Music Composer |
1964 | İntikam Kasırgası - Original Music Composer |
1964 | 3 notti d'amore - Original Music Composer |
1964 | Tre per una rapina - Original Music Composer |
1964 | La vita agra - Original Music Composer |
1964 | Il demonio - Original Music Composer |
1963 | Chi lavora è perduto - Original Music Composer |
1963 | Il terrorista - Original Music Composer |
1963 | Le mani sulla città - Original Music Composer |
1963 | Un tentativo sentimentale - Original Music Composer |
1963 | Il boom - Original Music Composer |
1963 | Il diavolo - Original Music Composer |
1963 | L'attico - Music |
1963 | Il giorno più corto - Original Music Composer |
1963 | La parmigiana - Original Music Composer |
1962 | La città prigioniera - Music |
1962 | Mafioso - Conductor |
1962 | Mafioso - Original Music Composer |
1962 | Lo smemorato di Collegno - Conductor |
1962 | Lo smemorato di Collegno - Original Music Composer |
1962 | La commare secca - Original Music Composer |
1962 | Il figlio di Spartacus - Original Music Composer |
1962 | Anima nera - Original Music Composer |
1962 | Gli anni ruggenti - Conductor |
1962 | Gli anni ruggenti - Original Music Composer |
1962 | Totò diabolicus - Original Music Composer |
1962 | Congo vivo - Original Music Composer |
1962 | Una vita violenta - Original Music Composer |
1962 | Senilità - Original Music Composer |
1962 | Salvatore Giuliano - Original Music Composer |
1961 | I 2 marescialli - Original Music Composer |
1961 | Kurt Kanı - Original Music Composer |
1961 | Il mondo di notte numero 2 - Original Music Composer |
1961 | Mani in alto - Original Music Composer |
1961 | La viaccia - Original Music Composer |
1961 | Gioventù di notte - Original Music Composer |
1961 | L'imprevisto - Music |
1961 | L'assassino - Original Music Composer |
1960 | Le svedesi - Original Music Composer |
1960 | Il gobbo - Original Music Composer |
1960 | La giornata balorda - Original Music Composer |
1960 | I dolci inganni - Original Music Composer |
1960 | Adua e le compagne - Original Music Composer |
1960 | Via Margutta - Original Music Composer |
1960 | Il mondo di notte - Original Music Composer |
1960 | Il bell'Antonio - Original Music Composer |
1960 | L'impiegato - Original Music Composer |
1959 | La notte brava - Original Music Composer |
1959 | I magliari - Original Music Composer |
1959 | Brevi amori a Palma di Majorca - Original Music Composer |
1959 | Avventura a Capri - Original Music Composer |
1959 | I tartassati - Original Music Composer |
1959 | I ragazzi dei Parioli - Original Music Composer |
1958 | La tempesta - Original Music Composer |
1958 | Racconti d'estate - Original Music Composer |
1958 | Ballerina e Buon Dio - Original Music Composer |
1958 | Nata di marzo - Original Music Composer |
1957 | Yoksul ama Güzel - Original Music Composer |
1957 | La donna che venne dal mare - Original Music Composer |
1957 | Guendalina - Original Music Composer |
1955 | Yalis, la vergine del Roncador - Original Music Composer |
1954 | La spiaggia - Original Music Composer |
1953 | Il mondo le condanna - Original Music Composer |
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