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Stelvio Cipriani

Profession
Sound
Born
August 20, 1937 · Rome, Italy
Died
October 1, 2018

Biography

Stelvio Cipriani studied piano and harmony at Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome. In 1957 he started playing light music, being the pianist of important singers such as Rita Pavone. In USA he studied jazz with Dave Brubeck. In 1966 he was called by Cam to compose his first soundtrack: The Bounty Killer, a film directed by Tomas Milian. After the good success, he was asked to compose other soundtracks, among which was A Man, A Horse And A Gun in 1967, which was recorded in the same year by Henry Mancini. Worldwide fame, however, came in 1970, when he composed the score for Anonymous Venetian. This score was a hit all over the world, receiving all the major awards, and is still considered one of the most famous Italian soundtracks. Another very important soundtrack is Tentacles, an American film interpreted by John Huston, Shelley Winters and Henry Fonda. Stelvio Cipriani has composed over 200 film scores, still continuing his activity.

Known for

A Bay of Blood poster
A Bay of Blood
Film · 1971 · ★ 6.6
Piranha II: The Spawning poster
Piranha II: The Spawning
Film · 1982 · ★ 4.3
Pieces poster
Pieces
Film · 1982 · ★ 5.9
Rabid Dogs poster
Rabid Dogs
Film · 1995 · ★ 7.5
Nightmare City poster
Nightmare City
Film · 1980 · ★ 5.7
Baron Blood poster
Baron Blood
Film · 1972 · ★ 6.1
Rich and Poor poster
Rich and Poor
Film · 1983 · ★ 6.0
Tentacles poster
Tentacles
Film · 1977 · ★ 4.6
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? poster
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
Film · 1974 · ★ 7.1
Death Walks on High Heels poster
Death Walks on High Heels
Film · 1971 · ★ 6.5
The Bermuda Triangle poster
The Bermuda Triangle
Film · 1978 · ★ 4.1
La mia vita a stelle e strisce poster
La mia vita a stelle e strisce
Film · 2003 · ★ 4.9

Filmography