Carlo Innocenzi
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| Born | 29 April 1899 |
| Died | 24 March 1962 (aged 62) |
Carlo Innocenzi (29 April 1899 – 24 March 1962) was an Italian composer.
Life and career[edit]
Born in Monteleone di Spoleto, Innocenzi is best known as a composer of musical scores for films; he composed over 150 film scores since 1933.[1] From 1958 till his death, he focused on peplum film scores.[2]
Innocenzi also composed several pop songs, and some of them were not only commercial hits but also became instant classics, notably "Mille lire al mese" and "Valeria ragazza poco seria".[1][2] He was married to Sonia Pearlwing, who under the name of Marcella Rivi was the author of the lyrics for several songs composed by him.[2]
Selected filmography[edit]
- A Thousand Lire a Month (1939)
- The First Woman Who Passes (1940)
- Light in the Darkness (1941)
- Disturbance (1942)
- Invisible Chains (1942)
- Two Hearts (1943)
- Un uomo ritorna (1946)
- Anthony of Padua (1949)
- Welcome, Reverend! (1950)
- Song of Spring (1951)
- Auguri e figli maschi! (1951)
- The Passaguai Family (1951)
- Una bruna indiavolata! (1951)
- Three Girls from Rome (1952)
- A Mother Returns (1952)
- The Passaguai Family Gets Rich (1952)
- Article 519, Penal Code (1952)
- One Hundred Little Mothers (1952)
- Prisoners of Darkness (1952)
- One of Those (1953)
- My Life Is Yours (1953)
- Past Lovers (1953)
- Matrimonial Agency (1953)
- Of Life and Love (1954)
- Tears of Love (1954)
- Love Song (1954)
- The Island Monster (1954)
- The Boatman of Amalfi (1954)
- It Happened at the Police Station (1954)
- The Prince with the Red Mask (1955)
- The Courier of Moncenisio (1956)
- Il seduttore (1956)
- The Knight of the Black Sword (1956)
- Andalusia Express (1956)
- Supreme Confession (1956)
- The Lady Doctor (1957)
- Captain Falcon (1958)
- Il marito (1959)
- Attack of the Moors (1959)
- La cambiale (1959)
- The Two Rivals (1960)
- The Loves of Hercules (1960)
- David and Goliath (1960)
- Mill of the Stone Women (1960)
- Samson (1961)
- The Centurion (1961)
- Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops (1961)
- Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan (1961)
- The Vengeance of Ursus (1961)
- The Seven Revenges (1961)
- Revolt of the Mercenaries (1961)
- Goliath Against the Giants (1961)
- The Fury of Hercules (1962)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Boco Fedora. Gli Umbri: 99 biografie di donne e uomini illustri dalla Latinità al Novecento. Perugia, 1999. ISBN 88-87364-21-4.
- ^ a b c Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
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