Carlo Rustichelli
Italian film composer whose prolific output of roughly 250 scores left a lasting mark on Italian cinema from the 1940s through 1990.
What do we know about Carlo Rustichelli?
Here are the key biographical details about Carlo Rustichelli:
- Name: Carlo Rustichelli
- Also Known As: Ángel Oliver, Jim Murphy, Joan Christian, Angel Oliver Pina
- Date of Birth: December 24, 1916
- Place of Birth: Carpi, Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Date of Death: November 13, 2004
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Sound Designer
- Crew Jobs: Original Music Composer, Music, Compositor, Music Director, Music Coordinator
Who is Carlo Rustichelli?
Carlo Rustichelli (24 December 1916 – 13 November 2004) was an Italian film composer whose career spanned the 1940s to about 1990. His prolific output included about 250 film compositions, as well as arrangements for other films, and music for television.
He met Fellini in postwar Rome, and probably through him met Pietro Germi, for whom he composed his first major film score for Gioventù perduta (Lost Youth), and with whom he was most associated. He composed music for many Germi films in the 1940s, 50s and 60s.
In 1972 he was commissioned by Billy Wilder to compose the music for Avanti!
What is Carlo Rustichelli known for?
Carlo Rustichelli's most celebrated film scores include:
- My Friends (1975, Movie)
- Divorce Italian Style (1961, Movie)
- Accattone (1961, Movie)
- Blood and Black Lace (1964, Movie)
- Mamma Roma (1962, Movie)
- For Love and Gold (1966, Movie)
- My Friends Act II (1982, Movie)
- God Forgives... I Don't! (1967, Movie)
- Avanti! (1972, Movie)
- Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966, Movie)
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