Carlo Savina

Carlo Savina (2 August 1919 - 23 June 2002) was an Italian composer and conductor who composed, arranged, and conducted music for films-and is especially remembered for being the music director of films such as The Godfather (1972), Amarcord (1973), and The Bear (1988). Savina worked with many of the notable film score composers of the 20th century including: Ennio Morricone, Armando Trovajoli, Nino Rota, Mario Nascimbene, Stanley Myers, Stephen Sondheim, Philippe Sarde, and Miklos Rozsa. His work ranged from composing music for frequent Spaghetti Westerns such as Johnny Oro to being the musical director and conductor in Federico Fellini's Orchestra Rehearsal. In 1985 he won the David di Donatello Best Music award for the film score of Pizza Connection. Carlo Savina came from a musical family—his father was the first clarinet for the orchestra of Italian public radio broadcaster EIAR. Carlo learned the violin as a child and went on to graduate from the Conservatory of Music Giuseppe Verdi in Turin where he studied piano, violin, composition, and conducting. In 1945 he began composing music for radio. Early in his career he was awarded a prize by the Accademia Musicale Chigiana. He started his own orchestra and soon was famous. In 1950 he began composing and arranging music for film. For the next thirty years he composed, arranged, and conducted music for over 200 films and became one of the most prolific, and perhaps underrated, screen and television composers of the 20th century. Source: Article "Carlo Savina" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

The Godfather
Amarcord
Red Desert
The Magnificent One
Juliet of the Spirits
Roma
Birth Location Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Born 1919-08-02
Died 2002-06-23
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Movies

The Sicilian Connection Original Music Composer
1985
The Future Is Woman Original Music Composer
1984
Tiger Joe Original Music Composer
1982
The Hunters of the Golden Cobra Original Music Composer
1982
1981
Obscene Desire Original Music Composer
1978
1978
Orchestra Rehearsal Music Consultant
1978
1978
1978
Caligula's Hot Nights Original Music Composer
1977
Nine Guests for a Crime Original Music Composer
1977
Fellini's Casanova Conductor
1976
Dear Michele Conductor
1976
1976
Intimate Relations Original Music Composer
1975
A Diary of a Murderess Original Music Composer
1975
La bolognese Original Music Composer
1975
L'ingenua Original Music Composer
1975
Heat in the Suburbs Original Music Composer
1975
Carnality Music
1974
1974
Night of the Skull Original Music Composer
1974
The Killer Reserved Nine Seats Original Music Composer
1974
The Castro's Abbess Original Music Composer
1974
The Stranger and the Gunfighter Original Music Composer
1974
Amarcord Conductor
1973
1973
Racconti romani di una ex-novizia Original Music Composer
1973
The Legend of Blood Castle Original Music Composer
1973
Fra' Tazio da Velletri Original Music Composer
1973
Lisa and the Devil Original Music Composer
1973
Heart Music
1973
Ingrid on the Road Original Music Composer
1973
Love and Anarchy Original Music Composer
1973
1972
Sentence of God Original Music Composer
1972
Trinity and Sartana Are Coming Original Music Composer
1972
Naked Girl Killed in the Park Original Music Composer
1972
1972
Two Brothers in Trinity Original Music Composer
1972
Siege of Terror Original Music Composer
1972
Roma Conductor
1972
The Godfather Conductor
1972
1971
Night of the Damned Original Music Composer
1971
Conquest Music
1971
1971
1971
Nights and Loves of Don Juan Original Music Composer
1971
The Great Swindle Original Music Composer
1971
Belle d'amore Original Music Composer
1970
Shadow of Illusion Original Music Composer
1970
Mr. Superinvisible Original Music Composer
1970
1970
1970
The Clowns Conductor
1970
And God Said to Cain Original Music Composer
1970
1969
Simon Bolivar Original Music Composer
1969
Fangs of the Living Dead Original Music Composer
1969
Heads or Tails Original Music Composer
1969
1969
I Love You Original Music Composer
1968
Between God, The Devil and a Winchester Original Music Composer
1968
Vengeance Original Music Composer
1968
Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows Original Music Composer
1968
Caprice Italian Style Original Music Composer
1968
A Long Ride from Hell Original Music Composer
1968
Gun Shy Piluk Original Music Composer
1968
1968
1968
The Young, the Evil and the Savage Original Music Composer
1968
Two R-R-Ringos from Texas Original Music Composer
1967
Die Easy in Ghentar Original Music Composer
1967
Si muore solo una volta Original Music Composer
1967
1967
Dynamite Joe Original Music Composer
1967
1966
A Few Dollars for Django Original Music Composer
1966
Ringo and His Golden Pistol Original Music Composer
1966
Suicide Mission to Singapore Original Music Composer
1966
Fury in Marrakesh Original Music Composer
1966
1966
Killers Are Challenged Original Music Composer
1966
Mutiny at Fort Sharpe Original Music Composer
1966
1965
Latin Lovers Original Music Composer
1965
Secret Agent Fireball Original Music Composer
1965
Two Vikings Original Music Composer
1965
1964
Bullet in the Flesh Original Music Composer
1964
1964
Sedotti e bidonati Conductor
1964
1964
Red Desert Conductor
1964
Queste pazze, pazze donne Original Music Composer
1964
Amore mio Original Music Composer
1964
Le tardone Original Music Composer
1964
Hercules Against the Mongols Original Music Composer
1963
Ursus in the Land of Fire Original Music Composer
1963
Crazy Sea Conductor
1963
Siamo tutti pomicioni Original Music Composer
1963
Le motorizzate Original Music Composer
1963
Zorro in the Court of Spain Original Music Composer
1963
1963
I Am Semiramis Original Music Composer
1963
1963
1963
Gli italiani e le donne Original Music Composer
1962
War Gods of Babylon Original Music Composer
1962
1962
The Rebel Gladiators Original Music Composer
1962
Eva Music Director
1962
The Fury of Achilles Original Music Composer
1962
Twist lolite e vitelloni Original Music Composer
1962
Samson Against the Sheik Original Music Composer
1962
Disorder Conductor
1962
1961
Gerarchi si muore Original Music Composer
1961
A Difficult Life Original Music Composer
1961
1961
Le magnifiche 7 Original Music Composer
1961
Black City Music
1961
1961
1961
Bellezze sulla spiaggia Original Music Composer
1961
Scandali al mare Original Music Composer
1961
Che femmina!! E... che dollari! Original Music Composer
1960
Ferragosto in Bikini Original Music Composer
1960
Caccia al marito Original Music Composer
1960
It Started in Naples Original Music Composer
1960
Messalina Conductor
1960
The Cossacks Conductor
1960
I baccanali di Tiberio Original Music Composer
1960
The Magistrate Conductor
1959
European Nights Original Music Composer
1959
The Moralist Original Music Composer
1959
The Head of a Tyrant Original Music Composer
1959
Hercules Unchained Conductor
1959
Herod the Great Original Music Composer
1959
The Naked Maja Conductor
1958
Tuppe tuppe, Marescià! Original Music Composer
1958
1958
You, Your Mother, and Me Original Music Composer
1958
Hercules Conductor
1958
The Mine Conductor
1958
1957
Goddess Of Love Conductor
1957
Lazzarella Conductor
1957
1957
Marisa la civetta Conductor
1957
1956
Presentimento Original Music Composer
1956
The Awakening Conductor
1956
1956
Nero's Mistress Conductor
1956
What a Woman! Conductor
1956
The Bachelor Conductor
1955
Girls of Today Conductor
1955
Il coraggio Conductor
1955
Il coraggio Original Music Composer
1955
1955
1955
Totò cerca pace Conductor
1954
Totò cerca pace Original Music Composer
1954
Che tempi! Conductor
1948