Armando Trovajoli

Armando Trovajoli (also Trovaioli, 2 September 1917 – 28 February 2013) was an Italian film composer and pianist with over 300 credits as composer and/or conductor, many of them jazz scores for exploitation films of the Commedia all'italiana genre. He collaborated with Vittorio De Sica on a number of projects, including one segment of Boccaccio '70. Trovajoli was also the author of several Italian musicals: among them, Rugantino and Aggiungi un posto a tavola. Trovajoli was the husband of actress Pier Angeli. He died in Rome at the age of 95 on 28 February 2013. After graduating from the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome (1948), Trovajoli was entrusted by RAI with the direction of a pop music orchestra, set with 12 violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 1 flute, 1 oboe, 1 clarinet, 1 horn, harp, vibraphone, electric guitar, bass, drums and the piano (played by Trovajoli himself). In 1952–53 he collaborated with Piero Piccioni in Eclipse, a weekly musical broadcast in which the orchestra is directed alternately by the two composers, in a style extremely refined and sophisticated, very different from the music of radio orchestras at that time. Together with Goffredo Petrassi, Trovajoli composed the score of Giuseppe De Santis' Bitter Rice (1949). In 1951, Trovajoli was invited by Dino De Laurentiis to write music for Anna, a film directed by Alberto Lattuada: particularly the song El Negro Zumbón became an international success: inspired by tropical rhythms, is sung in playback and danced by Silvana Mangano, but actually performed by Flo Sandon's. Since then, Trovajoli wrote soundtracks for directors as Dino Risi, Vittorio De Sica, Ettore Scola and others, for a total of over 300 scores. Source: Article "Armando Trovajoli" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

La Dolce Vita
A Special Day
We All Loved Each Other So Much
Two Women
Marriage Italian Style
Marriage Italian Style
Birth Location Rome, Lazio, Italy
Born 1917-09-02
Died 2013-02-28

Movies

Complexes as Self (segment "Guglielmo il Dentone") (uncredited)
1965
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow as Giorgio Ferrario
1963

Movies

Unfair Competition Original Music Composer
2001
Rugantino Original Music Composer
1998
The Dinner Music
1998
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember Original Music Composer
1997
1996
Romanzo di un giovane povero Original Music Composer
1995
Mario, Maria and Mario Original Music Composer
1993
Berlin '39 Original Music Composer
1993
Centro storico Original Music Composer
1992
Cinecittà Cinecittà Original Music Composer
1992
Gangsters Original Music Composer
1992
The Wicked Music
1991
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa Original Music Composer
1990
What Time Is It? Original Music Composer
1989
Running Away Music
1989
Splendor Music
1989
Days of Inspector Ambrosio Original Music Composer
1988
The Family Original Music Composer
1987
Macaroni Original Music Composer
1985
1984
Dagger Eyes Music
1983
Sing Sing Original Music Composer
1983
Count Tacchia Original Music Composer
1982
The Balad of Mamelouk Original Music Composer
1982
Viuuulentemente mia Original Music Composer
1982
Grand Hotel Excelsior Original Music Composer
1982
1982
Passion of Love Original Music Composer
1981
Arrivano i bersaglieri Original Music Composer
1980
The Terrace Original Music Composer
1980
La amante ingenua Original Music Composer
1980
Life Is Beautiful Original Music Composer
1979
The Swap Music
1979
Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot Original Music Composer
1979
My Loves Original Music Composer
1978
Rugantino Music
1978
The New Monsters Original Music Composer
1977
Wifemistress Original Music Composer
1977
A Special Day Original Music Composer
1977
Keep It To Yourself! Original Music Composer
1976
Dimmi che fai tutto per me Original Music Composer
1976
1976
Ugly, Dirty and Bad Original Music Composer
1976
Blackmail Chase Original Music Composer
1976
1976
Luna di miele in tre Original Music Composer
1976
Shadows in an Empty Room Original Music Composer
1976
The Career of a Chambermaid Original Music Composer
1976
Duck in Orange Sauce Original Music Composer
1975
Valentina... The Virgin Wife Original Music Composer
1975
We All Loved Each Other So Much Original Music Composer
1974
Scent of a Woman Original Music Composer
1974
The Way of the Baboons Original Music Composer
1974
1973
Rugantino Original Music Composer
1973
La Tosca Original Music Composer
1973
It Was I Music
1973
The Sensuous Sicilian Original Music Composer
1973
The Italian Connection Original Music Composer
1972
1972
The Valachi Papers Original Music Composer
1972
My Name Is Rocco Papaleo Original Music Composer
1971
1971
The Double Original Music Composer
1971
No One Will Notice You're Naked Original Music Composer
1971
The Priest's Wife Original Music Composer
1970
The Married Priest Original Music Composer
1970
May Morning Music
1970
Il giovane normale Original Music Composer
1969
Lovemaker Original Music Composer
1969
The Conspirators Original Music Composer
1969
Police Chief Pepe Original Music Composer
1969
Where Are You Going All Naked? Original Music Composer
1969
How, When, and with Whom Original Music Composer
1969
I See Naked Original Music Composer
1969
1969
The Libertine Original Music Composer
1968
Faustina Original Music Composer
1968
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses Original Music Composer
1968
Seven Times Seven Original Music Composer
1968
Fuller Report, Base Stockholm Original Music Composer
1968
The Prophet Original Music Composer
1968
1968
Acid Delirium of the Senses Original Music Composer
1968
Deadly Sweet Original Music Composer
1967
Anyone Can Play Original Music Composer
1967
Spy Today, Die Tomorrow Original Music Composer
1967
Assault on the State Treasure Original Music Composer
1967
Don Juan in Sicily Original Music Composer
1967
Long Days of Vengeance Original Music Composer
1967
The Devil in Love Original Music Composer
1966
The Treasure of San Gennaro Original Music Composer
1966
Our Husbands Original Music Composer
1966
The Spy Who Loved Flowers Original Music Composer
1966
1966
The Queens Original Music Composer
1966
Adultery Italian Style Original Music Composer
1966
1965
Complexes Conductor
1965
Complexes Original Music Composer
1965
Casanova '70 Conductor
1965
Casanova '70 Original Music Composer
1965
Assassination in Rome Original Music Composer
1965
The Dolls Original Music Composer
1965
Beautiful Families Original Music Composer
1964
1964
Marriage Italian Style Original Music Composer
1964
My Wife Original Music Composer
1964
The Magnificent Cuckold Original Music Composer
1964
1964
Il gaucho Original Music Composer
1964
Attack and Retreat Original Music Composer
1964
What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? Original Music Composer
1964
Let's Talk About Women Original Music Composer
1964
The Thursday Conductor
1964
The Thursday Original Music Composer
1964
High Infidelity Original Music Composer
1964
The Visitor Original Music Composer
1963
1963
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Original Music Composer
1963
The Monsters Original Music Composer
1963
Gli onorevoli Original Music Composer
1963
Totò Sexy Original Music Composer
1963
1963
I terribili sette Original Music Composer
1963
In Italia si chiama amore Original Music Composer
1963
The Monk of Monza Original Music Composer
1963
Toto at Night Original Music Composer
1962
Warriors Five Original Music Composer
1962
Totò e Peppino divisi a Berlino Original Music Composer
1962
Alone Against Rome Original Music Composer
1962
The Four Monks Original Music Composer
1962
Il mio amico Benito Original Music Composer
1962
Boccaccio '70 Original Music Composer
1962
Planets Around Us Original Music Composer
1962
1962
Ten Italians for One German Original Music Composer
1961
His Women Original Music Composer
1961
1961
Pugni, pupe e marinai Original Music Composer
1961
Hercules in the Haunted World Original Music Composer
1961
The Girl of a Thousand Months Original Music Composer
1961
The Orderly Original Music Composer
1961
1961
The Giant of Metropolis Original Music Composer
1961
Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules Original Music Composer
1961
Laura nuda Music
1961
The Grand Olympics Original Music Composer
1961
Ghosts of Rome Conductor
1961
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life Original Music Composer
1961
1961
Two Women Original Music Composer
1960
Il corazziere Original Music Composer
1960
Call 22-22 Lieutenant Sheridan Original Music Composer
1960
Little Girls and High Finance Original Music Composer
1960
Il carro armato dell'8 settembre Original Music Composer
1960
Atom Age Vampire Original Music Composer
1960
1960
I piaceri dello scapolo Original Music Composer
1960
Un militare e mezzo Original Music Composer
1960
La Dolce Vita Music Arranger
1960
A qualcuna piace calvo Original Music Composer
1959
The Widower Conductor
1959
The Widower Original Music Composer
1959
Uncle Was A Vampire Music Director
1959
Uncle Was A Vampire Original Music Composer
1959
1959
La cento chilometri Original Music Composer
1959
Winter Holidays Original Music Composer
1959
Poor Millionaires Original Music Composer
1959
Camping Original Music Composer
1958
Il cocco di mamma Original Music Composer
1957
Bravissimo Conductor
1955
Le Amiche Musician
1955
The Prince with the Red Mask Original Music Composer
1955
Caravan of songs Conductor
1955
Woman of the River Original Music Composer
1954
1954
Two Nights with Cleopatra Original Music Composer
1954
Of Life and Love Conductor
1954
Of Life and Love Original Music Composer
1954
A Day in Court Original Music Composer
1954
1953
Funniest Show on Earth Original Music Composer
1953
Era lei che lo voleva! Original Music Composer
1953
The Unfaithfuls Conductor
1953
The Unfaithfuls Original Music Composer
1953
Girls Marked Danger Original Music Composer
1952
1952