Caro Diario Il Campo Di Pallone - Music

Nicola Piovani B. 26 May 1946 Rome Italy Is A Classical Musician And Theater And Film Score Composer. He Received His Degree In Piano From The Verdi Conservatory In Milan In 1967 And Later Studied Orchestration Under The Greek Composer Manos Hadjidakis. Rumors Have Abounded For Years That Nicola Piovani Was A Pseudonym Of Better-Known Composer Ennio Morricone A Fact Piovani Uses To Humorous Effect When Speaking In Public. Among His More Popular Works Is The Score For The Federico Fellini Film Intervista His Second Of Three Collaborations With The Famous Director The Others Being Ginger E Fred Ginger And Fred And La Voce Della Luna The Voice Of The Moon . Years Later He Composed A Ballet Titled Balletto Fellini. In 1998 Piovani Won The Best Original Dramatic Score Oscar For The Score Of The Roberto Benigni Film La Vita È Bella Better Known To English-Speaking Audiences As Life Is Beautiful. In 2000 The Same Score Was Nominated For A Grammy Award In The "Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Television Or Other Visual Media" Category Losing To Randy Newman. To Date Piovani Has Over 120 Film Scores To His Credit. However He Is Reported To Believe That "Too Many Film Scores Make A Composer A Hack But In The Theatre Music Is Above All Craftsmanship." Accordingly He Continues To Work In Musical Theatre And Also Composes Concert And Chamber Music. read less