Nicola Piovani
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- May 26, 1946 (age 80)
- Birthplace
- Rome, Italy
Biography
Nicola Piovani (born 26 May 1946) is an Italian light-classical musician, theater and film score composer. In 1998, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score for Roberto Benigni's film Life Is Beautiful (1997). After high school, Piovani enrolled at the Sapienza University of Rome, receiving his degree in piano from the Verdi Conservatory in Milan in 1967, and later studied orchestration under the Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis. In 1971 and 1973 collaborated for the music of two albums of the songwriter Fabrizio De André: Storia di un impiegato and Non al denaro non all'amore né al cielo. In 2008, after De André departure, Piovani wrote the music for the film Amore che vieni, amore che vai, inspired by a novel of De André himself, Un destino ridicolo. 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 in English) and La voce della luna (The Voice of the Moon). Years later, he composed a ballet titled Balletto Fellini. In 2000, his Academy Award-winning score for Life Is Beautiful (La Vita è bella) was further 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. In 2005, he was a member of the jury at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival. In light of his recent work with French directors, notably Danièle Thompson, Philippe Lioret, and Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, the French Minister of Culture gave him the title of Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres on 21 May 2008 at the Cannes Film Festival. To date, Piovani has over 130 film scores to his credit, including films such as Slap the Monster on Page One (1972), The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974), Flavia the Heretic (1974), Le Orme (1975), A Leap in the Dark (1980) The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982), and Kaos (1984). The music for the latter is considered by many as one of the best film scores ever done. 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. Piovani also composed the first opera Amorosa presenza on a libretto by Aisha Cerami and Nicola Piovani, based on the novel by Vincenzo Cerami and is performed at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste in January 2022. In 2023, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Academy. In 2024, Piovani composed the score for Loris Lai's debut feature film, How Kids Roll. Source: Article "Nicola Piovani" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
Vacuumin’ Around
Movie · Music
Brunello: The Gracious Visionary
Movie · Sound, Original Music Composer
Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore
TV · Original Music Composer · 5 eps
Accattaroma
Movie · Music
Il Labirinto di Creta
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
How Kids Roll
Movie · Original Music Composer
Winter Lemons
Movie · Music
My Paper Dolls
Movie · Original Music Composer
No Dogs or Italians Allowed
Movie · Original Music Composer
Lord of the Ants
Movie · Original Music Composer
Leonora addio
Movie · Music
Il sangue e la parola - Non la spada ma la parola illumini la via
Movie · Original Music Composer
Amorosa presenza
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Anaïs in Love
Movie · Original Music Composer
DeAndré#DeAndré - Storia di un impiegato
Movie · Music
I fratelli De Filippo
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Best Years
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hammamet
Movie · Original Music Composer
Il nostro Eduardo
Movie · Music
The Traitor
Movie · Original Music Composer
Aspromonte: Land of The Forgotten
Movie · Music, Original Music Composer
Mi chiamo Altan e faccio vignette
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sinfonia delle Stagioni
Movie · Original Music Composer
Adrian
TV · Music · 9 eps
There's No Place Like Home
Movie · Original Music Composer
Non è una bufala
Movie · Music
Una festa esagerata
Movie · Original Music Composer
Now and Forever Time to Reclaim Life
Movie · Music
Vasco e Viola
Movie · Music
Una gita a Roma
Movie · Music
Daydreams
Movie · Music
The Confessions
Movie · Original Music Composer
Just a Movie: On the Set of 'Mia Madre'
Movie · Music
In arte Nino
Movie · Original Music Composer
Nicola Piovani con l'Orchestra Rai
Movie · Original Music Composer
Banana
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hungry Hearts
Movie · Original Music Composer
L'amore non perdona
Movie · Original Music Composer
La trattativa
Movie · Original Music Composer
Benur: Un Gladiatore In Affitto
Movie · Music
L'ultimo Papa Re
TV · Music · 2 eps
Cherry on the Cake
Movie · Original Music Composer
Le Chef
Movie · Original Music Composer
Shooting VS Shooting
Movie · Music
All at Sea
Movie · Music
Resurrection
TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps
The Cézanne Affair
Movie · Original Music Composer
Welcome
Movie · Original Music Composer
Queen to Play
Movie · Music
Change of Plans
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Big Dream
Movie · Original Music Composer
Ballerina
Movie · Original Music Composer
Amore che vieni, amore che vai
Movie · Original Music Composer
Odette Toulemonde
Movie · Original Music Composer
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
Movie · Original Music Composer
Avenue Montaigne
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Tiger and the Snow
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Mafia is white
Movie · Music
The Light
Movie · Original Music Composer
La trappola di Maigret
Movie · Original Music Composer
L'ombra cinese
Movie · Original Music Composer
My Magical Friend Sams
Movie · Original Music Composer
Fellini's TV Advertisements
Movie · Original Music Composer
Pinocchio
Movie · Original Music Composer
Il nostro matrimonio è in crisi
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Slurb
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Son's Room
Movie · Original Music Composer
Viper
Movie · Original Music Composer
La carbonara
Movie · Original Music Composer
La seconda ombra
Movie · Music
Come quando fuori piove
TV · Music · 2 eps
La fame e la sete
Movie · Original Music Composer
Running Free
Movie · Original Music Composer
Trent'anni di oblio
Movie · Sound
Love in the Mirror
Movie · Original Music Composer
No Trains No Planes
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sweet Idleness
Movie · Original Music Composer
Life Is Beautiful
Movie · Original Music Composer
Camere da letto
Movie · Original Music Composer
Freshwater Man
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Impostor
Movie · Original Music Composer
Santo Stefano
Movie · Sound
The Man in Grey
Movie · Music
Linda e il brigadiere
TV · Sound · 16 eps
La mia generazione
Movie · Original Music Composer
Charlotte Sophie Bentinck
Movie · Music
Nemici d'infanzia
Movie · Music
The Flying Dutchman
Movie · Music, Original Music Composer
Bad Kid
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Month by the Lake
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Tit and the Moon
Movie · Original Music Composer
Kim Novak Is on the Phone
Movie · Original Music Composer
Benito: The Rise and Fall of Mussolini
TV · Original Music Composer · 3 eps
A che punto è la notte
TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps
Golden Balls
Movie · Music
I Don't Want to Talk About It
Movie · Music, Conductor
Una questione privata
Movie · Original Music Composer
Living Naked
Movie · Original Music Composer
Caro diario
Movie · Original Music Composer
Amok
Movie · Original Music Composer
Per amore, solo per amore
Movie · Original Music Composer
Jamon Jamon
Movie · Original Music Composer
Utz
Movie · Original Music Composer
Out of Life
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Indecent Woman
Movie · Music
The Siege of Venice
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Voice of the Moon
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Mountain
Movie · Original Music Composer
Traces of an Amorous Life
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dark Illness
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Night Sun
Movie · Original Music Composer
In nome del popolo sovrano
Movie · Original Music Composer
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
Movie · Original Music Composer
L'appassionata
Movie · Sound
12 Directors for 12 Cities
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bologna
Movie · Music Arranger
'o Re
Movie · Original Music Composer
I 7 Re di Roma
Movie · Music Director
La soule
Movie · Original Music Composer
Australia
Movie · Original Music Composer
Palombella rossa
Movie · Original Music Composer
It's Happening Tomorrow
Movie · Original Music Composer
Disamistade
Movie · Music
Manifesto
Movie · Original Music Composer
I cammelli
Movie · Original Music Composer
Lenin: The Train
Movie · Music
Strange Place for an Encounter
Movie · Music
Lenin... The Train
TV · Music · 2 eps
Intervista
Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Arranger, Conductor
Good Morning, Babylon
Movie · Music
The Bride Was Beautiful
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Professor
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Let's Hope It's a Girl
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Ginger and Fred
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Exploits of a Young Don Juan
Movie · Original Music Composer
Secrets Secrets
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Mass Is Ended
Movie · Original Music Composer
The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
Movie · Original Music Composer
Kaos
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Scorpion
Movie · Music
The Night of the Shooting Stars
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Eyes, the Mouth
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Magic Screen
Movie · Music
Blow to the Heart
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Marquis of Grillo
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Soup
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Girl with the Red Hair
Movie · Music
A Leap in the Dark
Movie · Original Music Composer
Vacation in Val Trebbia
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Istambul Train
TV · Music · 4 eps
Sun of the Hyenas
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Seagull
Movie · Music, Conductor
In the Highest Heavens
Movie · Original Music Composer
Victory March
Movie · Original Music Composer
Footprints on the Moon
Movie · Original Music Composer
Fit to Be Untied
Movie · Music
La vita in gioco
Movie · Music
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Flavia the Heretic
Movie · Original Music Composer
Vermisat
Movie · Original Music Composer
Morel's Invention
Movie · Original Music Composer
Daniele and Maria
Movie · Original Music Composer
Slap the Monster on Page One
Movie · Original Music Composer
N.P. - The Secret
Movie · Original Music Composer
In the Name of the Father
Movie · Original Music Composer
Tin Girl
Movie · Original Music Composer