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Nicola Piovani

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Nicola Piovani at an event for Hungry Hearts (2014)
Nicola Piovani was born on 26 May 1946 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is a composer and actor, known for Life Is Beautiful (1997), The Tiger and the Snow (2005) and Ginger & Fred (1986).
BornMay 26, 1946
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BornMay 26, 1946
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 26 wins & 45 nominations total

    Known for

    Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini in Life Is Beautiful (1997)
    Life Is Beautiful
    8.6
    • Composer(music by)
    • 1997
    Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi in The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
    The Tiger and the Snow
    7.0
    • Composer
    • 2005
    Marcello Mastroianni and Giulietta Masina in Ginger & Fred (1986)
    Ginger & Fred
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1986
    The Son's Room (2001)
    The Son's Room
    7.3
    • Composer
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Prova d'Amore
      • Composer (music by)
      • Short
      • 2024
    • The May Queen
      • Composer
      • Pre-production
    • Stars and Scars
      • Composer
      • Pre-production
    • Accattaroma (2024)
      Accattaroma
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • How Kids Roll (2024)
      How Kids Roll
      6.9
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • I limoni d'inverno (2023)
      I limoni d'inverno
      6.5
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • 9 Ottobre 1982. Attacco alla sinagoga (2023)
      9 Ottobre 1982. Attacco alla sinagoga
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • My Paper Dolls (2023)
      My Paper Dolls
      6.3
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • C'era una volta il Cinema Azzurro Scipioni (2022)
      C'era una volta il Cinema Azzurro Scipioni
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • No Dogs or Italians Allowed (2022)
      No Dogs or Italians Allowed
      7.3
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Presto sarà domani (2022)
      Presto sarà domani
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Leonora addio (2022)
      Leonora addio
      6.3
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • I fratelli De Filippo (2021)
      I fratelli De Filippo
      7.0
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • DeAndré#DeAndré - Storia di un impiegato (2021)
      DeAndré#DeAndré - Storia di un impiegato
      6.5
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Anaïs in Love (2021)
      Anaïs in Love
      6.4
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • The Best Years (2020)
      The Best Years
      6.7
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Adrian (2019)
      Adrian
      3.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Thodoris Voutsikakis: Omorfi zoi (2019)
      Thodoris Voutsikakis: Omorfi zoi
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2019

    Music Department

    • The Camorrist
      • music director
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2024
    • Let me out - The Russian Sleep Experiment (2015)
      Let me out - The Russian Sleep Experiment
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • original theme
      • 2015
    • Cherry on the Cake (2012)
      Cherry on the Cake
      5.5
      • conductor
      • orchestrator
      • 2012
    • Sergio Castellitto in Bets & Wedding Dresses (2009)
      Bets & Wedding Dresses
      5.8
      • musical director
      • orchestrator
      • 2009
    • Kevin Kline, Sandrine Bonnaire, and Francis Renaud in Queen to Play (2009)
      Queen to Play
      6.9
      • original music composition and performance
      • 2009
    • Le code a changé (2009)
      Le code a changé
      5.8
      • conductor
      • 2009
    • Don't Worry, I'm Fine (2006)
      Don't Worry, I'm Fine
      7.3
      • conductor
      • musician: piano
      • orchestrator
      • 2006
    • Ulrich Noethen, Christine Urspruch, and Constantin Gastmann in Sams in Gefahr (2003)
      Sams in Gefahr
      5.3
      • music conductor
      • music orchestrator
      • 2003
    • Roberto Benigni: Tutto Dante - L'ultimo del Paradiso (2002)
      Roberto Benigni: Tutto Dante - L'ultimo del Paradiso
      8.6
      TV Special
      • composer: song "Quanto Ti Ho Amato"
      • 2002
    • Resurrection (2001)
      Resurrection
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 2001
    • Ulrich Noethen and Christine Urspruch in Das Sams (2001)
      Das Sams
      5.7
      • conductor
      • orchestrator
      • 2001
    • The Son's Room (2001)
      The Son's Room
      7.3
      • conductor
      • orchestrator
      • 2001
    • You Laugh (1998)
      You Laugh
      6.7
      • conductor
      • 1998
    • Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini in Life Is Beautiful (1997)
      Life Is Beautiful
      8.6
      • conductor
      • music arranger
      • orchestrator
      • 1997
    • Concha Velasco in Más allá del jardín (1996)
      Más allá del jardín
      5.9
      • conductor
      • 1996
    • De vliegende Hollander (1995)
      De vliegende Hollander
      7.1
      • conductor
      • 1995

    Actor

    • Caro Paolo
      Short
      • Narrator
      • 2013
    • Sweet Dreams (1981)
      Sweet Dreams
      6.9
      • Piano Player (uncredited)
      • 1981

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • May 26, 1946
      • Rome, Lazio, Italy

    Did you know

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      There was a rumour that Nicola Piovani is actually Ennio Morricone - This is wrong!

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