Carlo Innocenzi

Carlo Innocenzi
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Born	(1899-04-24)24 April 1899 Monteleone di Spoleto, Perugia
Died	Rome

Carlo Innocenzi (24 April 1899 – 24 March 1962) was an Italian composer.

Life and career

Born in Monteleone di Spoleto, Innocenzi is best known as a composer of musical scores for films; he composed over 150 film scores since 1933. From 1958 till his death, he focused on peplum film scores.

Innocenzi also composed several pop songs, and some of them were not only commercial hits but also became instant classics instant classic, notably "Mille lire al mese" and "Valeria ragazza poco seria". He was married to Sonia Pearlwing, who under the name of Marcella Rivi was the author of the lyrics for several songs composed by him.

Selected filmography

• The First Woman Who Passes (1940)
• Un uomo ritorna (1946)
• Anthony of Padua (1949)
• Welcome, Reverend! (1950)
• Auguri e figli maschi! (1951)
• La famiglia Passaguai (1951)
• Una bruna indiavolata! (1951)
• Three Girls from Rome (1952)
• One of Those (1953)
• Of Life and Love (1954)
• The Courier of Moncenisio (1956)
• Il seduttore (1956)
• Andalusia Express (1956)
• The Lady Doctor (1957)
• Il marito (1959)
• La cambiale (1959)
• The Loves of Hercules (1960)
• David and Goliath (1960)
• Mill of the Stone Women (1960)
• Samson (1961)
• The Centurion (1961)
• Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops (1961)
• Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan (1961)
• The Vengeance of Ursus (1961)
• The Seven Revenges (1961)
• Goliath Against the Giants (1961)
• The Fury of Hercules (1962)

External links

• Official website
• Carlo Innocenzi at the Internet Movie Database
• Carlo Innocenzi at Discogs