Nino Oliviero
Nino Oliviero (13 February 1918 – 29 February 1980) was an Italian composer.
Nino Oliviero | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 February 1918 Naples, Italy |
| Died | 29 February 1980 (aged 62) Rome, Italy |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
Born in Naples, Oliviero began his career as composer after the Second World War, composing a series of successful Neapolitan melodies such as "'Nu quarto 'e luna" and "'O ciucciariello".[1] From Sixties he worked as musical editor of various newspapers and signed the soundtracks of a number of films, including Mondo Cane (1962), of which the theme song, "More", co-written with Riziero "Riz" Ortolani, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 36th Academy Awards and became an international hit.[1] He also scored the 1976 Vincente Minnelli musical A Matter of Time, which starred Liza Minnelli and Ingrid Bergman. Oliviero died in Rome, at 62, after a long illness.[1]
Selected filmography
- Passionate Song (1953)
- The Daughter of the Regiment (1953)
- Men and Noblemen (1959)
- Run for Your Wife (1965)
- Savage Gringo (1966)
- A Matter of Time (1976)
References
- "E morto il maestro Oliviero - O' ciucciariello e Mondo cane". La Stampa. 2 March 1980. p. 21.
