Franco Piersanti
Franco Piersanti was born in Rome, Piersanti graduated in double bass at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory, where he studied composition under the guidance of Armando Renzi and conducting under Franco Ferrara and Piero Bellugi. He later played bass in the RAI Symphony Orchestra. During his studies he knew the composer Nino Rota, and he became his assistant between 1975 and 1977.
Franco Piersanti
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- Name
- Franco Piersanti
- Born
- 12 January 1950
- Birthplace
- Rome, Italy
- Nationality
- Italy
- Occupation
- composer · conductor
- Fields
- music · film score · television score
- Education
- Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
- Honours
- David di Donatello for Best Score · Nastro d'Argento for Best Score · Ciak d'oro - best soundtrack
- Languages
- Italian
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Franco Piersanti was born in Rome, Piersanti graduated in double bass at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory, where he studied composition under the guidance of Armando Renzi and conducting under Franco Ferrara and Piero Bellugi. He later played bass in the RAI Symphony Orchestra. During his studies he knew the composer Nino Rota, and he became his assistant between 1975 and 1977.
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In 1976 he debuted as film composer scoring the Nanni Moretti's first film, Io sono un autarchico and then started a long collaboration with him that continued with Moretti's Habemus Papam (2011). Piersanti is also well known for his long collaboration with the director Gianni Amelio, for whom he scored seven movies between 1982 and 2006, including The Stolen Children (1992) and Lamerica (1994), for which he won two David di Donatello for Best Score. His soundtracks include Love and Fear (1988), The Second Time (1995), Inspector Montalbano (1999), The Best Day of My Life (2002), The Beast in the Heart (2005), My Brother is an Only Child (2007) and Fort Apache Napoli (2009).
Franco Piersanti studied at Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. The recorded working language is Italian. The field of work recorded is music, film score and television score. Distinctions recorded are David di Donatello for Best Score, Nastro d'Argento for Best Score and Ciak d'oro - best soundtrack.
Italian composer Franco Piersanti interviewed by Cinemio
Cinemio · YouTube: Intervista esclusiva al compositore Franco Piersanti al BIF ST 2023 – View/save archived versions on archive.org
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• Name — Franco Piersanti • Born — 12 January 1950 • Birthplace — Rome, Italy
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Franco Piersanti is recorded as having received David di Donatello for Best Score, Nastro d'Argento for Best Score and Ciak d'oro - best soundtrack.
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Franco Piersanti born at Rome.
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