Boldark (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

thanks for the coment!Il maestro di maestros

cineasta71 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

il maestro!!!

reborningman (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

why? :D

kareeeen07 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Merci!

dwayne2005 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

...He went against the accepted norm of Italian 'classical music' from the '50s on, continuing to compose melodically, however he wanted, isolating from others but keeping true to himself and his belief in culture. He also was a director of a conservatory for the last 30 years of his life, including teaching the young world famous conductor Riccardo Muti. There's a lot to learn. :)Perhaps my favourite film score of his is Il Gattopardo.

dwayne2005 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Nino is actually the only classical and film composer who composed prolifically for both fields (around 150 in each) that I know of. He spent his first 20 years as a classical composer only. He gave us much more than the Godfather, including Romeo & Juliet and The Taming of the Shrew, the films of Fellini, several scores for Visconti, King Vidor's War & Peace, Henry Cass' the Glass Mountain and lots of chamber music, opera, ballet, symphonies, concertos, etc.

skriptidwebsho (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

well, i know that my great grandmother, whom i call nana, adopted nina, whos real father was nino. she may be the real daughter of my nana though. i try asking my nana and she wont tell a soul the whole story. i need to watch the godfather. im 16 and have never seen it. sad i know. is it good?

dwayne2005 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

How much do you know of his? I have around 100 CDs by now. :| You can find some slideshows of his music in my profile. I'm Rota-crazed. :)

skriptidwebsho (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

really? that's awesome. i e-mail her sometimes and she's nice. it's so weird having people like nino in my family background, but it's a cool weird.

dizzyhd1 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

He also wrote the score to Franco Zefferelli's "Romeo & Juliet" back in the early 1970s. If you've never heard this incredibly gorgeous soundtrack, you're missing out. It's breathtaking!