Carlo Savina
Carlo Savina
Biography
Carlo Savina (2 August 1919 - 23 June 2002) was an Italian composer and conductor who composed, arranged, and conducted music for films-and is especially remembered for being the music director of films such as The Godfather (1972), Amarcord (1973), and The Bear (1988). Savina worked with many of the notable film score composers of the 20th century including: Ennio Morricone, Armando Trovajoli, Nino Rota, Mario Nascimbene, Stanley Myers, Stephen Sondheim, Philippe Sarde, and Miklos Rozsa. His work ranged from composing music for frequent Spaghetti Westerns such as Johnny Oro to being the musical director and conductor in Federico Fellini's Orchestra Rehearsal. In 1985 he won the David di Donatello Best Music award for the film score of Pizza Connection. Carlo Savina came from a musical family—his father was the first clarinet for the orchestra of Italian public radio broadcaster EIAR. Carlo learned the violin as a child and went on to graduate from the Conservatory of Music Giuseppe Verdi in Turin where he studied piano, violin, composition, and conducting. In 1945 he began composing music for radio. Early in his career he was awarded a prize by the Accademia Musicale Chigiana. He started his own orchestra and soon was famous. In 1950 he began composing and arranging music for film. For the next thirty years he composed, arranged, and conducted music for over 200 films and became one of the most prolific, and perhaps underrated, screen and television composers of the 20th century. Source: Article "Carlo Savina" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Known Credits
205
Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-08-02 (106 years old)
Place of Birth
Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Crew

1990

Feu sur le candidat Original Music Composer

1985

The Sicilian Connection Original Music Composer

1984

The Future Is Woman Original Music Composer

1982

The Hunters of the Golden Cobra Original Music Composer

1982

Tiger Joe Original Music Composer

1982

Regina Roma Conductor

1981

Comin' at Ya! Music

1979

Orchestra Rehearsal Conductor

1979

Orchestra Rehearsal Music Consultant

1978

Obscene Desire Original Music Composer

1978

Suggestionata Music

1977

Caligula's Hot Nights Original Music Composer

1977

Nine Guests for a Crime Original Music Composer

1976

Dear Michele Conductor

1976

Fellini's Casanova Conductor

1976

Campagnola bella Music

1975

A Diary of a Murderess Original Music Composer

1975

L'ingenua Original Music Composer

1975

La bolognese Original Music Composer

1975

Intimate Relations Original Music Composer

1975

Heat in the Suburbs Original Music Composer

1975

Reflections in Black Original Music Composer

1974

Night of the Skull Original Music Composer

1974

The Stranger and the Gunfighter Original Music Composer

1974

Carnality Music

1974

The Killer Reserved Nine Seats Original Music Composer

1974

La profanazione Music

1974

The Castro's Abbess Original Music Composer

1973

Heart Music

1973

The Magnificent One Conductor

1973

Racconti romani di una ex-novizia Original Music Composer

1973

Amarcord Conductor

1973

Ingrid on the Road Original Music Composer

1973

Love and Anarchy Original Music Composer

1973

The Legend of Blood Castle Original Music Composer

1973

Fra' Tazio da Velletri Original Music Composer

1973

Lisa and the Devil Original Music Composer

1973

Mr. Hercules Against Karate Original Music Composer

1972

Trinity and Sartana Are Coming Original Music Composer

1972

Sentence of God Original Music Composer

1972

The Godfather Conductor

1972

Roma Conductor

1972

Siege of Terror Original Music Composer

1972

Two Brothers in Trinity Original Music Composer

1972

Naked Girl Killed in the Park Original Music Composer

1971

The Great Swindle Original Music Composer

1971

Nights and Loves of Don Juan Original Music Composer

1971

The Last Traitor Music

1971

Conquest Music

1971

Night of the Damned Original Music Composer

1970

And God Said to Cain Original Music Composer

1970

The Clowns Conductor

1970

Shadow of Illusion Original Music Composer

1970

Mr. Superinvisible Original Music Composer

1970

Belle d'amore Original Music Composer

1970

Your Sweet Body to Kill Original Music Composer

1969

Fangs of the Living Dead Original Music Composer

1969

The Unnaturals Music

1969

Heads or Tails Original Music Composer

1969

The Two Kennedys Music

1969

Simon Bolivar Original Music Composer

1968

Between God, The Devil and a Winchester Original Music Composer

1968

Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows Original Music Composer

1968

Caprice Italian Style Original Music Composer

1968

Vengeance Original Music Composer

1968

Gun Shy Piluk Original Music Composer

1968

I Love You Original Music Composer

1968

A Long Ride from Hell Original Music Composer

1968

Naked You Die Original Music Composer

1968

Naked You Die Additional Music

1968

Naked You Die Conductor

1967

Dynamite Joe Original Music Composer

1967

You Only Die Once Original Music Composer

1967

Two R-R-Ringos from Texas Original Music Composer

1967

Die Easy in Ghentar Original Music Composer

1966

A Few Dollars for Django Original Music Composer

1966

Mutiny at Fort Sharpe Original Music Composer

1966

Ringo and His Golden Pistol Original Music Composer

1966

Suicide Mission to Singapore Original Music Composer

1966

Delitto d'amore Sound

1966

Killers Are Challenged Original Music Composer

1966

Fury in Marrakesh Original Music Composer

1966

The Tall Women Music

1965

Two Vikings Original Music Composer

1965

Latin Lovers Original Music Composer

1965

Juliet of the Spirits Conductor

1965

Secret Agent Fireball Original Music Composer

1964

Red Desert Conductor

1964

Time of Indifference Conductor

1964

Seduced and Duped Conductor

1964

Amore mio Original Music Composer

1964

Bullet in the Flesh Original Music Composer

1964

These Mad, Mad Women Original Music Composer

1964

Le tardone Original Music Composer

1964

Cleopazza Sound

1964

Venus in the Sun Music

1963

I Am Semiramis Original Music Composer

1963

Hercules Against the Mongols Original Music Composer

1963

Siamo tutti pomicioni Original Music Composer

1963

Ursus in the Land of Fire Original Music Composer

1963

Crazy Sea Conductor

1963

Dal sabato al lunedì Conductor

1963

La donna degli altri è sempre più bella Original Music Composer

1963

Le motorizzate Original Music Composer

1963

Zorro in the Court of Spain Original Music Composer

1963

Saladin the Victorious Conductor

1963

La vita provvisoria Original Music Composer

1963

Giacobbe ed Esau Music

1963

The Tyrant of Castile Original Music Composer

1962

The Fury of Achilles Original Music Composer

1962

Twist, lolite e vitelloni Original Music Composer

1962

Disorder Conductor

1962

Gli italiani e le donne Original Music Composer

1962

War Gods of Babylon Original Music Composer

1962

Carmen di Trastevere Conductor

1962

Samson Against the Sheik Original Music Composer

1962

The Rebel Gladiators Original Music Composer

1962

Eva Music Director

1962

I Love, You Love Original Music Composer

1961

A Difficult Life Original Music Composer

1961

Scandali al mare Original Music Composer

1961

Sword of the Conqueror Conductor

1961

Dying as Hierarchs Original Music Composer

1961

The Corsican Brothers Conductor

1961

Le magnifiche 7 Original Music Composer

1961

Seduction Of The South Conductor

1961

Bellezze sulla spiaggia Original Music Composer

1961

Black City Music

1960

Caccia al marito Original Music Composer

1960

Ferragosto in Bikini Original Music Composer

1960

The Cossacks Conductor

1960

Messalina Conductor

1960

I baccanali di Tiberio Original Music Composer

1960

It Started in Naples Original Music Composer

1960

Che femmina!! E... che dollari! Original Music Composer

1959

The Moralist Original Music Composer

1959

Herod the Great Original Music Composer

1959

The Head of a Tyrant Original Music Composer

1959

Hercules Unchained Conductor

1959

The Magistrate Conductor

1959

European Nights Original Music Composer

1958

You, Your Mother, and Me Original Music Composer

1958

Tuppe tuppe, Marescià! Original Music Composer

1958

Hercules Conductor

1958

The Naked Maja Conductor

1958

Toto and Marcellino Conductor

1958

The Mine Conductor

1957

Poor Girl, Pretty Girl Conductor

1957

Marisa Conductor

1957

Goddess Of Love Conductor

1957

Lazzarella Conductor

1956

Presentimento Original Music Composer

1956

The Awakening Conductor

1956

The Violent Patriot Conductor

1956

Nero's Mistress Conductor

1956

Noi siamo le colonne Conductor

1956

What a Woman! Conductor

1955

Scandal in Sorrento Conductor

1955

Girls of Today Conductor

1955

The Bachelor Conductor

1955

A Hero of Our Times Conductor

1955

Il coraggio Conductor

1955

Il coraggio Original Music Composer

1954

Totò Seeks Peace Conductor

1954

Totò Seeks Peace Original Music Composer

1948

Che tempi! Conductor