Armando Trovaioli is an Italian

Italy

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 film composer and pianist with over 200 credits as composer and/or conductor, many of them jazz scores for low-budget exploitation films of the Commedia all'italiana

Commedia all'italiana

Commedia all'italiana or Italian-style comedy is an Italian film genre. It is widely considered to have started with Mario Monicelli's I soliti ignoti in 1958 and derives its name from the title of Pietro Germi's Divorzio all'italiana .-Stars:Vittorio Gassman, Ugo...

 genre. He collaborated with Vittorio De Sica

Vittorio de Sica

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 on a number of projects, including one segment of Boccaccio '70

Boccaccio '70

Boccaccio '70 is a 1962 Italian portmanteau film directed by Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti and Vittorio de Sica, from an idea by Cesare Zavattini...

. One of his songs was also featured in Kill Bill

Kill Bill

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, by American director Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino

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. Trovaioli was born in Rome

Rome

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He is also author of popular Italian Musicals

Musical theatre

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, like Rugantino

Rugantino

Rugantino is a musical comedy by Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini, which debuted at the Teatro Sistina in Rome, Italy, on 15 December 1962. Music was written by Armando Trovaioli.It is a comedy set in the papal Rome of the 19th century...

and Aggiungi un posto a tavola

Aggiungi un posto a tavola

Aggiungi un posto a tavola is a musical comedy written by Pietro Garinei, Sandro Giovannini and Iaia Fiastri, which debuted in 1974 under the directio of Garinei e Giovannini. Music was written by Armando Trovaioli....

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His composition "Beach Parade" was featured in an episode of the Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network

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 series 12 oz. Mouse

12 oz. Mouse

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 and the HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Trovaioli was the husband of Pier Angeli

Pier Angeli

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