Giovanni Fusco
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Giovanni Fusco was an Italian
composer, pianist and conductor, who has written numerous film scores since 1936, including those of Alain Resnais
' Hiroshima mon amour
(1959) and La guerre est finie (1966) as well as of most of the 1948-1964 films directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
, from N.U. (Nettezza Urbana) to Il deserto rosso
, except for La notte
(soundtrack by Giorgio Gaslini
) and some of his early short films. Two of his soundtracks, those of Antonioni's Cronaca di un amore
and L'avventura
, won Silver Ribbon for the best film score
from Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists in 1951 and 1961, respectively.
Italy
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composer, pianist and conductor, who has written numerous film scores since 1936, including those of Alain Resnais
Alain Resnais
Alain Resnais is a French film director whose career has extended over more than six decades. After training as a film editor in the mid-1940s, he went on to direct a number of short films which included Nuit et Brouillard , an influential documentary about the Nazi concentration camps.He began...
' Hiroshima mon amour
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Hiroshima mon amour is an acclaimed 1959 drama film directed by French film director Alain Resnais, with a screenplay by Marguerite Duras. It is the documentation of an intensely personal conversation between a French-Japanese couple about memory and forgetfulness...
(1959) and La guerre est finie (1966) as well as of most of the 1948-1964 films directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian modernist film director, screenwriter, editor and short story writer.- Personal life :...
, from N.U. (Nettezza Urbana) to Il deserto rosso
Il deserto rosso
Red Desert is a 1964 Italian film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, written by Antonioni and Tonino Guerra and starring Monica Vitti with Richard Harris. This was Antonioni's first color film. The working title was Celeste e verde . Il deserto rosso was awarded the Golden Lion at the 25th Venice...
, except for La notte
La Notte
La Notte is a 1961 Italian film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. It is considered the central film of a trilogy beginning with L'avventura and ending with L'Eclisse.- Plot :...
(soundtrack by Giorgio Gaslini
Giorgio Gaslini
Giorgio Gaslini is an Italian jazz pianist and composer.He began performing at 13 and recorded with his jazz trio at 16. In the 1950s and 1960s Gaslini performed with his own quartet...
) and some of his early short films. Two of his soundtracks, those of Antonioni's Cronaca di un amore
Cronaca di un amore
Cronaca di un amore is a 1950 Italian black-and-white drama film and the first full length feature film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. It stars Lucia Bosé, then 19-year old Miss Italy 1947 and a flame of Antonioni of that time...
and L'avventura
L'avventura
L'Avventura is a 1960 Italian film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and developed from a story he created. Monica Vitti and Gabriele Ferzetti star. It is noted for its careful pacing, which puts a focus on visual composition and character development, as well as for its unusual narrative structure...
, won Silver Ribbon for the best film score
Nastro d'Argento Best Score
A list of Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Score.*1947 - Renzo Rossellini - Paisà*1948 - Renzo Rossellini - I fratelli Karamàzov *1949 - Alessandro Cicognini - Ladri di biciclette...
from Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists in 1951 and 1961, respectively.