Manuel De Sica (24 February 1949 – 5 December 2014) was an Italian composer.
Manuel De Sica | |
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.jpg) De Sica with singer Nancy Cuomo (1974) | |
| Born | 24 February 1949 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 5 December 2014 (aged 65) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Spouse | Tilde Corsi |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Vittorio De Sica (father) María Mercader (mother) |
| Relatives | Christian De Sica (brother) |
Born in Rome, the son of Vittorio De Sica and María Mercader, De Sica enrolled at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, in which he studied with Bruno Maderna.[1] He debuted as a composer for his father's film A Place for Lovers (1968).
In 1993, De Sica won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Score for Carlo Verdone's Al lupo, al lupo.[2] In 1996 he won the David di Donatello for Best Score for Carlo Lizzani's Celluloide.[2] In 2005 he was honored with the title of Commendatore of the Italian Republic.[3]
De Sica died of a heart attack on 5 December 2014 at the age of 65,[4] in Rome.
Selected filmography
edit- The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)
- Gang War (1971)
- The Crimes of the Black Cat (1972)
- Gang War in Naples (1972)
- Lo chiameremo Andrea (1972)
- A Brief Vacation (1973)
- The Voyage (1974)
- Cagliostro (1975)
- Quel movimento che mi piace tanto (1976)
- La madama (1976)
- The Twist (1976)
- La portiera nuda (1976)
- Canne mozze (1977)
- Dear Father (1979)
- I'm Photogenic (1980)
- Sunday Lovers (1980)
- I'm Going to Live by Myself (1982)
- A Boy and a Girl (1983)
- Cuori nella tormenta (1984)
- Lui è peggio di me (1984)
- Vacanze in America (1984)
- Love at First Sight (1985)
- Soldati - 365 all'alba (1987)
- Il commissario Lo Gatto (1987)
- Taste of Life (1988)
- The Icicle Thief (1989)
- Count Max (1991)
- To Want to Fly (1991)
- Cemetery Man (1994)
- Vacanze di Natale '95 (1995)
- A spasso nel tempo (1996)
- Nuda proprietà vendesi (1997)
- Love Is Not Perfect (2012)
References
edit- ^ "Manuel De Sica: una vita in musica". Fondazione Toscanini. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ a b Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
- ^ "Roberto Benigni nominato Cavaliere della Repubblica". DGmag. 28 November 2005. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ Redazione Online (5 December 2014). "Morto d'infarto il musicista Manuel De Sica, fratello di Christian". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
External links
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- Official website
- Manuel De Sica at IMDb
- Manuel De Sica at AllMusic
- Manuel De Sica discography at Discogs
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