Piero Umiliani


























Piero Umiliani
Born
(1926-07-17)17 July 1926
Florence, Italy
Origin Italy
Died 14 February 2001(2001-02-14) (aged 74)
Rome, Italy
Genres

  • Film music

  • classical
Occupation(s)

  • Composer

  • orchestrator

  • conductor

  • musician

Piero Umiliani (17 July 1926 – 14 February 2001) was an Italian composer of film scores, and is most famous for his song "Mah Nà Mah Nà" and orchestra score "Arrivano I Marines".




Contents






  • 1 Biography


  • 2 Selected filmography


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Biography




August 29, 1981: Meeting per l’amicizia fra i popoli. Concert in Rimini of the Rai Orchestra directed by Master Piero Umiliani.


Umiliani was born in Florence, Tuscany. Like many of his Italian colleagues at that time, he composed the scores for many exploitation films in the 1960s and 1970s, covering genres such as Spaghetti Westerns, Eurospy, Giallo, and softcore sex films.


His composition "Crepuscolo Sul Mare" was later used in Ocean's Twelve.


"Mah Nà Mah Nà" (1968) was originally used in Sweden: Heaven and Hell, a 1968 Mondo documentary about Sweden, but was popularized by The Muppets, who covered the song several times; starting on episode 0014 of Sesame Street on 27 November 1969, then The Ed Sullivan Show three days later, and again on the syndicated series The Muppet Show in 1977. The track was also a hit in the UK, reaching number 8 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1977.[1]


Umiliani's other scores included Son of Django, Orgasmo, Death Knocks Twice, Five Dolls for an August Moon , Baba Yaga, The Slave and Sex Pot. His orchestra score "Arrivano I Marines" for War Italian Style, a 1966 comedy about two USMC soldiers in Italy, is used in the Armored Trooper Votoms series as "March of the Red Shoulders".


Umiliani died in Rome in February 2001, at the age of 74.



Selected filmography





  • Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)


  • Omicron (1963)


  • Samson and His Mighty Challenge (1964)


  • I figli del leopardo (1965)


  • The Dreamer (1965)


  • La Celestina P... R... (1965)


  • Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell (1965)


  • Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun (1966)


  • Target Goldseven (1966)


  • Ring Around the World (1966)


  • Due mafiosi contro Al Capone (1966)


  • Blockhead (1966)


  • War Italian Style (1966)


  • Son of Django (1967)


  • Argoman the Fantastic Superman (1967)


  • Last of the Badmen (1967)


  • I barbieri di Sicilia (1967)


  • Il marchio di Kriminal (1967)


  • Blueprint for a Massacre (1967)


  • Sweden: Heaven and Hell (1968)


  • Orgasmo (1969)


  • Gangster's Law (1969)


  • Death Knocks Twice (1969)


  • The Archangel (1969)


  • Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970)


  • Don Franco e Don Ciccio nell'anno della contestazione (1970)


  • Roy Colt and Winchester Jack (1970)


  • Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold (1971)


  • Baba Yaga (1973)


  • The Slave (1973)


  • La ragazza dalla pelle di luna (1973)


  • The Body (1974)


  • La governante (1974)


  • Il domestico (1974)


  • Sex Pot (1975)


  • Eva Nera (1976)


  • Twilight of Love (1977)


  • Pane, burro e marmellata (1977)


  • Lobster for Breakfast (1979)


  • I Hate Blondes (1980)


  • There Is a Ghost in My Bed (1981)


  • Quando la coppia scoppia (1981)




References





  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, England: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 575. ISBN 1-904994-10-5..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links




  • Piero Umiliani on IMDb

  • Official Website













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