Franco Piersanti (born 12 January 1950) is an Italian composer and conductor. Born in Rome, Piersanti graduated in

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at the

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, where he studied composition under the guidance of Armando Renzi and conducting under

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and Piero Bellugi. He later played bass in the

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Symphony Orchestra. During his studies he knew the composer

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, and he became his assistant between 1975 and 1977. In 1976 he debuted as film composer scoring the

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's first film, ''

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'' and then started a long collaboration with him that continued with Moretti's '' Habemus Papam'' (2011). Piersanti is also well known for his long collaboration with the director

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, for whom he scored seven movies between 1982 and 2006, including '' The Stolen Children'' (1992) and ''

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'' (1994), for which he won two

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. His soundtracks include '' Love and Fear'' (1988), ''

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'' (1995), '' Inspector Montalbano'' (1999), ''

The Best Day of My Life ''The Best Day of My Life'' (Italian: ''Il più bel giorno della mia vita'') is a 2002 award-winning Italian drama film directed by Cristina Comencini. Plot ''The Best Day of My Life'' is the story of a dysfunctional family as seen through the ...

'' (2002), ''

The Beast in the Heart ''Don't Tell'' ( it, La bestia nel cuore; ) is a 2005 film directed by Cristina Comencini, based on a novel written by her. It was nominated for Golden Lion prize at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival, and also for the Best Foreign L ...

'' (2005), ''

My Brother is an Only Child ''My Brother Is an Only Child'' ( it, Mio fratello è figlio unico) is a 2007 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It is based on an Antonio Pennacchi novel. The title comes from a song by Rino Gaetano from 1976. Plot Accio ( Elio ...

'' (2007) and '' Fort Apache Napoli'' (2009).

References

External links

Franco Piersanti
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Piersanti, Franco 1950 births Italian film score composers Italian male film score composers Living people Musicians from Rome David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Ciak d'oro winners Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia alumni