Giuliano Taviani (born 1969) is an

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Life and career

Born in

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, Taviani is the son of the director and

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Vittorio. He started studying

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, singing, and guitar at the Scuola Popolare di Musica di Testaccio, under

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, and after a brief experience as a

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and a

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in the band Defaillance he enrolled at the Conservatory of

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where he graduated in composition. After composing some incidental music, he debuted as a film score composer in 1999, for Gianni Zanasi's ''A domani''. A longtime collaborator of Francesco Munzi, in 2015 he won two

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for Best Score and Best Song for Munzi's ''

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''.

Selected filmography

* '' Now or Never'' (2003) * '' The Lark Farm'' (2007) * '' Amore, bugie e calcetto'' (2008) * '' The Ladies Get Their Say'' (2009) * '' Generation 1000 Euros'' (2009) * '' Oggi sposi'' (2009) * '' The Woman of My Dreams'' (2010) * '' Unlikely Revolutionaries'' (2010) * '' One Day More'' (2011) * '' Escort in Love'' (2011) * '' Ex 2: Still Friends?'' (2011) * '' Viva l'Italia'' (2012) * '' Caesar Must Die'' (2012) * '' Stay Away from Me'' (2013) * ''

'' (2014) * '' Sapore di te'' (2014) * '' Wondrous Boccaccio'' (2015) * '' Torno indietro e cambio vita'' (2015) * '' Non si ruba a casa dei ladri'' (2016) * '' Caccia al tesoro'' (2017) * '' Natale a cinque stelle'' (2018) * '' Figli'' (2020) * '' A Girl Returned'' (2021) * '' The Man Who Drew God'' (2022)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taviani, Giuliano 1969 births Living people Composers from Rome Italian film score composers David di Donatello winners Italian male film score composers