Vince Tempera (born 18 September 1946) is an Italian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and conductor. Born in

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as Vincenzo Tempera, he graduated in piano and composition at the Conservatory, then he started his musical activity collaborating with several

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groups such as

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and La Nuova Era. He was later a member of the

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musical project The Pleasure Machine and of the progressive group Il Volo. In late 1970s he achieved a large commercial success as a composer of cartoon's opening songs. He was conductor in many editions of the

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and in one edition of the

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(for Malta in 1975). He contributed several film scores including the

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films '' Four of the Apocalypse'' (1975), ''

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'' (1975), ''

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'' (1977), '' Silver Saddle'' (1978), '' Manaos'' (1979), ''

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'' (1989) and '' The Sweet House of Horrors'' (1989). The main theme from ''Sette note in nero'' was later included in

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's '' Kill Bill: Volume 1''. His collaborations include, among others,

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, Mina,

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and

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. In the 1970s Tempera also recorded under the pseudonym Andrè Carr. :it:Vince Tempera

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