Biography
Alessandro Cicognini (15 January 1906 – 9 November 1995) was an Italian composer who is chiefly remembered for his film scores. Born in Pescara, Cicognini graduated with a degree in music composition from the Milan Conservatory in 1927 where he was a pupil of Giulio Cesare Paribeni and Renzo Bossi. In 1933 his opera, Donna Lombarda, inspired by a popular folk ballad, premiered at the Teatro Regio in Turin. From then, with the exceptions of Messa a 5 voci and Saul, he focused his activities on composing musical scores for over 100 films, often collaborating with filmmakers Vittorio de Sica and Alessandro Blasetti. Much of his film music makes use of small ensembles and unusual instrumentation, rather than the lush orchestral scores common to film music of the mid-20th century. His style has been described as late-romantic, and was characterized by immediacy and catchiness. In 1965 he retired from film composition and became a teacher; one of his soundtracks, to the 1953 film Stazione Termini, was reused in What's Eating Gilbert Grape in 1993.
Cicognini died in Rome on 9 November 1995 at the age of 89.
Filmography
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Il pianeta che ci ospita (2015)
Don Camillo in Moscow (1965)
The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
The Last Judgment (1961)
Don Camillo: Monsignor (1961)
It Started in Naples (1960)
A Breath of Scandal (1960)
Everyone's in Love (1959)
The Black Orchid (1959)
Bread, Love and Andalucia (1958)
È arrivata la parigina (1958)
Fast and Sexy (1958)
Holiday Island (1957)
The Window to Luna Park (1957)
Fathers and Sons (1957)
Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge (1956)
The Rival (1956)
The Roof (1956)
Time of Vacation (1956)
Loser Takes All (1956)
The Band of Honest Men (1956)
The Bigamist (1956)
What a Woman! (1956)
Scandal in Sorrento (1955)
Don Camillo's Last Round (1955)
Are We Men or Corporals? (1955)
Summertime (1955)
It Happens in Roma (1955)
The Art of Getting Along (1954)
Too Bad She's Bad (1954)
The Fate of Two Queens (1954)
Frisky (1954)
The Gold of Naples (1954)
Graziella (1954)
Ulysses (1954)
Crossed Swords (1954)
The Anatomy of Love (1954)
Bread, Love and Dreams (1953)
We, the Women (1953)
The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
Anna's Sin (1953)
Sunday Heroes (1952)
La Favorita (1952)
La fiammata (1952)
Times Gone By (1952)
Il segreto delle tre punte (1952)
Wanda the Sinner (1952)
Wife for a Night (1952)
Two Cents Worth of Hope (1952)
The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
Hello Elephant (1952)
Umberto D. (1952)
The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue (1951)
Cops and Robbers (1951)
Position Wanted (1951)
Miracle in Milan (1951)
First Communion (1950)
Tomorrow Is Too Late (1950)
Lo sparviero del Nilo (1950)
La strada finisce sul fiume (1950)
High Time (1950)
Paolo e Francesca (1950)
Streets of Sorrow (1950)
The Iron Swordsman (1949)
The Flame that Never Dies (1949)
The Earth Cries Out (1949)
Vento d'Africa (1949)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
The Mysterious Rider (1948)
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris (1948)
Unkown Men of San Marino (1948)
Les Misérables - Manhunt (1948)
Il cavaliere del sogno (1947)
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1947)
Ultimo amore (1947)
Cronaca nera (1947)
L'elisir d'amore (1947)
Nel duomo di Milano (1947)
Shoeshine (1946)
La sua strada (1946)
Two Anonymous Letters (1945)
La resa di Titì (1945)
No One Comes Back (1945)
Tristi amori (1943)
Scorned Flesh (1943)
Il nostro prossimo (1943)
Four Steps in the Clouds (1942)
The Story of the Pope (1942)
Quarta pagina (1942)
La maestrina (1942)
Primo amore (1941)
The Iron Crown (1941)
Ridi pagliaccio (1941)
Giuliano de' Medici (1941)
Senza cielo (1940)
Una romantica avventura (1940)
La nascita di Salomè (1940)
A Hundred Thousand Dollars (1940)
The Sinner (1940)
Beyond Love (1940)
An Adventure of Salvator Rosa (1939)
Retroscena (1939)
Una moglie in pericolo (1939)
Department Store (1939)
Napoli che non muore (1939)
Ettore Fieramosca (1938)
Le due madri (1938)
Il corsaro nero (1938)
Napoli d'altri tempi (1938)
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GenderMale
Birthday1906-01-15
Deathday1995-11-09 (89 years old)
Birth PlacePescara, Italy
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, Italy
Also Known AsA. Cicognini, M° Alessandro Cicognini, Cicognini, Sandro Cicognini
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