Biography
Franco Micalizzi (born 21 December 1939 in Rome) is an Italian composer and conductor, best known for his scores in Poliziotteschi films.
His first success was for the musical score of the Spaghetti Western They Call Me Trinity, in 1970. He had previously collaborated on composing with Roberto Pregadio the famous whistled western score for the 1969 film The Forgotten Pistolero (original: Il Pistolero dell'Ave Maria). His main theme for the 1976 poliziottesco film A Special Cop in Action was used in the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof.His other scores include The Last Snows of Spring, Beyond the Door and The Last Hunter. He often worked with Umberto Lenzi, scoring his movies Syndicate Sadists, Rome Armed to the Teeth, Violent Naples, The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist, Brothers Till We Die, The Greatest Battle, From Corleone to Brooklyn, Black Demons and Mean Tricks.
In 1984 he founded the group "The Micalizzi Family" with his sons Cristiano and Alessandro.His piece "The Puzzle" appears in the soundtrack of Curb Your Enthusiasm and a slow tempo excerpt of it, rearranged for clarinet and bassoon, is often used in the series as the "stare" theme.
Filmography
all 56
Movies 54
TV Shows 2
self 1
Sound Gigante – Storia alternativa della musica italiana (2023)
They Called Him Spencer (2017)
Welcome Back Pinocchio (2007)
Vic (2006)
Mean Tricks (1992)
Hunt for the Golden Scorpion (1991)
Black Demons (1991)
Rimini, Rimini: A Year Later (1988)
The Curse (1987)
Double Trouble (1984)
Hell Penitentiary (1984)
Hell Behind the Bars (1984)
Go for It (1983)
Crime on the Highway (1982)
The Odd Squad (1982)
The Nosy One (1981)
Crime at Porta Romana (1980)
The Last Hunter (1980)
Scusi, lei è normale? (1979)
From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979)
The Visitor (1979)
The Biggest Battle (1978)
Brothers Till We Die (1977)
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977)
Merciless Man (1976)
A Special Cop in Action (1976)
Rome, Armed to the Teeth (1976)
Violent Naples (1976)
Giovannino (1976)
Albert e l'uomo nero (1976)
Laure (1976)
The Private Lesson (1975)
Syndicate Sadists (1975)
White Horses of Summer (1975)
Beyond the Door (1974)
Il piatto piange (1974)
The Tree with Pink Leaves (1974)
Young Lucrezia (1974)
To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday (1974)
Hold Up (1974)
The Sewer Rats (1974)
Super Stooges vs the Wonder Women (1974)
Perverted Adolescence (1974)
The Son of the Buried Alive (1974)
The Last Snows of Spring (1973)
Battle of the Amazons (1973)
The Bodyguard (1973)
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli (1973)
You're Jinxed, Friend, You've Met Sacramento (1972)
The Two Faces of Fear (1972)
They Call Me Trinity (1970)
Shadow of Death (1969)
Il sole è di tutti (1968)
Vietnam, guerra e pace (1968)
Addio, mamma! (1967)
Il ragazzo che sapeva amare (1967)
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GenderMale
Birthday1939-12-21 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceRome, Italy
CitizenshipsItaly
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