Biography
Manuel De Sica (24 February 1949 – 5 December 2014) was an Italian composer.
Born in Rome, the son of Vittorio De Sica and María Mercader, De Sica enrolled at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, in which he studied with Bruno Maderna. He debuted as a composer for his father's film A Place for Lovers (1968).
In 1993, De Sica won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Score for Carlo Verdone's Al lupo, al lupo. In 1996 he won the David di Donatello for Best Score for Carlo Lizzani's Celluloide. In 2005 he was honored with the title of Commendatore of the Italian Republic.De Sica died of a heart attack on 5 December 2014 at the age of 65, in Rome.
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Filmography
all 93
Movies 89
TV Shows 4
self 3
Self (archive footage)
The Garden That Doesn't Exist (2022)
Movie
Composer
L'altro Adamo (2014)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Love Is Not Perfect (2012)
Movie
Composer
Buona giornata (2012)
Movie
Composer
A Pezzi: Undead Men (2011)
Movie
Self
Vittorio D. (2009)
Movie
Composer
A Summer in the Caribbean (2009)
Movie
Composer
A summer at the sea (2008)
Movie
Composer
Piper (2007)
Movie
Through Children's Eyes - De Sica & Shoeshine (2006)
Movie
Composer
Death Is Beautiful: Michele Soavi Directs Dellamorte Dellamore (2006)
Movie
Composer
Contronatura (2005)
Movie
Self
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005)
Movie
Composer
Le ragazze di Miss Italia (2002)
Movie
Composer
Incompreso (2002)
Movie
Composer
Un maresciallo in gondola (2002)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Maria Josè, l'ultima regina (2002)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Vacanze di Natale 2000 (1999)
Movie
Composer
A Liar in Paradise (1998)
Movie
Sound
Anni '50 (1998)
TV
Music
Nuda proprietà vendesi (1998)
Movie
Composer
Simpatici & antipatici (1998)
Movie
Composer
A spasso nel tempo - L'avventura continua (1997)
Movie
Composer
Donna di piacere (1997)
Movie
Composer
A Walk in Time (1996)
Movie
Composer
3 (1996)
Movie
Composer
Celluloide (1996)
Movie
Composer
Christmas Vacation '95 (1995)
Movie
Composer
Red Colibri (1995)
Movie
Composer
Men Men Men (1995)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Miracolo italiano (1994)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Cemetery Man (1994)
Movie
4
Composer
Nineties - Part II (1993)
Movie
Composer
On the Dark Continent (1993)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Ricky & Barabba (1992)
Movie
1
Composer
Al lupo, al lupo (1992)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Vacanze di Natale '91 (1991)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Il conte Max (1991)
Movie
Original Music Composer
To Want to Fly (1991)
Movie
Composer
Faccione (1991)
Movie
Composer
Women in Arms (1991)
Movie
Composer
Non più di uno (1990)
Movie
Music
The Icicle Thief (1989)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Taste of Life (1988)
Movie
Composer
Bye Bye Baby (1988)
Movie
Composer
Montecarlo Gran Casinò (1987)
Movie
Composer
Il lupo di mare (1987)
Movie
Composer
BelliFreschi (1987)
Movie
Composer
Soldati - 365 all'alba (1987)
Movie
Composer
Yuppies 2 (1986)
Movie
Composer
Il commissario Lo Gatto (1986)
Movie
Composer
Colpo di fulmine (1985)
Movie
Composer
He's Worse than Me (1985)
Movie
Composer
The Alcove (1985)
Movie
Composer
Sue Me (1985)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Carabinieri si nasce (1985)
Movie
Composer
Vacanze in America (1984)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Cuori nella tormenta (1984)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Cuore (1984)
TV
Composer
A Boy and a Girl (1984)
Movie
Compositor
Il commissionario (1983)
Movie
Music
Ricomincio da zero (1982)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Sunday Lovers (1980)
Movie
Music
Under Siege (1980)
Movie
Composer
I'm Photogenic (1980)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Dear Father (1979)
Movie
Music
The Heart of Yugoslavia is made of mills (1979)
TV
Composer
That Strange Desire to Love (1977)
Movie
Composer
Sawed-Off Shotgun (1977)
Movie
Composer
Un amore targato Forlì (1976)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Twist (1976)
Movie
Composer
The Naked Doorwoman (1976)
Movie
Composer
La madama (1976)
Movie
Composer
That Movement Which I Love So Much (1976)
Movie
Composer
Occhio Alla Vedova! (1976)
Movie
Composer
Il caso Raoul (1975)
Movie
Composer
Cagliostro (1975)
Movie
Composer
Scusi, si potrebbe evitare il servizio militare?... No! (1974)
Movie
Music
The Voyage (1974)
Movie
Composer
La mafia mi fa un baffo (1974)
Movie
Composer
Viaggia, ragazza, viaggia, hai la musica nelle vene (1973)
Movie
Music
A Brief Vacation (1973)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Age of the Medici (1972)
TV
Original Music Composer
We'll Call Him Andrea (1972)
Movie
Composer
Camorra (1972)
Movie
Composer
The Crimes of the Black Cat (1972)
Movie
6.43
Composer
They Call Him Veritas (1972)
Movie
Composer
I Don't See, You Don't Speak, He Doesn't Hear (1971)
Movie
Composer
Cose di Cosa Nostra (1971)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)
Movie
3.5
Composer
Io e Dio (1970)
Movie
Original Music Composer
A Place for Lovers (1968)
Movie
Composer
Donnarumma all'assalto
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.93
Based on 60 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1977
1987
1980
2022
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1949-02-24
Deathday2014-12-05 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceRome, Italy
Height
ChildrenAndrea De Sica
FatherVittorio De Sica
MotherMaría Mercader
SiblingsChristian De Sica
CitizenshipsItaly
AwardsCommander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Nastro d'Argento for Best Score, David di Donatello for Best Score
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