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Alessandro Cicognini(1906-1995)

  • Composer
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  • Writer
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Alessandro Cicognini was born on 15 January 1906 in Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy. He was a composer and writer, known for Bicycle Thieves (1948), Forrest Gump (1994) and Umberto D. (1952). He died on 9 November 1995 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornJanuary 15, 1906
DiedNovember 9, 1995(89)
BornJanuary 15, 1906
DiedNovember 9, 1995(89)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Lamberto Maggiorani and Enzo Staiola in Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves
8.2
  • Composer(as Cicognini also)
  • 1948
Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump
8.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1994
Carlo Battisti in Umberto D. (1952)
Umberto D.
8.1
  • Composer
  • 1952
Jennifer Lawrence in Joy (2015)
Joy
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2015

Credits

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Composer

  • Our Host Planet (2015)
    Our Host Planet
    7.2
    Short
    • music from "Miracolo a Milano"
    • 2015
  • La notte dell'addio (1966)
    La notte dell'addio
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Il compagno Don Camillo (1965)
    Il compagno Don Camillo
    6.9
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
    The Pigeon That Took Rome
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • Don Camillo monsignore... ma non troppo (1961)
    Don Camillo monsignore... ma non troppo
    6.9
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • Anouk Aimée, Vittorio De Sica, Vittorio Gassman, Alberto Sordi, and Paolo Stoppa in The Last Judgment (1961)
    The Last Judgment
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • It Started in Naples (1960)
    It Started in Naples
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • Sophia Loren, John Gavin, and Maurice Chevalier in A Breath of Scandal (1960)
    A Breath of Scandal
    5.6
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • Vittorio De Sica and Carmen Sevilla in Pan, amor y Andalucía (1958)
    Pan, amor y Andalucía
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn in The Black Orchid (1958)
    The Black Orchid
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • Maria Fiore, Célina Cély, Titina De Filippo, Franco Fabrizi, Jorge Mistral, Magali Noël, Virgilio Riento, and Alberto Talegalli in È arrivata la parigina (1958)
    È arrivata la parigina
    4.3
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • Fast and Sexy (1958)
    Fast and Sexy
    5.6
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • Holiday Island (1957)
    Holiday Island
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1957
  • La finestra sul Luna Park (1957)
    La finestra sul Luna Park
    7.1
    • Composer
    • 1957
  • A Tailor's Maid (1957)
    A Tailor's Maid
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1957

Music Department

  • Marcello Mastroianni, Franco Di Trocchio, Gabriele Ferzetti, Marisa Merlini, and Jacqueline Sassard in Tutti innamorati (1959)
    Tutti innamorati
    6.2
    • composer: theme music
    • 1959
  • Sophia Loren and Totò in The Gold of Naples (1954)
    The Gold of Naples
    7.3
    • conductor
    • 1954
  • Vittorio De Sica and Gina Lollobrigida in Frisky (1954)
    Frisky
    6.6
    • conductor
    • 1954
  • The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
    The Return of Don Camillo
    7.2
    • musical director
    • 1953
  • Secret of Three Points (1952)
    Secret of Three Points
    4.9
    • conductor (as Sandro Cicognini)
    • 1952
  • Wanda, la peccatrice (1952)
    Wanda, la peccatrice
    5.8
    • conductor
    • 1952
  • The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
    The Little World of Don Camillo
    7.6
    • musical director
    • 1952
  • The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue (1951)
    The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue
    5.4
    • musical director
    • 1951
  • Position Wanted (1951)
    Position Wanted
    6.4
    • conductor (as M° Alessandro Cicognini)
    • 1951
  • Stormbound (1950)
    Stormbound
    • musical director
    • 1950
  • Elixir of Love (1947)
    Elixir of Love
    5.5
    • music coordinator
    • 1947
  • Eternal Melodies (1940)
    Eternal Melodies
    5.3
    • musical adaptation (as A. Cicognini)
    • 1940
  • Don Pasquale (1940)
    Don Pasquale
    • musical director
    • 1940
  • Lilian Harvey in Castelli in aria (1939)
    Castelli in aria
    4.9
    • musical director
    • 1939

Writer

  • Elixir of Love (1947)
    Elixir of Love
    5.5
    • scenario collaborator
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • A. Cicognini
  • Born
    • January 15, 1906
    • Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy
  • Died
    • November 9, 1995
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)

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    Favoured small ensembles rather than large orchestras.

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