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Luigi Denza(1846-1922)

  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Luigi Denza was born on 24 February 1846 in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania, Italy. He was a composer, known for Heavenly Creatures (1994), The Visit (2015) and Shine (1996). He died on 26 January 1922 in London, England, UK.
BornFebruary 24, 1846
DiedJanuary 26, 1922(75)
BornFebruary 24, 1846
DiedJanuary 26, 1922(75)
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Known for

Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey in Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Heavenly Creatures
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1994
The Visit (2015)
The Visit
6.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2015
Shine (1996)
Shine
7.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1996
Ryan Reynolds, Jesse Eisenberg, Bill Hader, Kristen Stewart, Kristen Wiig, and Margarita Levieva in Adventureland (2009)
Adventureland
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2009

Credits

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Composer

  • Liam Fine in The Bizzlest Pizza (2024)
    The Bizzlest Pizza
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2024

Soundtrack

  • Susan Sarandon, Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, and Brenda Vaccaro in Nonnas (2025)
    Nonnas
    6.8
    • writer: "Funiculi Funicula"
    • 2025
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, and Joe Manganiello in The Kill Room (2023)
    The Kill Room
    5.5
    • writer: "Funiculi, Funicula"
    • 2023
  • Wild Flowers (2022)
    Wild Flowers
    6.3
    • writer: "Funiculi Funicula"
    • 2022
  • Michael Weatherly and Darrin Hickok in The Necklace (2016)
    Bull
    7.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Funiculì Funicalà"
    • 2021
  • Oliver Kalkofe and Peter Rütten in The Worst Movies of All Time (2013)
    The Worst Movies of All Time
    8.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Ole, jetzt gibt es einen in die Fresse" (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Harvey Keitel in Lansky (2021)
    Lansky
    6.2
    • writer: "Funiculi Funicula"
    • 2021
  • David McCormack and Melanie Zanetti in Bluey (2018)
    Bluey
    9.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Funiculì Funiculà" (Uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Marit van Bohemen and Rifka Lodeizen in Judas (2019)
    Judas
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Funiculi Funicula" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Hayden Christensen and Emma Roberts in Little Italy (2018)
    Little Italy
    5.7
    • music: "Funiculì, Funiculà"
    • 2018
  • Gael García Bernal and Lola Kirke in Mozart in the Jungle (2014)
    Mozart in the Jungle
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Funiculi Funicula" (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Fernán Mirás, Carla Peterson, Martín Slipak, Jazmín Stuart, Juan Minujín, and Pilar Gamboa in Recreo (2018)
    Recreo
    5.7
    • music: "Funiculì, funiculà" (as Funículi Funiculá)
    • 2018
  • Flip Flappers (2016)
    Flip Flappers
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • music: "Funiculi Funicula"
    • 2016
  • Tatiana Maslany in Orphan Black (2013)
    Orphan Black
    8.3
    TV Series
    • music: "Funiculi Funicula" (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • The Visit (2015)
    The Visit
    6.3
    • writer: "Non t'amo più"
    • 2015
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Italian Clown"
    • 2014

Personal details

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  • Born
    • February 24, 1846
    • Castellammare di Stabia, Campania, Italy
  • Died
    • January 26, 1922
    • London, England, UK
  • Children
    • Luigi Carlo Denza
  • Relatives
    • Vanessa Denza(Grandchild)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Luigi Denza moved to London, England, UK in 1884 and became professor of singing at The Royal Academy of Music in 1898. Denza is best known for his 1880 song "Funiculi, Funicula" inspired by the inauguration of a funicular railway at Mount Vesuvius in Italy. Six years after its publication, composer Richard Strauss mistook it for an Italian folk tune and incorporated it into his tone poem "Aus Italien" resulting in Strauss having to share royalties with Denza.

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