Pino Donaggio Pino Donaggio

Born: 24 October 1941, Burano, Italy.

Biography:
Giuseppe "Pino" Donaggio was born in the small village of Burano near Venice, Italy in 1941. A prodigious childhood talent, he began playing violin at the age of ten, studied at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice and the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan, and was performing recitals at the age of 14. Then, in 1959, Donaggio discovered rock and roll, and switched from the classical world to this new and exciting genre. Donaggio had almost immediate success as a songwriter in Italy in the 1960s, touring with Paul Anka, and writing the song "Io Che Non Vivo", which sold 60 million records worldwide when it was translated into English as "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" and covered by both Elvis Presley and Dusty Springfield. Donaggio made his film music debut in 1973, writing the score for Nicolas Roeg's classic thriller "Don't Look Now". Since then, Donaggio has become a critically popular, if slightly obscure, member of the Italian film music circle, who enjoyed a successful stint in Hollywood in the early 1980s through his collaborations with Brian De Palma and Joe Dante, but is now a largely undiscovered figure as a result of his decision to move the focus of his work back to his native country in the mid 1980s. Some of Donaggio's more famous international works include "Carrie" (1976), "Piranha" (1978), "Home Movies" (1979), "Dressed to Kill" (1980), "Blow Out" (1981), "The Howling" (1981), "Body Double" (1984), "Raising Cain" (1992), "Never Talk to Strangers" (1995), "Up at the Villa" (1998), and the recent "Seed of Chucky" (2004), while in Italy he has remained prolific, having worked on films by such diverse filmmakers as Liliana Cavani, Mario Girotti, Massimo Troisi, Roberto Benigni, and Tinto Brass. Donaggio lives with his wife in Venice, and is the father of two daughters.

Reviews:
Carrie, Oorlogswinter and Up At the Villa

Filmography:
Fidati Di Me (2008), Colpo d'Occhio (2008), La Vita Rubata (2008), Oorlogswinter (2008), Milano-Palermo: Il Ritorno (2007), Fuga con Marlene (2007), Guido Che Sfidò le Brigate Rosse (2007) Il Segreto di Arianna (2007), Lo Zio d'America 2 (2006), Joe Petrosino (2006), Der See der Träume (2006), La Moglie Cinese (2006), Antonio Guerriero di Dio (2006), La Terra (2006), Amante e Segreti 2 (2005), Concorso di Colpa (2005), Il Grande Torino (2005), Provaci Ancora Prof! (2005), Ricomincio Da Me (2005), Il Veterinario (2005), Don Matteo IV (2004), Pontormo (2004), Rivoglio I Miei Figli (2004), Seed of Chucky (2004), La Tassinara (2004), Blindati (2003), Imperium Augustus (2003), Sospetti 2 (2003), Un Caso di Coscienza (2003), Commesse 2 (2002), Don Matteo III (2002), Lo Zio d'America (2002), L'Anima Gemella (2002), Don Matteo II (2001), I Banchieri di Dio (2001), The Order (2001), Saro Il Tuo Guidice (2001), Tra Due Mondi (2001), Don Matteo (2000), Operazione Odissea (2000), Piovuto Dal Cielo (2000), Up at the Villa (2000), Trasgredire (2000), C'era Una Volta in Sicilia (1999), Terra Bruciata (1999), Morte Di Una Ragazza Perbene (1999), Un Uomo Perbene (1999), Prima del Tramonto (1999), Die Sünde der Engel (1998), Il Mio West (1998), Monella (1998), Il Tesoro di Damasco (1998), Coppia Omicida (1998), Racket (1997), Le Ragazze di Piazza di Spagna (1997), Il Carniere (1997), Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples (1997), Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families (1997), La Terza Luna (1997), Die Stunden vor dem Morgengrauen (1997), L'Arcano Incantatore (1996), Festival (1996), Oblivion 2: Backlash (1996), Nach uns die Sintflut (1996), Squillo (1996), Inka Connection (1995), Un Eroe Borghese (1995), Marciando Nel Buio (1995), Mollo Tutto (1995), Palermo Milano Solo Andata (1995). Segreto di Stato (1995), Soldato Ignoto (1995), Never Talk to Strangers (1995), La Chance (1994), Oblivion (1994), Botte di Natale (1994), Colpo di Coda (1993), Giovanni Falcone (1993), Dove Siete? Io Sono Qui (1993), Trauma (1993), Missione D'Amore (1992), Così Fan Tutte (1992), Raising Cain (1992), Tchin Tchin (1991), Indio 2 - La Rivolta (1991), Der Mann Nebenan (1991), La Partita (1991), Scoop (1991), Meridian (1990), The Sect (1990), Due Occhi Diabolici (1990), Indio (1989), Night Game (1989), Oceano (1989), Catacombs (1988), Kansas (1988), Qualcuno in Ascolto (1988), Zelly & Me (1988), Appointment with Death (1988), The Barbarians (1987), Dancers (1987), Un Delitto Poco Comune (1987), Going Bananas (1987), Jenatsch (1987), Tabloid Crime (1987), Amantide - Scirocco (1987), Hotel Colonial (1987), Il Caso Moro (1986), Crawlspace (1986), La Monaca di Monza (1986), Sette Chili In Sette Giorni (1986), The Fifth Missile (1986) , The Berlin Affair (1985), Savage Dawn (1985), Le Avventure Dell'Incredibile Ercole (1985), Déjà Vu (1985), L'Attenzione (1984), Body Double (1984), Non Ci Resta Che Piangere (1984), Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984), Don Camillo (1983), Hercules (1983), Sotto Il Vestito Niente (1983), Jugando Con La Muerte (1982), Morte in Vaticano (1982), Tex (1982), Oltre la Porta (1982), Blow Out (1981), The Fan (1981), Augh! Augh! (1980), Beyond Evil (1980), Desideria: La Vita Interiore (1980), Il Gatto Nero (1980), The Howling (1980), Dressed to Kill (1980), Home Movies (1979), Senza Buccia (1979), Tourist Trap (1979), Amore Piombo e Furore (1978), Piranha (1978), Haunts (1977), Nero Veneziano (1977), A Whisper In the Dark (1976), Carrie (1976), Corruzione Al Palazzo Di Giustizia (1974), Don't Look Now (1973).

Highest Grossing Films as at end of 2007 (adjusted for inflation):
Carrie ($117.4m), Dressed to Kill ($83.9m), The Howling ($45.8m), Raising Cain ($36.5m), Blow Out ($30.6m), Hercules ($24.0m), Seed of Chucky ($19.5m), Body Double ($18.5m), Tex ($17.8m), Never Talk to Strangers ($11.2m)

Amore Piombo e Furore L'Anima Gemella The Barbarians Blow Out Botte di Natale Carrie Colpo di Coda Don't Look Now Dressed to Kill The Howling Meridian Nero Veneziano Never Talk to Strangers Oorlogswinter Operazione Odissea Piranha Qualcuno in Ascolto Raising Cain The Sect Seed of Chucky Tchin Tchin Tra Due Mondi Trauma Un Delitto Poco Comune Up at the Villa Zelly & Me


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