Gianni Ferrio
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Giovanni Achille Ferrio (born November 16, 1924 in Vicenza ; † October 21, 2013 ) was an Italian film composer , arranger and orchestra conductor .
Life
After dropping out of medicine and studying music , Ferrio first worked with singers like Teddy Reno and wrote songs and hits as well as for radio broadcasts until he became known as the composer of around 120 film scores from 1958. His style was characterized by the use of electric guitar , drums and light wind instruments . Frequently engaged in films with Giuliano Gemma , he was one of the top addresses for spaghetti westerns ; later he often worked for sexy comedies .
Ferrio also worked frequently for television. One of his last works was the score for Labyrinthus from 2008. He became known to a younger audience through his use of his composition in Kill Bill - Volume 1 .
Further works can be found on records by Johnny Dorelli , Anna Moffo and especially Mina , with whom he worked on almost all recordings. Several times he conducted the orchestra at the Sanremo Festival .
Filmography (selection)
- 1960: Un dollaro di fifa
- 1961: I magnifici tre
- 1963: Gli eroi del West
- 1964: I gemelli del Texas
- 1964: Not a cent for Ringo's head (Massacro al Grande Canyon)
- 1965: A Hole in the Dollar (Un dollaro bucato)
- 1966: Ringo e Gringo contro tutti
- 1966: Tampeko - A dollar has two sides (Per pochi dollari ancora)
- 1967: Djurado
- 1967: Escondido (El Desperado)
- 1967: Wanted (Wanted)
- 1967: The landlady of the Lahn (Susanne - the landlady of the Lahn)
- 1967: His profile is not a saint (El hombre que mató a Billy el Niño)
- 1968: Django - Merciless like the sun (Sentenza di morte)
- 1968: Ringo, look for a place to die (Joe ... cercati un posto per morire!)
- 1969: Io, Emmanuelle
- 1969: Around them was the breath of death (Los desesperados)
- 1969: Why did I only say yes twice?
- 1968: The landlady also has a count
- 1969: The landlady also has a niece
- 1970: The landlady also likes to blow the trumpet
- 1970: Lead thunderstorm (Reverendo Colt) (unnamed also director)
- 1970: The Lonely One from the West (Sledge)
- 1970: The fiery arrow of vengeance (L'arciere di fuoco)
- 1971: Blood trail in the park (Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate)
- 1971: Two wild companeros (Viva la muerte ... tua!)
- 1972: Ben and Charlie (Amico, Stammi lontano almeno un palmo)
- 1973: The mysterious island (L'isola misteriosa)
- 1973: Mamma mia è arrivato Così Sia
- 1973: Sing me the song of vengeance (Mi chiamavano 'Requiescat'… ma avevano sbagliato)
- 1973: Deadly Hatred (Tony Arzenta)
- 1974: The man without a memory (L'uomo senza memoria)
- 1976: The cheeky teens do a new thing (Classe mista)
- 1977: The man from Virginia (California)
- 1978: Heroin (Milano ... difendersi o morire)
- 1978: Flotte Teens now without jeans (La liceale nella classe dei ripetenti)
- 1978: Flotte Teens and the new school chick (L'insegnante va in collegio)
- 1979: The Idiotenzwinger (L'infermiera nella corsia dei militari)
- 1980: The truancy (La ripetente fa l'occhietto al preside)
- 1985: Tex and the secret of the grottoes of death (Tex e il Signore degli abissi)
Web links
- Gianni Ferrio in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ferrios website
Individual evidence
- ^ Addio a Gianni Ferrio
- ^ Ulrich P. Bruckner: For a few more corpses, Munich 2006, p. 519
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferrio, Gianni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferrio, Giovanni Achille (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film composer, arranger and orchestra leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vicenza |
| DATE OF DEATH | 21st October 2013 |