Berto Pisano (born Umberto Pisano, Cagliari, 13 October 1928 – Rome, 29 January 2002) was an Italian composer, conductor, arranger and jazz musician.
Berto Pisano | |
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| Born | 13 October 1928 Cagliari, Italy |
| Died | 29 January 2002 (aged 73) Rome, Italy |
Born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Pisano started his career as a double bassist in the jazz groups Quartetto Astor and Asternovas. He later learned to play the trumpet.[1] He is best known as a song writer for Italian pop star Mina and his work as film composer.[1] In 1974, Pisano's composition "A Blue Shadow", the theme from the RAI TV-series Ho incontrato un'ombra, topped the Italian charts.[2][3]
Selected filmography
editReferences
edit- 1 2 Giacomo Serreli (2003). Boghes e sonos: quarant'anni di musica extracolta in Sardegna. Scuola sarda, 2003. ISBN 8887758034.
- ↑ Massimo Emanuelli (2004). 50 anni di storia della televisione attraverso la stampa settimanale. GRECO & GRECO Editori, 2004. ISBN 8879803468.
- ↑ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
- ↑ Roberto Curti (27 March 2015). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969. McFarland, 2015. p. 92. ISBN 978-1476619897.
External links
edit- Berto Pisano at IMDb
- Berto Pisano at AllMusic
- Berto Pisano at Discogs
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