Piero Piccioni was an Italian film score composer and lawyer.
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14 Facts About Piero Piccioni
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Piero Piccioni played for the first time on radio in 1938 with his “013” Big Band, to return on air only after the liberation of Italy in 1944.
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Piero Piccioni made his radio debut at 17 with his 013 Big Band in 1938, but only returned on air after the liberation of Italy in 1944.
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Piero Piccioni was influenced in the use of jazz by 20th century classical composers and American films.
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Piero Piccioni began writing songs of his own and was able to get some of his works published by Carisch editions.
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Piero Piccioni came into contact with the movie world in Rome during the fifties, when he was a practicing lawyer securing movie rights for Italian producers such as Titanus and De Laurentiis.
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Piero Piccioni consequently changed his lawyer's "toga" for a conductor's baton.
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Piero Piccioni developed close-knit working relationships with directors Francesco Rosi and Alberto Sordi, and established strong personal and professional bonds with them.
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Piero Piccioni is credited with over 300 soundtracks and compositions for radio, television, ballets and orchestra.
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Piero Piccioni won many prestigious prizes including the David di Donatello Award for the movie Swept Away, Nastro d'argento Award for the movie Salvatore Giuliano by Francesco Rosi, Prix International Lumiere 1991, Anna Magnani Award 1975 and Vittorio De Sica Award 1979.
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In 1953 Piero Piccioni was implicated in the Montesi scandal, after he was identified by journalists as being the 'blonde' who handed in clothes of Wilma Montesi after her death.
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Piero Piccioni's music is compiled into YouTube playlists and is extensively sampled by the lo-fi community.
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Piero Piccioni's music is very calming and well orchestrated, showing how music can calm one's soul in a way like no other.
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