Amedeo Escobar (1888–1973) was an Italian composer of film scores.[1] He attended the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome where he studied harmony, composition and cello under Luigi Forino.[2]
Amedeo Escobar | |
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| Born | 14 August 1888 |
| Died | 16 November 1973 |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1931–1952 (film) |
Selected filmography
edit- Resurrection (1931)
- The Last of the Bergeracs (1934)
- The Countess of Parma (1936)
- I've Lost My Husband! (1937)
- The Thrill of the Skies (1940)
- Captain Tempest (1942)
- The Lion of Damascus (1942)
- Macario Against Zagomar (1944)
- Toto Looks for a House (1949)
- Toto Looks for a Wife (1950)
- Beauties on Bicycles (1951)
- Drama on the Tiber (1952)
References
edit- ^ Frayling p.32
- ^ "Escobar, Amedeo". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
Studiò armonia e composizione e si diplomò in violoncello presso l'Accademia di S. Cecilia di Roma con L. Forino.
[He studied harmony and composition and graduated in cello at the Accademia di S. Cecilia in Rome with L. Forino.]
Bibliography
edit- Christopher Frayling. Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys and Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone. I.B.Tauris, 2006.
External links
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