Gianni Marchetti
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Gianni Marchetti conducts the orchestra of the Sanremo Festival 1970 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 7 September 1933 |
| Died | 10 April 2012 (aged 78) Rome |
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Gianni Marchetti (Rome, 7 September 1933 – Rome, 10 April 2012) was an Italian composer and songwriter. He collaborated with Piero Ciampi, lyricist Mogol, singer Bobby Solo and others.[1]
Early life
Gianni Marchetti was born on 7 September 1933, Rome, Italy. He enrolled in the musical institution Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in his early life to study piano in Rome.[2] As a composer and conductor, he began his career in 1956.
Career
Gianni Marchetti contributed to the soundtracks of around forty films.[3] He also composed a number of solo albums including solstitium and equinox.
At the Sanremo Music Festival in 1965, the winning song was "Se piangi, se ridi".[4] Gianni Marchetti was involved in its composition, and collaborated with Bobby Solo and Mogol.
In some of his work, he has also used the alias's Joe Dynamo and John Servus. Of the latter, through the distribution of the RCA, he produced the work Evening in 1977 which has been used in multiple productions, such as a commercial for the deoderant Bac, the films love duro e violento, Le notti porno nel mondo n 2, and for the anime Attack No. 1's[5] Italian opening theme.
Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Directed by | Ref |
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| 1964 | Tears on Your Face | Ettore Maria Fizzarotti | [3] |
| 1967 | Top Crack | Mario Russo | [6] |
| Spy Today, Die Tomorrow | Franz Josef Gottlieb | ||
| The Wild Eye | Paolo Cavara | ||
| Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold | Francesco Maselli | ||
| 1968 | The Killer Likes Candy | Maurice Cloche Federico Chentrens |
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| One Step to Hell | Nino Scolaro | [3] | |
| The Magnificent Tony Carrera | José Antonio de la Loma | ||
| 1969 | Congo Hell | Mario Siciliano | |
| The Eyes | Oscar Brazzi | ||
| 1974 | Zorro The Invincible | José Luis Merino | |
| The Last Desperate Hours | Giorgio Stegani | ||
| My Dear Nephews | Franco Rossetti | [3] | |
| 1975 | Emanuelle's Revenge | Joe D'Amato | [7] |
| 1977 | SS Girls | Bruno Mattei | [6] |
| Ready for Anything | Giorgio Stegani | ||
| 1978 | Sexy Night Report | Joe D'Amato | |
| 1979 | Bedtime Stories | Bruno Mattei Amasi Damiani |
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| 1989 | The Night of the Republic | Grazia Michelacci | [3] |
Bibliography
- Marchetti, Gianni (2010). Il mio Piero Ciampi: pagine di un incontro (in Italian). Coniglio. ISBN 8860632331.
See also
References
- ^ "Solo, Christys Take Honors at S.R. Fest" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 77, no. 7. February 13, 1965. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
... with lyrics by Mogol and Satti and music by Gianni Marchetti, was the winning song, published by Ricordi's FAMA subsidiary
- ^ "Biografia – Gianni Marchetti". Archivio Multimediale delle Colonne Sonore (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ^ a b c d e Rafael Martínez (2012-04-19). "In Memoriam Gianni Marchetti". AsturScore (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
- ^ "Evening". siglandia.net. Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
- ^ a b "Titles: Gianni Marchetti" (in Italian). Archivo del cinema Italiano. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Emanuelle e Françoise, le sorelline (1975)" (in Italian). Archivo del cinema Italiano. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
Musica/Music: Joe Dynamo
External links
- Gianni Marchetti at IMDb
- Gianni Marchetti discography at Discogs
- Gianni Marchetti at AllMusic