Bruno Nicolai Explained

Bruno Nicolai
Birth Date:26 May 1926
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Death Place:Rome, Italy
Occupation:Film composer
Genre:Film score

Bruno Nicolai (20 May 1926 – 16 August 1991) was an Italian film music composer, orchestra director, conductor, pianist and musical editor, most active in the 1960s through the 1980s.[1]

While studying piano and composition at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, he befriended Ennio Morricone and formed a long working relationship, with Nicolai eventually conducting for and co-scoring films with Morricone. Morricone noted in an interview discussing the Dollars Trilogy, "I chose a great musician and friend to be my conductor: Bruno Nicolai, who conducted almost every score of mine from that point on until 1974."[2] Nicolai also scored a number of giallo exploitation films and wrote many scores for director Jesús Franco.

His work was featured in the Quentin Tarantino films [1] and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Selected filmography

YearFilmDirected byNotesLatest CD / Digital Release
1964Romeo and JulietRiccardo Freda
Mondo InfernoAntonio Margheritiwith Marco VicarioBeat Records / BCM9587 / 2019
Vita Di MichelangeloSilverio BlasiKronos Records / KRONGOLD007 / 2014
1965$100,000 for RingoAlberto De MartinoGDM / CD CLUB 7009 / 2002
1966K.O. va e uccidiCarlo FerreroSaimel Bandas Sonoras / 3998920 / 2011
The Spy with Ten FacesAlberto De MartinoQuartet Records / QR337 / 2018
Kiss Kiss...Bang BangDuccio TessariQuartet Records / QR337 / 2018
Django Shoots FirstAlberto De MartinoGDM / GDM 4149 / 2012
Special Mission Lady ChaplinAlberto De MartinoDigitmovies / CDDM082 / 2007
The Christmas That Almost Wasn'tRossano BrazziDigitmovies / CDDM047 / 2006
El CiscoSergio BergonzelliDigitmovies / CDDM073 / 2006
1967Day of ViolenceAlfonso BresciaGDM / CD CLUB 7016 / 2003
Lucky, the InscrutableJesús FrancoQuartet Records / QR337 / 2018
Dirty HeroesAlberto De MartinoBeat Records / CDCR 86 / 2009
1968Gentleman KillerGiorgio Steganias George Finley Digitmovies / CDDM036 / 2005
Run, Man, RunSergio SollimaDigitmovies / CDDM095 / 2007
Roma come ChicagoAlberto de Martinoa.k.a. Bandits in RomeQuartet Records / QR441 / 2021
Phenomenal and the Treasure of TutankhamenRuggero Deodatoas Roger RockefellerDigitmovies / CDDM079 / 2007
The Last MercenaryMel Wellesas Dieter MüllerBeat Records / CDCR 32 / 1996
196999 WomenJesús FrancoDigitmovies / CDDM034 / 2005
Jesús FrancoDigitmovies / CDDM268 / 2014
Desert AssaultMino LoyDigitmovies / CDDM049 / 2006
Carnal CircuitAlberto De Martinoa.k.a. Femmine InsaziabiliQuartet Records / QR463 / 2021
FlashbackRaffaele Andreassi
GeminusLuciano EmmerEdipan / PANCD2506 / 2014
ZenabelRuggero DeodatoSaimel Bandas Sonoras / 3997610 / 2006
Mario CaianoGDM / GDM 4106 / 2007
1970Eugenie… The Story of Her Journey into PerversionJesús FrancoDigitmovies / CDDM030 / 2005
Land RaidersNathan JuranDigitmovies / CDDM190 / 2011
Nightmares Come At NightJesús FrancoDigitmovies / CDDM117 / 2008
Arizona Colt ReturnsSergio MartinoSaimel Bandas Sonoras / 3998010 / 2007
The Bloody JudgeJesús FrancoLucertola Media / LMCD 011 / 1998
Count DraculaJesús FrancoDigitmovies / CDDM319 / 2022
Adiós, SabataGianfranco ParoliniQuartet Records / QR198 / 2015
Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will PayGiuliano Carnimeoas Anthony AscottBeat Records / CDCR 39 / 2005
Apocalypse JoeLeopoldo SavonaBeat Records / CDCR 45 / 1998
Cloud of Dust... Cry of Death... Sartana Is ComingGiuliano CarnimeoSaimel Bandas Sonoras / 3997910 / 2007
1971Christ from the oceanRamon FernándezDigitmovies / CDDM159 / 2010
And the Crows Will Dig Your GraveJuan Boschas John WoodSaimel Bandas Sonoras / 3998010 / 2007
The Case of the Scorpion's TailSergio MartinoDigitmovies / CDDM028 / 2004
The Night Evelyn Came Out of the GraveEmilio MiragliaDigitmovies / CDDM040 / 2005
Dead Men RideAldo FlorioGDM / GDM 4150 / 2012
Civilta Del MediterraneoKronos Records / KRONGOLD039 / 2021
1972When Women Lost Their TailsPasquale Festa CampanileDigitmovies / DGST025 / 2017
All the Colors of the DarkSergio MartinoDigitmovies / CDDM019 / 2004
His Name Was Holy GhostGiuliano Carnimeoas Anthony AscottBeat Records / CDCR 127 / 2014
The French Sex MurdersFerdinando Merighi
God in Heaven... Arizona on EarthJuan Boschas John Wood
A Virgin Among the Living DeadJesús FrancoGDM / GDM 4150 / 2012
Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the KeySergio MartinoDigitmovies / CDDM016 / 2004
The Case of the Bloody IrisGiuliano CarnimeoDigitmovies / CDDM013 / 2004
My Horse, My Gun, Your WidowJuan Boschas John Wood
The Red Queen Kills Seven TimesEmilio MiragliaCam Sugar / CS009RSD / 2022
Ubalda, All Naked and WarmMariano LaurentiDigitmovies / CDDM055 / 2006
1973The Big FamilyTonino RicciEdipan / PAN CD 2504 / 1997
A Full Day's WorkJean-Louis TrintignantGDM / GDM 2019 / 2019
Man Called InvincibleGiuliano CarnimeoBeat Records / CDCR 117 / 2012
Forbidden to KnowNadine TrintignantDigitmovies / CDDM132 / 2009
The Bloody Vultures of AlaskaHarald Reinl
Silverio BlasiEdipan / PAN CD 2507 / 2014
My Name Is Shanghai JoeMario CaianoGDM / GDM 4174 / 2014
1974And Then There Were NonePeter CollinsonDigitmovies / CDDM320 / 2023
1975EyeballUmberto LenziDigitmovies / CDDM097 / 2007
Manhunt in the CityUmberto LenziDigitmovies / CDDM100 / 2007
1977Don Giovanni In SiciliaGuglielmo MorandiKronos Records / KRONGOLD012 / 2015
1979CaligulaTinto Brassas Paul ClementeCimmerian Records / CRCD023 / 2017
1982Cammina, camminaErmanno Olmi

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bruno Nicolai Filmography. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208134314/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/104479/Bruno-Nicolai/filmography. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2015. 2015-12-08.
  2. Book: Ennio Morricone: In His Own Words . De Rosa. Alessandro . 978-0-19-068103-6. 2019. 27. Oxford University Press .