Manuel De Sica Explained

Manuel De Sica
Birth Date:24 February 1949
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Death Place:Rome, Italy
Occupation:Composer
Spouse:Tilde Corsi
Parents:Vittorio De Sica (father)
María Mercader (mother)
Children:1
Relatives:Christian De Sica (brother)

Manuel De Sica (24 February 1949 – 5 December 2014) was an Italian composer.

Born in Rome, the son of Vittorio De Sica and María Mercader, De Sica enrolled at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, in which he studied with Bruno Maderna.[1] He debuted as a composer for his father's film A Place for Lovers (1968).

In 1993, De Sica won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Score for Carlo Verdone's Al lupo, al lupo.[2] In 1996 he won the David di Donatello for Best Score for Carlo Lizzani's Celluloide.[2] In 2005 he was honored with the title of Commendatore of the Italian Republic.[3]

De Sica died of a heart attack on 5 December 2014 at the age of 65,[4] in Rome.

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. News: Manuel De Sica: una vita in musica. 18 October 2013. Fondazione Toscanini. 17 May 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20131018211728/http://www.fondazionetoscanini.it/en/201305171294/filarmonica-arturo-toscanini/press-room/manuel-de-sica-una-vita-in-musica/menu-id-36.html. 18 October 2013.
  2. Book: Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. 1998 . Gremese Editore, 1998. 8877422211.
  3. News: Roberto Benigni nominato Cavaliere della Repubblica. 18 October 2013. DGmag. 28 November 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019132827/http://www.dgmag.it/intrattenimento/cinema/roberto-benigni-nominato-cavaliere-della-repubblica-178-178. 19 October 2013. dead.
  4. News: Redazione Online. Morto d'infarto il musicista Manuel De Sica, fratello di Christian. 6 December 2014. Corriere della Sera. 5 December 2014.