Giovanni Rota Rinaldi (3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979), better known as Nino Rota was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti. He also composed the music for two of Franco Zeffirelli's Shakespeare films, and for the first two films of Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather trilogy, receiving the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Godfather Part II (1974).
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Full name at birth | Giovanni Rota Rinaldi
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Date of birth | 3 December 1911
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Place of birth | Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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Date of death | 10 April 1979
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Age | 67 (age at death)
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Place of death | Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Nino Rota is known for his role in the film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) as performer: "La Fogaraccia" / writer: "La Fogaraccia".
He is also known for his role in the documentary Sintiéndolo mucho (2022) as writer: "La Fogaraccia", "La Passerella di Addio".
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