Monday, December 10, 2012

Remembering Franco Pisano



Franco Pisano was born on December 10, 1922, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He is the brother of composer Berto Pisano [1928-2002]. His main activity in the world of cinema was as a film composer and ad sometimes actor. Pisano is best known as a composer for the erotic films of Luciano Martino “La vergine, il toro e il capricorno” (1977). And also as a musician in such films as “Rocco e le sorelle “ (1961), “Divorzio alla siciliana” (1963), “Le Conseguenze” and “Scandali nudi” (both 1964), “Giorno caldo al Paradiso Show” (1966), “Superargo contro Diabolikus” (1967), “Basta guardarla” (1971), “Brigitte, Laura, Ursula, Monica, Raquel, Liz, Maria, Florinda, Barbara, Claudia e Sofia, le chiamo tutte... anima mia” (1974), “Asso di picche operazione controspionaggio” (1966), “Arriva Dorellik” (1968).  Pisan composed the scores for two Euro-westerns: “The Terrible Sheriff” (1962) and “The Relentless Four” (1965) with Adam West. Pisano died on January 6, 1977 in Rome. He was only 55. Today we remember Franco Pisano on what would have been his 90th birthday.

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