Giovanni
‘Gianni’ Marchetti was born in Rome, Italy on September 7, 1933. Marchetti was
one of Italy's best kept secrets. A composer with a long and elaborate list of
writing credits in both pop music and movie soundtracks. He penned proper
anthems in Italy's post-war melodic tradition. Marchetti was a collaborator
with Piero Ciampi in the 1970s, the latter writing the music for some of his
most famous songs from “Ha tutte le carte in regola”, “Io te e Maria” and “Tu
no” a “Sporca estate”. The "Roman" singer-songwriter and poet from
Settanta, to which the city has dedicated the "Premio Ciampi," is
inseparable from the presence of Marchetti at his side. The close relationship
between the two talented composers resulted in some very popular compositions,
some of which was the most creative and original in the history of song
writing. Marchetti had recently told this artistic journey in the book "My
Piero Ciampi" (2010) and was currently working on a documentary film on
Ciampi. "We are very saddened because Marchetti he was a very important
person in the field of music” observes Mario Tredici, Councillor for Culture of
the town of Livorno “who accompanied Piero Ciampi which is called by many
Romans, one of the most creative periods of their artistic lives."
Marchetti composed the score for four Euro-westerns “The Taste of Vengeance”
(1968) co-written with Manuel Parada, “$20,000 for Every Corpse” (1969), “The
Rebels of Arizona” (1970) "Zorro of Monterey" (1971).
MARCHETTI Gianni (Giovanni
Marchetti) [9/7/1933, Rome, Lazio,
Italy - 4/11/2012, Rome, Lazio, Italy] – composer, conductor, arranger,
songwriter.
The
Taste of Vengeance - 1968 (co)
$20,000
for Every Corpse - 1969 (co)
The
Rebels of Arizona - 1970
Zorro
of Monterey - 1971
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