Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

Angelo Francesco Lavagnino (22 February 1909 – 21 August 1987) was an Italian composer, born in Genoa. He is best known for scoring many films, including Legend of the Lost, Conspiracy of Hearts, Gorgo, The Legion’s Last Patrol, The Naked Maja, Daisy Miller, and two directed by Orson Welles, Othello and Chimes at Midnight. He also scored several peplums and Spaghetti Westerns. Lavagnino won the Nastro d’Argento award for Best Score twice, for Continente perduto (1955) and Vertigine bianca (1956). Selected filmography *The Devil in the Convent (1950) *Mamma Mia, What an Impression! (1951) *Othello (1951) *The Tired Outlaw (1952) *Woman of the Red Sea (1953) *Marriage (1954) *An American in Rome (1954) *Toto and Carolina (1955) *Tom Toms of Mayumba (1955) *Sins of Casanova (1955) *Continente perduto (1955) *The Wanderers (1956) *Roland the Mighty (1956) *Count Max (1957) *Legend of the Lost (1957) *Engaged to Death (1957) *The Naked Maja (1958) *The Wind Cannot Read (1958) *Passionate Summer (1958) *The Last Days of Pompeii (1959) *Nel Segno di Roma (1959) *Gastone (1960) *The Warrior Empress (1960) *Conspiracy of Hearts (1960) *Messalina (1960) *Siege of Syracuse (1960) *Five Brande