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Augusto Martelli
Augusto Martelli (15 March 1940 – 3 November 2014) was an Italian composer, conductor, arranger and television personality. Life and career Born in Genoa, the son of conductor and composer Giordano
Augusto Martelli (15 March 1940 – 3 November 2014) was an Italian composer, conductor, arranger and television personality. Life and career Born in Genoa, the son of conductor and composer Giordano Bruno Martelli, Martelli is probably best known for the song Djamballà, the theme song of the 1970 film Il dio serpente, which reached the first position in the Italian charts. He is also well known for his romantic and professional relationship with pop singer Mina, with whom he collaborated as a composer and an arranger and with whom he co-founded the music label PDU. He also composed songs and scores for a large number of Fininvest TV programmes, including the jazz-fusion instrumental piece “Round D Minor” for the motor racing show “Grand Prix” hosted by Andrea de Adamich in the 1980s. Martelli always claimed his innocence. Selected filmography * Pensando a te (1969) * More Dollars for the MacGregors (1970) * Il dio serpente (1970) * Sartana in the Valley of Death (1970) * The Wind’s Fierce (1970) * We Are All in Temporary Liberty (1971) References External links * * * *
- Era
- Post-War
- Lived
- 1940–2014
- From
- Italy, Kingdom of Italy (now Italy)
- Born in
- Genoa · died Milan
- Known as
- conductor, composer, pianist, television presenter, recording artist, musician
- Instruments
- piano