Carlo Innocenzi

Carlo Innocenzi (29 April 1899 – 24 March 1962) was an Italian composer. Life and career Born in Monteleone di Spoleto, Innocenzi is best known as a composer of musical scores for films; he composed over 150 film scores since 1933. From 1958 until his death, he focused on peplum film scores. Innocenzi also composed several pop songs, and some of them were not only commercial hits but also became instant classics, notably “Mille lire al mese” and “Valeria ragazza poco seria”. He was married to Sonia Pearlwing, who, under the name of Marcella Rivi, was the author of the lyrics for several songs composed by him. Selected filmography * A Thousand Lire a Month (1939) * The First Woman Who Passes (1940) * Light in the Darkness (1941) * Disturbance (1942) * Invisible Chains (1942) * Two Hearts (1943) * Un uomo ritorna (1946) * Anthony of Padua (1949) * Welcome, Reverend! (1950) * Song of Spring (1951) * Auguri e figli maschi! (1951) * The Passaguai Family (1951) * Una bruna indiavolata! (1951) * Three Girls from Rome (1952) * A Mother Returns (1952) * The Passaguai Family Gets Rich (1952) * Article 519, Penal Code (1952) * One Hundred Little Mothers (1952) * Prisoners of Darkness (1952) *