Stelvio Cipriani

Stelvio Cipriani
(Viostel)
Stelvio Cipriani; (Viostel)
	Film music
Occupation(s)	Composer

Stelvio Cipriani (Rome 20 August 1937 – Rome 1 October 2018),^[1] also known as Viostel, was an Italian composer, mostly of motion picture soundtracks, conductor and pianist.^[2]

Biography

Though not raised with a strong musical upbringing, as a child Cipriani was fascinated by his church's organ. His priest gave Cipriani his first music lessons and encouraged the boy and his family. Cipriani attended the

Santa Cecilia Conservatory starting at the age of 14. Around this time, he played in cruise ship bands,^[3] enabling him to meet Dave Brubeck. Upon returning to Italy, he began working as piano accompaniment for Rita Pavone.^[4]

Cipriani's first soundtrack was for the

poliziottesco

soundtracks.

Cipriani became prolific in the Italian film world, eventually garnering a

Bruno Forzani in the soundtrack for their first feature Amer. Cipriani was also noted for his score of the 1979 film The Concorde Affair.^[5]

In a 2007 interview, Cipriani said that he had composed music for Pope

John Paul II and was working with Pope Benedict XVI.^[3]

In 2014 he released his original composition "Anonimo Veneziano" ("To Be the One You Love") with the voice of International Recording Artist Veronica Vitale.

In 2017 he took part in some chapters of the episodic docufilm "Diario Di Bordo, Inside the Outsider," promoted by international recording artist Veronica Vitale.

Selected filmography

Year	Film	Directed by	Notes	Latest CD / Digital Release
1966	The Bounty Killer	Eugenio Martín	a.k.a. The Ugly Ones	GDM / GDM 4155 / 2012
1967	The Stranger Returns	Luigi Vanzi	a.k.a. A Man, a Horse, a Gun	GDM / GDM 4154 / 2012
1968	Luana, The Girl Tarzan	Roberto Infascelli	as Bob Raymond	Beat Records Company / BCM9532 / 2015
1968	The Silent Stranger	Luigi Vanzi
1969	Law of Violence	Gianni Crea		GDM / GDM 4311 / 2013
	The Thirteen Chairs	Nicolas Gessner	a.k.a. Twelve Plus One	Digitmovies / CDDM203 / 2012
	Agguato Sul Bosforo	Luigi Batzella	as Paull' Hamus	GDM / GDM 4323 / 2014
	The Laughing Woman	Piero Schivazappa	also "Femina Ridens"	Digitmovies / CDDM103 / 2008
	War Devils	Bitto Albertini	as Bert Albertini	Kronos Records / KRONGOLD017 / 2015
1970	Edipeon	Lorenzo Artale		Digitmovies / CDDM273 / 2015
	Overrun!	Mario Siciliano		GDM / GDM 4118 / 2008
	Whirlpool	José Ramón Larraz	as J.R. Larrath	Digitmovies / CDDM204 / 2012
	Le Mans, Shortcut to Hell	Osvaldo Civirani	as Richard Kean	Digitmovies / CDDM221 / 2012
	Rough Justice	Mario Costa	a.k.a. The Beast	GDM / GDM 4122 / 2008
	The Anonymous Venetian	Enrico Maria Salerno		Digitmovies / DPDM013 / 2013
	The Lickerish Quartet	Radley Metzger
1971	Sex of the Devil	Oscar Brazzi		Quartet Records / QR366 / 2019
	Finders Killers	Gianni Crea		GDM / GDM 4122 / 2008
	They Call Me Hallelujah	Giuliano Carnimeo	as Anthony Ascott	GDM / GDM 4119 / 2008
	The Lonely Violent Beach	Ernesto Gastaldi	a.k.a. Death Company	Digitmovies / CDDM246 / 2013
	Human Cobras	Bitto Albertini		Digitmovies / CDDM224 / 2012
	I Due Della F.1 Alla Corsa Più Pazza, Pazza Del Mondo	Osvaldo Civirani		Digitmovies / DGST012 / 2016
	The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire	Riccardo Freda		Digitmovies / CDDM069 / 2006
	Twitch of the Death Nerve	Mario Bava	a.k.a. A Bay Of Blood	Chris' Soundtrack Corner / CSC 022 / 2016
	Blindman	Ferdinando Baldi		Digitmovies / CDDM044 / 2005
	Death Walks on High Heels	Luciano Ercoli		Digitmovies / CDDM056 / 2006
	The Devil Has Seven Faces	Osvaldo Civirani		Digitmovies / CDDM267 / 2014
	Deviation	José Ramón Larraz		Dagored / RED226 / 2016
1972	To Kill in Silence	Giuseppe Rolando		Quartet Records / QR189 / 2015
	Baron Blood	Mario Bava		Digitmovies / CDDM046 / 2005
	Execution Squad	Steno		Digitmovies / CDDM150 / 2009
	The Boldest Job in the West	José Antonio de la Loma	a.k.a. Nevada	GDM / CD CLUB 7114 / 2012
	Timanfaya (Amor Prohibido)	José Antonio de la Loma		Quartet Records / MS019 / 2013
	Return of Hallelujah	Giuliano Carnimeo	as Anthony Ascott	GDM / GDM 4119 / 2008
	The Killer Is on the Phone	Alberto De Martino		Digitmovies / CDDM212 / 2012
	Night Hair Child	James Kelley & Andrea Bianchi	a.k.a. What The Peeper Saw	Digitmovies / CDDM261 / 2014
	Master of Love	Brunello Rondi		Digitmovies / DGST 049 / 2021
	Tragic Ceremony	Riccardo Freda		Digitmovies / CDDM204 / 2012
1973	Put Your Devil into My Hell	Bitto Albertini		Digitmovies / DGST 049 / 2021
	The Countess Died of Laughter	Franz Antel		Digitmovies / DGST 049 / 2021
	Le mataf	Serge Leroy		GDM / GDM 4165 / 2013
	The Bloody Hands of the Law	Mario Gariazzo		Digitmovies / CDDM100 / 2007
	The Great Kidnapping	Roberto Infascelli		Cinevox / OSTPK 041 / 2021
	The Night of the Last Day	Adimaro Sala	a.k.a. La Notte Dell'Ultimo Giorno	Quartet Records / QR421 / 2020
1974	El Ultimo Viaje	José Antonio de la Loma		Chris' Soundtrack Corner / CSC 039 / 2023
	The Student Connection	Rafael Romero Marchent		Penta Music / PTM008 / 2018
	Emergency Squad	Stelvio Massi		Digitmovies / CDDM150 / 2009
	The Sons of White Fang	Maurizio Pradeaux		GDM / CD CLUB 7120 / 2012
	Processo Per Direttissima	Lucio De Caro		Quartet Records / QR421 / 2020
	What Have They Done to Your Daughters?	Massimo Dallamano		Cinevox / OSTPK 041 / 2021
	The Balloon Vendor	Mario Gariazzo	a.k.a. Last Moments	Digitmovies / SPDM007 / 2012
	Death Will Have Your Eyes	Giovanni d'Eramo		Beat Records Company / DDJ024 / 2013
	Rabid Dogs	Mario Bava		Chris' Soundtrack Corner / CSC 021 / 2016
1975	Blind Vendetta	José Antonio de la Loma		Chris' Soundtrack Corner / CSC 028 / 2018
	Evil Eye	Mario Siciliano	a.k.a. Malocchio / Eroticofollia	Digitmovies / CDDM165 / 2010
	The Great Adventure	Gianfranco Baldanello		GDM / GDM 4165 / 2013
	Killer Cop	Luciano Ercoli	a.k.a. The Police Can't Move	Cinevox / OSTPK 041 / 2021
	The Cursed Medallion	Massimo Dallamano	a.k.a. The Night Child	Digitmovies / CDDM165 / 2010
	Mark of the Cop	Stelvio Massi		Cinevox / CDOSTPK018 / 2016
	Sins Without Intentions	Theo Campanelli		Chris' Soundtrack Corner / CSC 038 / 2023
	The Angels with Bound Hands	Oscar Brazzi		Beat Records Company / BCM 9568 / 2015
	Second Spring [de]	Ulli Lommel		Chris' Soundtrack Corner / CSC 026 / 2019
	Due Cuori, Una Cappella	Maurizio Lucidi		Quartet Records / QRMM009 / 2012
	Frankenstein - Italian Style	Armando Crispino
1976	I 4 Del Clan Dal Cuore Di Pietra	Rafael Romero Marchent		Beat Records Company / BCM 9577 / 2016
	Where's Anna?	Piero Schivazappa		Digitmovies / SPDM014 / 2018
	Blondy	Sergio Gobbi	a.k.a. Vortex	Quartet Records / MS020 / 2013
	Colt 38 Special Squad	Massimo Dallamano		Digitmovies / CDDM284 / 2018
	Take All of Me	Luigi Cozzi		Quartet Records / QRSCE017 / 2010
	The Mistress Is Served	Mario Lanfranchi		Beat Records Company / DDJ005 / 2011
	Mark Strikes Again	Stelvio Massi
	Deported Women of the SS Special Section	Rino Di Silvestro
	Maria R. and the Angels of Trastevere	Elfriede Gaeng		Beat Records Company / BCM9575 / 2016
	The Two Orphans	Leopoldo Savona
1977	Tentacles	Oliver Hellman	as "S.W. Cipriani"	Digitmovies / CDDM199 / 2011
	Stunt Squad	Domenico Paolella
	Highway Racer	Stelvio Massi		Digitmovies / DGST024 / 2017
	Suor Emanuelle	Giuseppe Vari
	The Marble Faun	Silverio Blasi		Digitmovies / SPDM006 / 2012
	Double Game	Carlo Ausino
	The Perfect Killer	Mario Siciliano	as Marlon Sirko	Quartet Records / QR218 / 2016
	Dear Wife	Pasquale Festa Campanile		Quartet Records / QR531 / 2023
1978	Last Touch of Love	Filippo Ottoni	a.k.a. The Day Santa Claus Cried	Beat Records Company / BCM9534 / 2014
	Fearless	Stelvio Massi	a.k.a. Magnum Cop	Digitmovies / CDDM312 / 2020
	The Bermuda Triangle	René Cardona Jr.		Digitmovies / CDDM143 / 2009
	Last Angel	Enzo Doria		Beat Records / DDJ032 / 2014
	The Wild Geese Attack Again	Mario Siciliano	a.k.a. Skin 'Em Alive	Chris' Soundtrack Corner / CSC 025 / 2018
	Bermuda: Cave of the Sharks	Tonino Ricci	as Anthony Richmond	Chris' Soundtrack Corner / CSC 018 / 2016
	Covert Action	Romolo Guerrieri		Chris' Soundtrack Corner / CSC 010 / 2011
	The Bloodstained Shadow	Antonio Bido		Digitmovies / CDDM099 / 2007
	Child of the Night	Sergio Gobbi	a.k.a. Enfantasme	Beat Records / DDJ013 / 2011
	Papaya, Love Goddess of the Cannibals	Joe D'Amato		Chris' Soundtrack Corner / CSC 006 / 2010
	Convoy Busters	Stelvio Massi
	Target	Guido Zurli		Digitmovies / DGST019 / 2016
	Secret Day	Raimondo Del Balzo
1979	The Concorde Affair	Ruggero Deodato	a.k.a. Concorde Affaire '79	Chris' Soundtrack Corner / CSC 012 / 2014
	Tough to Kill	Joe d'Amato		Digitmovies / DGST038 / 2019
	Encounters in the Deep	Tonino Ricci	as Anthony Richmond	Digitmovies / CDDM143 / 2009
	Midnight Blue [it]	Raimondo Del Balzo		Digitmovies / DGST023 / 2017
	Lust [it]	Raniero di Giovanbattista	as Jonas Rainer	Beat Records Company / DDJ021 / 2013
	From Maid to Lady	Vittorio De Sisti		Beat Records / DDJ027 / 2013
	Lady Lucifera	José Ramón Larraz		Quartet Records / QR269 / 2017
	Hunted City	Stelvio Massi		Digitmovies / CDDM306 / 2020
	The Great Alligator River	Sergio Martino		Chris' Soundtrack Corner / CSC 017 / 2015
	Ring of Darkness	Pier Carpi	as Peter Karp	Digitmovies / CDDM052 / 2006
1980	Orgasmo Nero	Joe D'Amato		Chris' Soundtrack Corner / CSC 014 / 2014
	The Rebel	Stelvio Massi		Digitmovies / CDDM228 / 2012
	The Iron Hand of the Mafia	Roberto Girometti		GDM / GDM 4311 / 2013
	Speed Driver	Stelvio Massi		Beat Records / DDJ018 / 2012
	Nightmare City	Umberto Lenzi		Quartet Records / QR484 / 2022
	The Garden of Eden	Yasuzô Masumura		Quartet Records / QRMM003 / 2011
	Desperate Moves	Ovidio G. Assonitis	a.k.a. The Rollerboy	Beat Records / DDJ020 / 2012
1981	Blue Paradise	Joe D'Amato	as Anna Bergman	Beat Records / DDJ022 / 2012
	Last Harem	Sergio Garrone	as Willy S. Regan	Quartet Records / QR174 /2015
	Vultures over the City	Gianni Siragusa		Chris' Soundtrack Corner / CSC 023 / 2017
	Piranha II: The Spawning	James Cameron & Ovidio G. Assonitis	as Steve Powder	Digitmovies / CDDM005 / 2003
	Pierino il fichissimo	Alessandro Metz		Beat Records / DDJ019 / 2012
1982	Pieces	Juan Piquer Simón		Gruppo Sugar / BOS 014 / 2016
1983	The House of the Yellow Carpet	Carlo Lizzani
1983	Un povero ricco	Pasquale Festa Campanile	a.k.a. Rich and Poor	Digitmovies / CDDM217 / 2012
1984	A Man Called Rage	Tonino Ricci	as Anthony Richmond	Digitmovies / CDDM285 / 2018
1987	Rage of Honor	Gordon Hessler
1987	Beaks: The Movie	René Cardona Jr.
1988	Night of the Sharks	Tonino Ricci		Digitmovies / CDDM189 / 2011
1988	Don Bosco	Leandro Castellani		Verita Note / VQCD-10203 / 2010
1989	Bangkok ... Just Going	Fabrizio Lori		Universal Music / Digital Only
1989	Electric blue	Elfriede Gaeng		Universal Music / Digital Only / 2022
1991	Voices from Beyond	Lucio Fulci		Digitmovies / CDDM165 / 2010
1991	If I Didn't Have Love	Leandro Castellani		Verita Note / VQCD-10184 / 2010
1992	Out of Control	Ovidio G. Assonitis, Robert Barrett		Warner Chappell Music Italiana / 1992 / Digital Only
1993	The Anticrime Inspector	Paolo Fondato		Digitmovies / CDDM284 / 2018
2000	Death, Deceit and Destiny Aboard the Orient Express	Mark Roper		Kronos Records / KRONCD079 / 2017
2001	Queen's Messenger	Mark Roper		Kronos Records / KRONCD085 / 2017
2001	She	Timothy Bond		Kronos Records / KRONCD071 / 2001
2002	Dog Story	Tiziana Aristarco		Warner Chappell Music Italiana / 2002 / Digital Only
2006	Bellissime 2	Giovanna Gagliardo		Heristal Entertainment / 2016 / Digital Only

References

^ "Morto Stelvio Cipriani, il compositore di "Anonimo Veneziano"" (in Italian). Il Messaggero. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ The New York Times
^ ^a ^b Movie Music Italiano | The Home Of Italian Movie Music Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
^ Stelvio Cipriani - Biography
^ Gregory Adams (December 7, 2015). "Stelvio Cipriani's 'Papaya, Love Goddess of the Cannibals' Gets Reissued by One Way Static". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2020-12-06.

External links

Stelvio Cipriani at
IMDb

[1] "Morto Stelvio Cipriani, il compositore di "Anonimo Veneziano"" (in Italian). Il Messaggero. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

[NYT-2] The New York Times

[freewebs.com-3] Movie Music Italiano | The Home Of Italian Movie Music Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Stelvio Cipriani - Biography

[5] Gregory Adams (December 7, 2015). "Stelvio Cipriani's 'Papaya, Love Goddess of the Cannibals' Gets Reissued by One Way Static". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2020-12-06.

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v t e Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Score
1947–1960	Renzo Rossellini (1947) Renzo Rossellini (1948) Alessandro Cicognini (1949) Roman Vlad (1950) Giovanni Fusco (1951) Mario Nascimbene (1952) Valentino Bucchi (1953) Mario Zafred (1954) Angelo Francesco Lavagnino (1955) Angelo Francesco Lavagnino (1956) Nino Rota (1957) Nino Rota (1958) Carlo Rustichelli (1959) Mario Nascimbene (1960)
1961–1980	Giovanni Fusco (1961) Giorgio Gaslini (1962) Piero Piccioni (1963) Nino Rota (1964) Ennio Morricone (1965) Armando Trovajoli (1966) Carlo Rustichelli (1967) Mario Nascimbene (1968) Nino Rota (1969) Ennio Morricone (1970) Stelvio Cipriani (1971) Ennio Morricone (1972) Guido De Angelis and Maurizio De Angelis (1973) Tony Renis (1974) Giancarlo Chiaramello (1975) Adriano Celentano (1976) Fred Bongusto (1977) Armando Trovajoli (1978) Nino Rota (1979) Fred Bongusto (1980)
1981–2000	Riz Ortolani (1981) Lucio Dalla / Fabio Liberatori (1982) Angelo Branduardi (1983) Riz Ortolani (1984) Ennio Morricone (1985) Tony Esposito (1986) Armando Trovajoli / Riz Ortolani / Giovanni Nuti (1987) Ennio Morricone (1988) Eugenio Bennato / Carlo D'Angiò (1989) Claudio Mattone (1990) Nicola Piovani (1991) Pino Daniele (1992) Manuel De Sica (1993) Federico De Robertis (1994) Luis Enríquez Bacalov (1995) Lucio Dalla (1996) Paolo Conte (1997) Nino D'Angelo (1998) Eugenio Bennato (1999) Ennio Morricone (2000)
2001–present	Ennio Morricone (2001) Edoardo Bennato (2002) Nicola Piovani (2003) Paolo Fresu (2004) Banda Osiris (2005) Negramaro / Roy Paci / Fabio Barovero / Simone Fabbroni / Louis Siciliano (2006) Ennio Morricone (2007) Paolo Buonvino (2008) Paolo Buonvino (2009) Rita Marcotulli (2010) Negramaro (2011) Franco Piersanti (2012) Ennio Morricone (2013) Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi (2014) Nicola Piovani (2015) Carlo Virzì (2016) Enzo Avitabile (2017) Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi (2018) Nicola Piovani (2019)

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