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Giovanni Rota Rinaldi, better known as Nino Rota, was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti. He also composed the music for two of Franco Zeffirelli's Shakespeare films, and for the first two films of Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather trilogy, receiving the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Godfather Part II (1974).
Birth Name
Giovanni Rota Rinaldi
Born
Sunday, 03 December 1911
Died
Tuesday, 10 April 1979
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Magic of Fellini | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2002 |
| Nino Rota - Un maestro della musica | Self | 2001 |
| Zwischen Kino und Konzert - Der Komponist Nino Rota | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1993 |
| Spoleto USA: A Festival Discovers America | Self | 1977 |
| NBC Experiment in Television | Self | 1967 |
| 8½ | Bit Part | 1963 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Magic of Fellini | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2002 |
| Nino Rota - Un maestro della musica | Self | 2001 |
| Zwischen Kino und Konzert - Der Komponist Nino Rota | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1993 |
| Spoleto USA: A Festival Discovers America | Self | 1977 |
| NBC Experiment in Television | Self | 1967 |
| 8½ | Bit Part | 1963 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1975 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score | Won |
| 1975 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1973 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score | Nominated |
| 1973 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Won |
| 1969 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score | Nominated |
