Biography
Giuseppe "Pino" Donaggio (born 24 November 1941) is an Italian musician, singer, and composer of film and television scores. A classically-trained violinist, Donaggio is known for his collaborations with director Brian De Palma, and for his work in both European and American genre cinema. He has won two Italian Golden Globe Awards, and has been nominated for two David di Donatello, four Golden Ciak, two Nastro d'Argento, and a Saturn Award. Born in Burano (an island of Venice), into a family of musicians, Donaggio began studying violin at the age of ten, first at the Benedetto Marcello conservatory in Venice, followed by the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan. At the age of 14, he made his solo debut in a Vivaldi concert for Italian radio, then went on to play for both the I Solisti Veneti and the Solisti di Milano. The discovery of rock and roll during the summer of 1959 ended Donaggio's classical career when he made his singing debut with Paul Anka. He then began to write his own songs and established himself as one of Italy's prominent singer-songwriters. He took part in the Sanremo Festival with Come sinfonia (1961) and had a string of successes including Una casa in cima al mondo. However, his greatest hit was the 1965 hit Io che non vivo, which sold 80 million records worldwide and was performed most popularly in English as You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Dusty Springfield and Elvis Presley. His first film was the British/Italian horror film Don't Look Now. Since then he has composed music for several films, including Dario Argento's Two Evil Eyes, Trauma and Do You Like Hitchcock? He also composed the scores for several horror films including Piranha, Tourist Trap, The Howling, The Black Cat and Seed of Chucky. He works regularly with US director Brian De Palma, scoring De Palma's Carrie, Home Movies, Dressed to Kill, Blow Out, Body Double, Raising Cain and Passion. In 2012 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Academy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pino Donaggio, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Sound 152
2020s
- 2026
- 2023
Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo
Original Music Composer
- 2022
Improvised Christmas
Original Music Composer
- 2021
- 2020
Moon Landing
Music
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Mare di grano
Original Music Composer
- 2017
Where I've Never Lived
Original Music Composer
- 2016
The Great Rage
Original Music Composer
- 2014
La Strada Dritta
Music
The Hole
Original Music Composer
Madre, aiutami
Music
- 2013
- 2012
Cesare Mori - Il prefetto di ferro
Original Music Composer
- 2011
The Last Fashion Show
Original Music Composer
- 2010
Dirty War
Music
2000s
- 2008
At a Glance
Music
La vita rubata
Music
- 2007
Milan – Palermo: The Return
Original Music Composer
Fuga con Marlene
Music
Guido, Who Challenged the Red Brigades
Original Music Composer, Music
- 2006
Antonio, guerriero di Dio
Original Music Composer
Our Land
Original Music Composer
- 2005
Concorso di colpa
Original Music Composer
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Original Music Composer
- 2004
Rivoglio i miei figli
Original Music Composer
Pontormo - Un amore eretico
Original Music Composer
- 2003
Soul Mate
Original Music Composer
- 2002
The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair
Music, Original Music Composer
Lo zio d'America
Music
- 2001
Visualizing 'Carrie'
Music
The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'
Music
Once Upon a Time in Sicily
Music
La banda
Music
Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
Music
Dressed to Kill: An Appreciation by Keith Gordon
Music
- 2000
Up at the Villa
Original Music Composer
Operazione Odissea
Music
Cheeky
Original Music Composer
Sulla spiaggia e di là dal molo
Original Music Composer
1990s
- 1999
The Wasteland
Original Music Composer
Un uomo perbene
Music
Before the Sunset
Original Music Composer
- 1998
Il tesoro di Damasco
Original Music Composer
Frivolous Lola
Original Music Composer
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
Original Music Composer
Killer Couple
Original Music Composer
Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna
Original Music Composer
- 1997
Racket
Music
The Game Bag
Original Music Composer
Anxiety
Sound
La terza luna
Original Music Composer
- 1996
New York Crossing
Original Music Composer
Squillo
Original Music Composer
Festival
Music
Marching in Darkness
Original Music Composer
Arcane Sorcerer
Music
Palermo - Milan One Way
Original Music Composer
- 1995
I'll Leave It All Behind Me
Original Music Composer
Segreto di Stato
Original Music Composer
Un eroe borghese
Original Music Composer
Unknown Soldier
Music
- 1994
Power and Lovers
Original Music Composer
- 1993
Giovanni Falcone
Original Music Composer
Where Are You? I’m Here
Original Music Composer
Mission of Love
Music
Colpo di coda
Music
- 1992
All Ladies Do It
Original Music Composer
- 1991
A Demon in My View
Original Music Composer
A Fine Romance
Original Music Composer
The Sect
Original Music Composer
- 1990
Ritual of Love
Original Music Composer
1980s
- 1989
Jiboa
Original Music Composer
- 1988
The Gamble
Original Music Composer
High Frequency
Original Music Composer
Catacombs
Original Music Composer
Zelly & Me
Original Music Composer
Phantom of Death
Original Music Composer
- 1987
Going Bananas
Original Music Composer
Hotel Colonial
Original Music Composer
Tabloid Crime
Original Music Composer
- 1986
7 Kilos in 7 Days
Original Music Composer
The Moro Affair
Original Music Composer
The Fifth Missile
Original Music Composer
- 1985
Attention
Original Music Composer
- 1984
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Original Music Composer
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Original Music Composer
Don Camillo
Original Music Composer
- 1983
Street of Mirrors
Original Music Composer
- 1982
Beyond the Door
Music
Death in the Vatican
Original Music Composer
Tex
Original Music Composer
- 1981
The Possessed Hand
Music
- 1980
Desideria
Original Music Composer
Home Movies
Original Music Composer
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
Damned in Venice
Original Music Composer
- 1976
Haunts
Original Music Composer
A Whisper in the Dark
Original Music Composer
- 1975
Smiling Maniacs
Original Music Composer
- 1973
No release date
Sweet Vengeance
Original Music Composer
Acted in 3
2000s
- 2006
Don't Look Now: Death in Venice
Interviewee
1960s
- 1965
Viale della canzone
Pino Donaggio
- 1962
Canzoni a tempo di Twist
Movie
Other crew 1
2010s
- 2014
The Hole
Compositor
Appearances3
2010s
- 2017
1990s
- 1999
Dario Argento: My Cinema
Self
- 1991
Dario Argento: Master of Horror
Self
Thanked in the credits1
2020s
- 2025
Hear My Train A-Comin'
Thanks