Benedetto Ghiglia (27 December 1921 – 4 July 2012) was an Italian composer, conductor and pianist.

Life and career

Born in

Fiesole Fiesole () is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a scenic height above Florence, 5 km (3 miles) northeast of that city. It has structures dating to Etruscan and Roman times. Sin ...

, Ghiglia graduated in composition and piano at the conservatory of

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.Enzo Giannelli. "Benedetto Ghiglia". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. He then started an activity as a

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ian, both as solo and in couple with cellist

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. Since the early 1950s Ghiglia focused his career on composing film scores, often working in the documentary genre. In 1976 he formed the stage company "Teatro-Canzone" with his wife Adriana Martino. He also composed

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for all the stage plays by

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. Between 1980 and 1985 he was vice-president of the

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Selected filmography

* ''

Adiós gringo ''Adiós gringo'' is a 1965 Spaghetti Western directed by Giorgio Stegani. It stars Giuliano Gemma and was co produced between Italy, Spain and France. A major success in Italy, it was the 4th highest grossing Italian picture of the year. Plot A ...

'' (1965) * '' Six Days a Week'' (1965) * ''

Espionage in Tangier ''Espionage in Tangier'' ( es, Marc Mato, agente S. 077, it, S.077 spionaggio a Tangeri) is a 1965 Spanish-Italian spy film, inspired by James Bond and directed by Gregg C. Tallas.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. pp. 257-2 ...

'' (1965) * ''

I Knew Her Well ''I Knew Her Well'' ( it, Io la conoscevo bene) is a 1965 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli and starring Stefania Sandrelli. In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved. Plot syn ...

'' (1965) * '' Balearic Caper'' (1966) * ''

Secret Agent Super Dragon ''Secret Agent Super Dragon'' (Italian: ''New York chiama Superdrago'') is a 1966 international co-production Eurospy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Ray Danton as the titular secret agent. Plot The plot centers on a secret agen ...

'' (1966) * ''

4 Dollars of Revenge ''4 Dollars of Revenge'' ( es, Cuatro dólares de venganza) is a 1966 Spanish-Italian action western film directed by Alfonso Balcázar and Jaime Jesús Balcázar, written by Bruno Corbucci, Aldo Grimaldi and Giovanni Grimaldi and starring Rob ...

'' (1966) * '' A Stranger in Town'' (1967) * ''

The Strange Night ''The Strange Night'' ( it, La notte pazza del conigliaccio) is a 1967 Italian film directed by Alfredo Angeli. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Sandra Milo as Debora * Enrico Maria Salerno * Giulio Plat ...

'' (1967) * ''

Pigsty A sty or pigsty is a small-scale outdoor enclosure for raising domestic pigs as livestock. It is sometimes referred to as a hog pen, hog parlor, pigpen, pig parlor, or pig-cote, although pig pen may refer to pens confining pigs that are kep ...

'' (1969) * ''

Corbari ''Corbari'' (also known as ''Mission Corbari'') is a 1970 Italian war-drama film written and directed by Valentino Orsini. It is based on real life events of Italian partisan Silvio Corbari. Cast *Giuliano Gemma: Silvio Corbari *Tina Aumont: I ...

'' (1970) * ''

Tulips of Haarlem ''Tulips of Haarlem'' ( it, I tulipani di Haarlem) is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Franco Brusati. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Carole André - Sarah * Pierre Cressoy * Gianni Garko - Bernardo * Frank Grime ...

'' (1970) * ''

Lover of the Great Bear ''Lover of the Great Bear'' ( it, L'amante dell'Orsa Maggiore, french: La ligne de feu, german: Nur der letzte kam durch, also known as ''The Smugglers'') is a 1971 Italian-French-German drama film directed by Valentino Orsini and starring Giuliano ...

'' (1971) * '' St. Michael Had a Rooster'' (1972) * '' Trevico-Turin: Voyage in Fiatnam'' (1973) * ''

To Forget Venice ''To Forget Venice'' ( it, Dimenticare Venezia) is a 1979 Italian drama film written and directed by Franco Brusati. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards. Cast * Mariangela Melato as Anna ...

'' (1979)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghiglia, Benedetto 1921 births 2012 deaths Italian film score composers Italian male film score composers People from Fiesole Italian conductors (music) Italian male conductors (music) Italian male pianists