Lallo Gori (7 March 1927 – 1 December 1982) was an Italian composer and musician.

Life and career

Born in

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as Coriolano Gori, Gori graduated in piano, harmony and composition at the

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. He entered

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as a member of its orchestra, then he became the musical director of its office in Rome. Gori was best known as a composer of scores for films, and composed around 80 of them. These included several

Spaghetti Western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

poliziotteschi Poliziotteschi (; singular ''poliziottesco'') constitute a subgenre of crime film, crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as ''polizieschi all'i ...

s and thrillers, such as ''

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'', ''

Massacre Time ''Massacre Time'' ( it, Le colt cantarono la morte e fu... tempo di massacro, lit=The Colt Sang Death and it was... Massacre Time) is a 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western film starring Franco Nero and George Hilton. Plot In New Mexico, Tom Corbett ...

'', ''

Dead Men Don't Make Shadows ''Dead Men Don't Make Shadows'', aka ''Stranger That Kneels Beside the Shadow of a Corpse'' (in original Italian: ''Inginocchiati straniero... I cadaveri non fanno ombra!'') is a 1970 Spaghetti Western directed by Demofilo Fidani. Story A boun ...

'', ''

Werewolf Woman ''Werewolf Woman'' ( it, La lupa mannara) is a 1976 Italian horror film directed by Rino Di Silvestro. Plot When Daniella Neseri was a child, she was raped. The trauma from this has stunted her emotional growth and sexuality, so much so that she c ...

'' and ''

The Iron Commissioner '' Il commissario di ferro'' ( is a 1978 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Stelvio Massi. Plot Commissioner Mauro Mariani is known for his severity towards criminals and for his habit of acting on his own, which cost him the transition ...

''. He also composed several pop songs, and three of them entered the competition at the

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Selected filmography

* ''

Tough Guys ''Tough Guys'' is a 1986 American action comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Eli Wallach, Charles Durning, Dana Carvey and Darlanne Fluegel. It is the eighth film of Touchstone Pictures, and the final ...

'' (1960) *''

Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun ''Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun'' ( it, Ercole contro i figli del sole, es, Hércules contra los hijos del Sol, also known as ''Hercules Vs. the Sons of the Sun'') is a 1964 Italian-Spanish peplum film written and directed by Osvaldo Civ ...

'' (1964) *''

'' (1964) *'' How We Robbed the Bank of Italy'' (1966) *''

'' (1966) * ''

Honeymoon, Italian Style ''Honeymoon, Italian Style'' (Italian: ''Viaggio di nozze all'italiana'') is a 1966 Italian-Spanish comedy film directed by Mario Amendola and starring Tony Russel, Concha Velasco and Ferruccio Amendola.Small p.108 The film's sets were designed b ...

'' (1966) *''

Poker with Pistols ''Poker with Pistols'' ( it, Un poker di pistole) is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Cast * George Hilton as Ponson * George Eastman as Lucas * Annabella Incontrera as Lola * Mimmo Palmara as Master * J ...

'' (1967) *''

Death Rides Along ''Death Rides Along'' ( it, Con lui cavalca la morte) is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Cast * Mike Marshall: Bobby "Idaho" Kent * Robert Hundar: Luke Prentiss * Carole André: Susan * Andrea Bosic: Bryan ...

'' (1967) *''

Pecos Cleans Up ''Pecos è qui: prega e muori'' (internationally released as ''Pecos Cleans Up'') is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. The film is the immediate sequel of '' Due once di piombo''; differently from the first chapt ...

'' (1967) *''

The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid ''Il bello, il brutto, il cretino'', internationally known as ''The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid'' is a 1967 Italian film directed by Giovanni Grimaldi starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. It is a Spaghetti Western parody of ''The Good, ...

'' (1967) *''

The Two Crusaders ''The Two Crusaders'' ( it, I due crociati) is a 1968 comedy film directed by Giuseppe Orlandini, co-written by horror icon Lucio Fulci and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Viscount Ciccio is on the bill, so the people who live in ...

'' (1968) *''

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'' (1968) *''

Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza ''Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza'' ( it, Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza) is an Italian 1968 comedy film written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. It is based on the Miguel de Cervantes' novel ''Don Qui ...

'' (1968) *'' Buckaroo: The Winchester Does Not Forgive'' (1968) *''

The Avenger, Zorro ''The Avenger, Zorro'' ( es, El Zorro justiciero, it, E continuavano a chiamarlo figlio di...) is a 1972 Spanish-Italian Western film written and directed by Rafael Romero Marchent. Plot Cast * Fabio Testi as Don Diego / Zorro * Carlos ...

'' (1969) *''

'' (1970) *'' Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End'' (1970) *'' Savage Guns'' (1971) *''

Il clan dei due Borsalini ''Il clan dei due Borsalini'' (Italian for "The clan of the two Borsalinos") is a 1971 comedy film directed by Giuseppe Orlandini and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Cast * Franco Franchi as Franco Franchetti, aka 'The Prof ...

'' (1971) *''

A Fistful of Death ''A Fistful of Death'' ( it, Giù la testa... hombre ) is a 1971 Italian Western film directed by Demofilo Fidani and starring Klaus Kinski. Cast * Hunt Powers as Butch Cassidy * Klaus Kinski as Reverend Cotton * Gordon Mitchell as Ironhead ...

'' (1971) *''

A Barrel Full of Dollars ''A Barrel Full of Dollars'' also known as ''Coffin Full of Dollars'' ( it, Per una bara piena di dollari) is a 1971 Italian Western film directed by Demofilo Fidani and starring Jack Betts. Cast * Hunt Powers – Tamayo * Gordon Mitchell – ...

'' (1971) * '' Tequila!'' (1973) *'' King Dick'' (1973) *''

The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine ''The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine'' ( it, Le scomunicate di San Valentino/ translation: ''The Excommunication of St. Valentine'') is a 1974 Italian nunsploitation film written and directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Françoise Prévost a ...

'' (1974) *''

Calling All Police Cars ''Calling All Police Cars'' ( it, ...a tutte le auto della polizia..., literally "...To All the Police Cars") is a 1975 Italian giallo/poliziottesco film. It stars Antonio Sabàto, Gabrielle Ferzetti and Enrico Maria Salerno. The film is very gra ...

'' (1975) *''

'' (1976) *'' Return of the 38 Gang'' (1977) *''

Could It Happen Here? ''Could It Happen Here?'' ( it, Italia: ultimo atto?) is a 1977 Italian political fiction thriller film written and directed by Massimo Pirri. Plot Rome, 1977. In a more and more confused climate, between popular discontent and difficulties o ...

'' (1977) *'' The Criminals Attack, The Police Respond'' (1977) *''

'' (1978) *''

The Uranium Conspiracy ''The Uranium Conspiracy'' ( he, Kesher Ha'Uranium, script=Latn, german: Agenten kennen keine Tränen or ''Restrisiko 100%'', it, A chi tocca, tocca...!) is a 1978 Israeli-German-Italian action-thriller film directed by Gianfranco Baldanello (he ...

'' (1978)

References

External links

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