Renato Serio (born 5 October 1946) is an Italian composer, conductor and arranger. Born in

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, Serio studied piano, conducting, composition and electronic music. He started his career in the 1960s collaboring with artists such as Shirley Bassey and

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. His collaborations include

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, Dionne Warwick, Tom Jones,

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, John Denver, Adriano Celentano,

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, The Manhattan Transfer,

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, Sarah Brightman, Lucio Dalla,

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, Laura Pausini,

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, Dee Dee Bridgewater,

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, Mia Martini,

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and

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. Was the impresario of the Polish singer

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. August 27, 1967, in Italy, on the road between Forli and Milan, Renato Serio — fell asleep at the wheel. They got into a serious car accident. At high speed the car impresario of the singer crashed into a concrete fence. Anna was thrown from the car through the windshield. She suffered multiple fractures, internal injuries. After the incident, Anna German did not regain consciousness for a week, and Renato received only a fracture of the hand and foot. Serio composed the music for several musical comedies by Garinei & Giovannini, as well as film scores including '' Innocence and Desire'' (1974), '' The Pumaman'' (1980), ''Hit Man'' (1982), '' Alone in the Dark'' (1982), '' The Third Solution'' (1988) and ''

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'' (1988). He also composed the music of the political anthem of Forza Italia.

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1946 births Italian film score composers Italian male film score composers Musicians from Lucca Italian male conductors (music) Italian music arrangers Living people 21st-century Italian conductors (music) 21st-century Italian male musicians {{italy-composer-stub