Carlo Innocenzi

Carlo Innocenzi (29 April 1899 – 24 March 1962) was an Italian composer.

Carlo Innocenzi
Born	(1899-04-29)29 April 1899 Monteleone di Spoleto, Perugia
Died	24 March 1962(1962-03-24) (aged 62) Rome

Life and career

Born in Monteleone di Spoleto, Innocenzi is best known as a composer of musical scores for films; he composed over 150 film scores since 1933.^[1] From 1958 till his death, he focused on peplum film scores.^[2]

Innocenzi also composed several pop songs, and some of them were not only commercial hits but also became instant classics, notably "Mille lire al mese" and "Valeria ragazza poco seria".^[1][2] He was married to Sonia Pearlwing, who under the name of Marcella Rivi was the author of the lyrics for several songs composed by him.^[2]

Selected filmography

• A Thousand Lire a Month (1939)
• The First Woman Who Passes (1940)
• Light in the Darkness (1941)
• Disturbance (1942)
• Invisible Chains (1942)
• Two Hearts (1943)
• Un uomo ritorna (1946)
• Anthony of Padua (1949)
• Welcome, Reverend! (1950)
• Song of Spring (1951)
• Auguri e figli maschi! (1951)
• The Passaguai Family (1951)
• Una bruna indiavolata! (1951)
• Three Girls from Rome (1952)
• A Mother Returns (1952)
• The Passaguai Family Gets Rich (1952)
• Article 519, Penal Code (1952)
• One Hundred Little Mothers (1952)
• Prisoners of Darkness (1952)
• One of Those (1953)
• My Life Is Yours (1953)
• Past Lovers (1953)
• Matrimonial Agency (1953)
• Of Life and Love (1954)
• Tears of Love (1954)
• Love Song (1954)
• The Island Monster (1954)
• The Boatman of Amalfi (1954)
• It Happened at the Police Station (1954)
• The Prince with the Red Mask (1955)
• The Courier of Moncenisio (1956)
• Il seduttore (1956)
• The Knight of the Black Sword (1956)
• Andalusia Express (1956)
• Supreme Confession (1956)
• The Lady Doctor (1957)
• Captain Falcon (1958)
• Il marito (1959)
• Attack of the Moors (1959)
• La cambiale (1959)
• The Two Rivals (1960)
• The Loves of Hercules (1960)
• David and Goliath (1960)
• Mill of the Stone Women (1960)
• Samson (1961)
• The Centurion (1961)
• Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops (1961)
• Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World (1961)
• The Vengeance of Ursus (1961)
• The Seven Revenges (1961)
• Revolt of the Mercenaries (1961)
• Goliath Against the Giants (1961)
• The Fury of Hercules (1962)