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name: "Manuel De Sica"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/manuel-de-sica"
fi1m_id: "manuel-de-sica"
imdb_id: "nm0006029"
tmdb_id: 38759
wikidata_id: "Q1891483"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "24 February 1949"
died: "5 December 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T17:14:20.512859+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Manuel De Sica

## Identity

Manuel De Sica

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/manuel-de-sica
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** manuel-de-sica
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006029
- **TMDB ID:** 38759
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1891483
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_De_Sica, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1891483, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006029/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/38759

Composer. Born 24 February 1949 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. Died 5 December 2014.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 24 February 1949, Rome, Lazio, Italy
- **Died:** 5 December 2014
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_De_Sica, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1891483, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006029/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/38759

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Garden of the Finzi-Continis*](https://film.one/film/the-garden-of-the-finzi-continis.md) (78)

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## Biography

Manuel De Sica (1949–2014) was an Italian composer of film scores and concert music. The son of director Vittorio De Sica and actress María Mercader, he studied at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Bruno Maderna. He began composing for cinema in 1968, providing the score for his father's *The Garden of the Finzi-Continis* (1970) at the age of 21.

De Sica wrote music for numerous Italian films and television productions, including works by Carlo Verdone, Maurizio Nichetti and his brother Christian De Sica. Among his credits are *Cemetery Man* (1994), the *Christmas Vacation* series and *A Walk in Time* (1996). He received the Nastro d'Argento for Best Score in 1993 for *Al lupo al lupo* and the David di Donatello in 1996 for *Celluloide*. He was married to producer Tilde Corsi and had a son, director Andrea De Sica.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, fr.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Garden of the Finzi-Continis* (1970), Fi1m 78, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-garden-of-the-finzi-continis.md)

## Complete filmography (83)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Love Is Not Perfect* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Buona giornata* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *A Summer in the Caribbean* (2009), Music, Original Music Composer
- *A summer at the sea* (2008), Music, Original Music Composer
- *Piper* (2007), Music, Original Music Composer
- *Through Children's Eyes - De Sica & Shoeshine* (2006), Actor
- *Death Is Beautiful: Michele Soavi Directs Dellamorte Dellamore* (2006), Music
- *Le ragazze di Miss Italia* (2002), Music
- *Maria Josè, l'ultima regina* (2002), series, Original Music Composer
- *Christmas Vacation 2000* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *A Liar in Paradise* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Anni '50* (1998), series, Sound
- *Nuda proprietà vendesi* (1998), Music
- *Simpatici & antipatici* (1998), Music
- *A Walk in Time: The Adventure Continues* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Donna di piacere* (1997), Music
- *A Walk in Time* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *3* (1996), Music
- *Celluloide* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Christmas Vacation '95* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Men Men Men* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Miracolo italiano* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Cemetery Man* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Nineties Part II* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *On the Dark Continent* (1993), Music
- *Ricky & Barabba* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Al lupo, al lupo* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Christmas Vacation '91* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Il Conte Max* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *To Want to Fly* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Faccione* (1991), Music
- *Women in Arms* (1991), Music
- *Non più di uno* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *The Icicle Thief* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Taste of Life* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Bye Bye Baby* (1988), Music
- *Montecarlo Gran Casinò* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *BelliFreschi* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Soldati - 365 all'alba* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Il lupo di mare* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Yuppies 2* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Il commissario Lo Gatto* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Colpo di fulmine* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *He's Worse than Me* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *The Alcove* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Sue Me* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Carabinieri si nasce* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Vacanze in America* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Cuori nella tormenta* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Cuore* (1984), series, Original Music Composer
- *A Boy and a Girl* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *The Commissioner* (1983), as Compositor
- *Il momento dell'avventura* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Ricomincio da zero* (1982), Music
- *Sunday Lovers* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Under Siege* (1980), Music
- *I'm Photogenic* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Dear Father* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *The Heart of Yugoslavia is made of mills* (1979), series, Music
- *That Strange Desire to Love* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *The Twist* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *The Naked Doorwoman* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *La madama* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *That Movement Which I Love So Much* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Occhio Alla Vedova!* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Cagliostro* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *Scusi, si potrebbe evitare il servizio militare?... No!* (1974), Music
- *The Voyage* (1974), Music
- *La mafia mi fa un baffo* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *Viaggia, ragazza, viaggia, hai la musica nelle vene* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *A Brief Vacation* (1973), Music
- *The Age of the Medici* (1972), series, Original Music Composer
- *We'll Call Him Andrea* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *Camorra* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *The Crimes of the Black Cat* (1972), Music
- *They Call Him Veritas* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *Fratello ladro* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *I Don't See, You Don't Speak, He Doesn't Hear* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *Mafia Things* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *The Couples* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *The Garden of the Finzi-Continis* (1970), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-garden-of-the-finzi-continis.md)
- *Io e Dio* (1970), as Compositor
- *A Place for Lovers* (1968), Original Music Composer

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- David di Donatello for Best Score 1997: David di Donatello for Best Score (won), for *Celluloide*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Score 1993: Nastro d'Argento for Best Score (won), for *Al lupo al lupo*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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