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name: "Mario Nascimbene"
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born: "28 November 1913"
died: "6 January 2002"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_over: 2
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# Mario Nascimbene

Composer. Born 28 November 1913 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Died 6 January 2002.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 28 November 1913, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- **Died:** 6 January 2002
- **Active:** 1958–1960
- **Also known as:** Mario Ernesto Rosolino Nascimbene
- **Frequently works with:** [Heather Sears](https://film.one/person/heather-sears.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 82 (1), 1960s 64 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Nascimbene, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q330230, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006209/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33216

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Room at the Top*](https://film.one/film/room-at-the-top.md) (82)

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## Biography

Mario Nascimbene was an Italian composer of film scores. Born in Milan on 28 November 1913, he studied composition and orchestral conducting at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory under Ildebrando Pizzetti. After writing chamber music and ballet pieces, he began scoring films in 1941 with *L'amore canta*.

Over six decades he composed music for more than 150 films. His credits include *Room at the Top* (1958), *Sons and Lovers* (1960), *The Barefoot Contessa* (1954), *Alexander the Great* (1956), *The Vikings* (1958) and *One Million Years B.C.* (1966). He became known for incorporating non-orchestral instruments and everyday sounds, such as typewriters, into his scores.

Nascimbene won three Nastro d'Argento awards for best score. He died in Rome on 6 January 2002.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, allmusic.com, italyonthisday.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Sons and Lovers* (1960), Fi1m 64, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/sons-and-lovers.md)
- *Room at the Top* (1958), Fi1m 82, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/room-at-the-top.md)

## Complete filmography (109)

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

- *Blue Dolphin - l'avventura continua* (1990), Music
- *Un reietto delle isole* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *The Messiah* (1975), Music
- *Year One* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *Cartesius* (1974), series, Original Music Composer
- *Vado a vedere il mondo capisco tutto e torno* (1973), series, Music
- *Augustine of Hippo* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *Indian Summer* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *Blaise Pascal* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *Eneide* (1971), series, Original Music Composer
- *Creatures the World Forgot* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *Socrates* (1971), Music
- *When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *Man's Struggle for Survival* (1970), series, Original Music Composer
- *Story of a Woman* (1970), as Prof Ferrara
- *Gradiva* (1970), Music
- *Togli le gambe dal parabrezza* (1969), Music
- *Acts of the Apostles* (1969), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Night of Counting the Years* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *Commandos* (1968), Original Music Composer, Music Director
- *Summit* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *The Vengeance of She* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *Doctor Faustus* (1967), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *Dick Smart 2.007* (1967), Music
- *Idea di un'isola* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *One Million Years B.C.* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *Where the Spies Are* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *The Camp Followers* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *The Verona Trial* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *The Changing of the Guard* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *The Swordsman of Siena* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Story of San Michele* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *La banda Casaroli* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *The Golden Arrow* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Jessica* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Disorder* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Desert War* (1962), Music
- *Light in the Piazza* (1962), Director of Photography, Original Music Composer
- *Barabbas* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *The Happy Thieves* (1961), Music
- *The Mongols* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Joseph and His Brethren* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Francis of Assisi* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Romanoff and Juliet* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *The Laws of War* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *The Bacchantes* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Girl with a Suitcase* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Constantine and the Cross* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Sons and Lovers* (1960), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/sons-and-lovers.md)
- *Carthage in Flames* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Death of a Friend* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Scent of Mystery* (1960), Music
- *The Apartment* (1960), Music
- *Violent Summer* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Subway in the Sky* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Solomon and Sheba* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Mantelli e spade insanguinate* (1959), Music
- *Nel blu dipinto di blu* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Avamposto* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Room at the Top* (1958), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/room-at-the-top.md)
- *The Vikings* (1958), Original Music Composer, Music Arranger
- *Le Imprese di una Spada Leggendaria* (1958), Music
- *The Quiet American* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *Love and Chatter* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *A Farewell to Arms* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *The Last Violence* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *Parola di ladro* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *Men and Wolves* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *Noi siamo le colonne* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Child in the House* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Alexander the Great* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Roman Tales* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *The Widow* (1955), Music
- *Operazione notte* (1955), Music
- *Operazione Mitra* (1955), Music
- *Elementary School* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *Knights of the Queen* (1954), Music
- *Days of Love* (1954), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Angela* (1954), Music, Original Music Composer
- *Prima di sera* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *The Barefoot Contessa* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *A lesson on urbanism* (1954), Producer, Music
- *The Secrets of the Bed* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *Crazy Things* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *100 Years of Love* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *Argini* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *It Happened in the Park* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *Love in the City* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *The Suitcase of Dreams* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *The Age of Indiscretion* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *Cronaca di un delitto* (1953), Music
- *The Street of Hope* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *Lasciateci in pace* (1953), Music
- *The Story of William Tell* (1953), Music
- *The Dream of Zorro* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *Vacation with a Gangster* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *Don Juan's Night of Love* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *Rome 11:00* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *O.K. Nero* (1951), Original Music Composer
- *È l'amor che mi rovina* (1951), Original Music Composer
- *Capitan Demonio* (1950), Music
- *The Last Supper* (1949), Music
- *Fantasmi del mare* (1948), Original Music Composer
- *The Little Rebel* (1946), Music
- *Margherita fra i tre* (1942), Music
- *If I Was Honest* (1942), Original Music Composer
- *Girl of the Golden West* (1942), Music

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