---
name: "Nicola Piovani"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nicola-piovani"
fi1m_id: "nicola-piovani"
imdb_id: "nm0003607"
tmdb_id: 9245
wikidata_id: "Q1364297"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "26 May 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-26T03:23:08.593267+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."
---

# Nicola Piovani

## Identity

Nicola Piovani

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nicola-piovani
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nicola-piovani
- **IMDb ID:** nm0003607
- **TMDB ID:** 9245
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1364297
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Piovani, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1364297, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003607/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9245

Composer. Born 26 May 1946 in Rome, Italy.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 26 May 1946, Rome, Italy
- **Active:** 1982–2001
- **Also known as:** Nikola Piovani
- **Frequently works with:** [Angelo Barbagallo](https://film.one/person/angelo-barbagallo.md), [Nanni Moretti](https://film.one/person/nanni-moretti.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 87 (1), 1990s 71 (2), 2000s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 67 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 2, War 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $242m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Piovani, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1364297, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003607/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9245

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Caro diario*](https://film.one/film/caro-diario.md) (77), [*Life Is Beautiful*](https://film.one/film/life-is-beautiful.md) (65)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Night of the Shooting Stars*](https://film.one/film/the-night-of-the-shooting-stars.md) (87)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Nicola Piovani is an Italian composer of film, television and theatrical scores, as well as contemporary classical and chamber music. Born in Rome on 26 May 1946, he studied piano at the Verdi Conservatory in Milan, graduating in 1967, and later trained in orchestration with the Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis.

He has written scores for more than 190 films since the late 1960s, collaborating with directors including Federico Fellini (*Ginger e Fred*, 1986; *Intervista*, 1987; *La voce della luna*, 1990), Roberto Benigni (*Life Is Beautiful*, 1997), Nanni Moretti (*Caro diario*, 1993; *The Son's Room*, 2001) and the Taviani brothers. His score for *Life Is Beautiful* won the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score in 1999 and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2000. Piovani has also composed for stage works and opera, and in 2022 was appointed artistic director of the Gigi Proietti Globe Theatre in Rome.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nicolapiovani.net.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Son's Room* (2001), Fi1m 82, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sons-room.md)
- *Life Is Beautiful* (1997), Fi1m 65, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/life-is-beautiful.md)
- *Caro diario* (1993), Fi1m 77, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/caro-diario.md)
- *The Night of the Shooting Stars* (1982), Fi1m 87, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-night-of-the-shooting-stars.md)

## Complete filmography (170)

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

- *Brunello: The Gracious Visionary* (2025), Sound, Original Music Composer
- *Cento e oltre. Puccini e noi* (2025), as Nicola Piovani
- *Manara* (2025), as Sè stesso
- *Vacuumin’ Around* (2025), Music
- *Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore* (2025), series, Original Music Composer
- *Natale in casa Cupiello* (2024), as Compositor
- *Accattaroma* (2024), Music
- *Il Labirinto di Creta* (2024), as Original Music Composer · Conductor
- *Winter Lemons* (2023), Music
- *My Paper Dolls* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *No Dogs or Italians Allowed* (2023), Music
- *Lord of the Ants* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Leonora addio* (2022), Music
- *Il sangue e la parola - Non la spada ma la parola illumini la via* (2022), as Original Music Composer
- *Amorosa presenza* (2022), as Original Music Composer · Conductor
- *I fratelli De Filippo* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Anaïs in Love* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *DeAndré#DeAndré - Storia di un impiegato* (2021), Music
- *Il nostro Eduardo* (2020), Music
- *The Best Years* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Hammamet* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Mi chiamo Altan e faccio vignette* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Aspromonte: Land of The Forgotten* (2019), Music, Original Music Composer
- *The Traitor* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Adrian* (2019), series, Music
- *Sinfonia delle Stagioni* (2019), as Original Music Composer
- *Vasco e Viola* (2018), Music
- *Now and Forever Time to Reclaim Life* (2018), Music
- *Non è una bufala* (2018), Music
- *Una festa esagerata* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *There's No Place Like Home* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Una gita a Roma* (2017), Music
- *Daydreams* (2017), Music
- *In arte Nino* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Just a Movie: On the Set of 'Mia Madre'* (2016), Music
- *The Confessions* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Nicola Piovani con l'Orchestra Rai* (2016), as Original Music Composer
- *L'amore non perdona* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Hungry Hearts* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Banana* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *La trattativa* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Benur: Un Gladiatore In Affitto* (2013), Music
- *L'ultimo Papa Re* (2013), series, Music
- *Cherry on the Cake* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Le Chef* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Resurrection* (2011), series, Original Music Composer
- *La visita meravigliosa: Viaggio in Italia sulle tracce di Nino Rota* (2011), Actor
- *Shooting VS Shooting* (2011), Music
- *All at Sea* (2011), Music
- *The Cézanne Affair* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *The Big Dream* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Queen to Play* (2009), Music
- *Welcome* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Change of Plans* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Ballerina* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Amore che vieni, amore che vai* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Odette Toulemonde* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Don't Worry, I'm Fine* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Avenue Montaigne* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *The Mafia is white* (2005), Music
- *The Tiger and the Snow* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *L'ombra cinese* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *La trappola di Maigret* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *The Light* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *My Magical Friend Sams* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Fellini's TV Advertisements* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Pinocchio* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Il nostro matrimonio è in crisi* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *The Slurb* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *The Son's Room* (2001), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sons-room.md)
- *Come quando fuori piove* (2000), series, Music
- *Viper* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *La seconda ombra* (2000), Music
- *La carbonara* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Trent'anni di oblio* (1999), Sound
- *Love in the Mirror* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Running Free* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Sweet Idleness* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *La fame e la sete* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *No Trains No Planes* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Life Is Beautiful* (1997), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/life-is-beautiful.md)
- *The Man in Grey* (1997), Music
- *Santo Stefano* (1997), Sound
- *The Impostor* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Linda e il brigadiere* (1997), series, Sound
- *Freshwater Man* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Camere da letto* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *La mia generazione* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Charlotte Sophie Bentinck* (1996), Music
- *Nemici d'infanzia* (1995), Music
- *Bad Kid* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *A Month by the Lake* (1995), Music
- *The Flying Dutchman* (1995), Music, Original Music Composer
- *A che punto è la notte* (1994), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Tit and the Moon* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Kim Novak Is on the Phone* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Benito: The Rise and Fall of Mussolini* (1994), series, Original Music Composer
- *Caro diario* (1993), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/caro-diario.md)
- *Per amore, solo per amore* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Amok* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Golden Balls* (1993), Music
- *Una questione privata* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Living Naked* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *I Don't Want to Talk About It* (1993), Music, Conductor
- *Jamon Jamon* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Utz* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *The Siege of Venice* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *The Indecent Woman* (1991), Music
- *Out of Life* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *In nome del popolo sovrano* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *The Mountain* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Traces of an Amorous Life* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Night Sun* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *The Voice of the Moon* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Dark Illness* (1990), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *Palombella rossa* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Australia* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *12 Directors for 12 Cities* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *La moglie ingenua e il marito malato* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *L'appassionata* (1989), Sound
- *La soule* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *'o Re* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *I 7 Re di Roma* (1989), Music Director
- *Bologna* (1989), Music Arranger
- *Lenin: The Train* (1988), Music
- *Lenin... The Train* (1988), series, Music
- *Disamistade* (1988), Music
- *I cammelli* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Strange Place for an Encounter* (1988), Music
- *It's Happening Tomorrow* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Manifesto* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Intervista* (1987), Music Arranger, Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The Bride Was Beautiful* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Good Morning, Babylon* (1987), Music
- *Exploits of a Young Don Juan* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *The Professor* (1986), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Let's Hope It's a Girl* (1986), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *Ginger and Fred* (1986), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *The Mass Is Ended* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Secrets Secrets* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Kaos* (1984), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The Scorpion* (1984), Music
- *Blow to the Heart* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *The Night of the Shooting Stars* (1982), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/the-night-of-the-shooting-stars.md)
- *The Eyes, the Mouth* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *The Magic Screen* (1982), Music
- *The Marquis of Grillo* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *The Girl with the Red Hair* (1981), Music
- *The Soup* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *Vacation in Val Trebbia* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *The Istambul Train* (1980), series, Music
- *A Leap in the Dark* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *In the Highest Heavens* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *The Seagull* (1977), Conductor, Music
- *Sun of the Hyenas* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *Victory March* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *La vita in gioco* (1975), Music
- *Footprints on the Moon* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *Fit to Be Untied* (1975), Music
- *Vermisat* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *Flavia the Heretic* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *The Perfume of the Lady in Black* (1974), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Morel's Invention* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *Daniele and Maria* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *Slap the Monster on Page One* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *N.P. - The Secret* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *In the Name of the Father* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *Tin Girl* (1970), Original Music Composer

## Gallery

- ![Nicola Piovani](https://film.one/media/person/87955/gallery-d92297b2e22b.jpg) Nicola Piovani — Nicola_Piovani.jpg: Kindly granted by spoletoweb from Spoleto, Italy
derivative work: RanZag (talk), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Nicola_Piovani_cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![il Maestro Nicola Piovani (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/87955/gallery-995f0f73d8fe.jpg) il Maestro Nicola Piovani (2009) — Kindly granted by spoletoweb from Spoleto, Italy, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Nicola_Piovani.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Nicola Piovani, Tiziana Tosca Donati and Mogol at the presentation of the Portal of the Italian Song. (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/87955/gallery-fea9433aa6ab.jpg) Nicola Piovani, Tiziana Tosca Donati and Mogol at the presentation of the Portal of the Italian Song. (2018) — Sannita (ICBSA), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Piovani%2C_Tosca%2C_Mogol_%40_Presentazione_Portale_della_canzone_italiana%2C_2018.jpg/1280px-Piovani%2C_Tosca%2C_Mogol_%40_Presentazione_Portale_della_canzone_italiana%2C_2018.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![(from left to right) Ambrogio Sparagna, Nicola Piovani, Tiziana Tosca Donati, Dario Franceschini, Mogol, and Massimo Pistacchi (ICBSA director) at the presentat (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/87955/gallery-8070ff294fba.jpg) (from left to right) Ambrogio Sparagna, Nicola Piovani, Tiziana Tosca Donati, Dario Franceschini, Mogol, and Massimo Pistacchi (ICBSA director) at the presentat (2018) — Sannita (ICBSA), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Presentazione_Portale_della_canzone_italiana%2C_2018.jpg/1280px-Presentazione_Portale_della_canzone_italiana%2C_2018.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1999: Best Original Dramatic Score (won), for *Life Is Beautiful*

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

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