Gianni Marchetti


Gianni Marchetti was an Italian composer and songwriter. He collaborated with Piero Ciampi, lyricist Mogol, singer Bobby Solo and others.

Early life

Gianni Marchetti was born on 7 September 1933, Rome, Italy. He enrolled in the musical institution Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in his early life to study piano in Rome. As a composer and conductor, he began his career in 1956.

Career

Gianni Marchetti contributed to the soundtracks of around forty films.
He also composed a number of solo albums including solstitium and equinox.
At the Sanremo Music Festival in 1965, the winning song was "Se piangi, se ridi". Gianni Marchetti was involved in its composition, and collaborated with Bobby Solo and Mogol.
In some of his work, he has also used the alias's Joe Dynamo and John Servus. Of the latter, through the distribution of the RCA, he produced the work Evening in 1977 which has been used in multiple productions, such as a commercial for the deoderant Bac, the films love duro e violento, Le notti porno nel mondo n 2, and for the anime Attack No. 1's Italian opening theme.

Selected filmography

YearFilmDirected byRef
1964Tears on Your FaceEttore Maria Fizzarotti
1967Top CrackMario Russo
1967Spy Today, Die TomorrowFranz Josef Gottlieb
1967The Wild EyePaolo Cavara
1967Kill Me Quick, I'm ColdFrancesco Maselli
1968The Killer Likes CandyMaurice Cloche
Federico Chentrens
1968One Step to HellNino Scolaro
1968The Magnificent Tony CarreraJosé Antonio de la Loma
1969Congo HellMario Siciliano
1969The EyesOscar Brazzi
1974Zorro The InvincibleJosé Luis Merino
1974The Last Desperate HoursGiorgio Stegani
1974My Dear NephewsFranco Rossetti
1975Emanuelle's RevengeJoe D'Amato
1977SS GirlsBruno Mattei
1977Ready for AnythingGiorgio Stegani
1978Sexy Night ReportJoe D'Amato
1979Bedtime StoriesBruno Mattei
Amasi Damiani
1989The Night of the RepublicGrazia Michelacci