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Carmine Coppola
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Carmine Valentino Coppola (June 11, 1910 – April 26, 1991) was an American composer, flautist, pianist, and songwriter who contributed original music to The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders, and The Godfather Part III, all directed by his son Francis Ford Coppola. In the course of his career, he won both Academy Award for Best Original Score and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, with BAFTA Award and Grammy Award nominations. Coppola was born in New York City, the son of Maria (née Zasa) and Agostino Coppola, who came to the United States from Bernalda, Basilicata. His brother was opera conductor and composer Anton Coppola. He was the father of August Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, and Talia Shire, and grandfather of Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and Robert Schwartzman. Coppola played the flute. He studied at Juilliard, later at the Manhattan School of Music and privately with Joseph Schillinger. During the 1940s, Coppola worked under Arturo Toscanini with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Then in 1951, Coppola left the Orchestra to pursue his dream of composing music. During that time he mostly worked as an orchestra conductor on Broadway and elsewhere, working with his son, filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, on additional music for his Finian's Rainbow. Carmine contributed to the music performed in the wedding scene in The Godfather (1972). Later, his son called on him to compose additional music for the sco
top songs
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Marcia Stilo Italiano
6,0732The Godfather - Tarantella
5,5433The Godfather - Mazurka
4,7314Remember Vito Andolini
3,9125Marcia Religiosa
3,6966Marcia Festa
3,2757The Godfather III - Intermezzo
3,0638Tarantella - From "The Godfather"
2,7819Marcia Religioso
2,66510Marcia Festa - From "The Godfather - Part III
2,653albums
THE GODFATHER PART III MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE
The Godfather Part III (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Outsiders (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Godfather Suite
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Trilogy
Apocalypse Now
The Godfather Part II (Soundtrack)
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Festival De Cannes
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Godfather Part III, The