Composer
Alessandro Cicognini
Born 15 January 1906 · Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy — died 9 November 1995
Alessandro Cicognini (1906–1995) was an Italian composer who scored well over a hundred films. He is best known for his collaborations with Vittorio De Sica, including Bicycle Thieves, and for the Don Camillo series. His music helped define the sound of Italian neorealism and postwar Italian popular cinema.
Key films
Bicycle Thieves (1948)On Cinespective
Landmark neorealist film by De Sica; Cicognini's score is among his most celebrated work.
Shoeshine (1946)
An early De Sica neorealist drama that established their long working partnership.
Miracle in Milan (1951)
De Sica's fantastical social fable, showing the lyrical range of his scoring.
Umberto D. (1952)
De Sica's poignant portrait of an elderly pensioner, scored by Cicognini.
The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
Started the hugely popular Don Camillo series, which he scored for years.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 67
- 1939Department StoreComposer
- 1939An Adventure of Salvator RosaComposer
- 1940The SinnerComposer
- 1940A Hundred Thousand DollarsComposer
- 1941The Iron CrownComposer
- 1942Four Steps in the CloudsComposer
- 1945Two Anonymous LettersComposer
- 1946ShoeshineComposer
- 1947Cronaca neraComposer
- 1947Il cavaliere del sognoComposer
- 1948Bicycle ThievesComposer
- 1948The Mysterious RiderComposer
- 1948Les MisérablesComposer
- 1948Les Misérables - Storm Over ParisComposer
- 1948Unknown Men of San MarinoComposer
- 1949The Flame that Never DiesComposer
- 1949The Earth Cries OutComposer
- 1950First CommunionComposer
- 1950Tomorrow Is Too LateComposer
- 1950Paolo e FrancescaComposer
- 1951Miracle in MilanComposer
- 1951Cops and RobbersComposer
- 1951Position WantedComposer
- 1952Umberto D.Composer
- 1952The Little World of Don CamilloComposer
- 1952Two Cents Worth of HopeComposer
- 1952Times Gone ByComposer
- 1952Wife for a NightComposer
- 1952Hello ElephantComposer
- 1952Sunday HeroesComposer
- 1952Il segreto delle tre punteComposer
- 1953The Return of Don CamilloComposer
- 1953Bread, Love and DreamsComposer
- 1953Indiscretion of an American WifeComposer
- 1953We, the WomenComposer
- 1954UlyssesComposer
- 1954The Gold of NaplesComposer
- 1954Too Bad She's BadComposer
- 1954FriskyComposer
- 1954The Art of Getting AlongComposer
- 1954The Anatomy of LoveComposer
- 1954GraziellaComposer
- 1955Don Camillo's Last RoundComposer
- 1955Scandal in SorrentoComposer
- 1955SummertimeComposer
- 1955Are We Men or Corporals?Composer
- 1955It Happens in RomaComposer
- 1956The Band of Honest MenComposer
- 1956Totò, Peppino e i fuorileggeComposer
- 1956The RoofComposer
- 1956What a Woman!Composer
- 1956The BigamistComposer
- 1956Time of VacationComposer
- 1956Loser Takes AllComposer
- 1957Fathers and SonsComposer
- 1957The Window to Luna ParkComposer
- 1957Holiday IslandComposer
- 1958Fast and SexyComposer
- 1958Bread, Love and AndaluciaComposer
- 1959Everyone's in LoveComposer
- 1960It Started in NaplesComposer
- 1960A Breath of ScandalComposer
- 1961Don Camillo: MonsignorComposer
- 1961The Last JudgmentComposer
- 1962The Pigeon That Took RomeComposer
- 1965Don Camillo in MoscowComposer
- 1966La notte dell'addioComposer
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.