Roberto Nicolosi (16 November 1914 – 4 April 1989) was an Italian composer, bandleader, and jazz multi-instrumentalist.
Life and career Born in Genoa, Nicolosi was originally a practicing dentist before enrolling in the Milan Conservatory. He learned double bass, piano, violin, guitar, trumpet, and vibraphone, and worked extensively as a jazz and pop arranger, including for Kramer Gorni and Aldo Rossi. He led his own ensembles in the 1950s, which included Franco Cerri, Gil Cuppini, Oscar Valdambrini, and Glauco Masetti.
Beginning with 1954's documentary by Folco Quilici, he transitioned to a secondary career writing film scores, mainly of sword-and-sandal films and other historical epics. He gained further prominence in the following decade for his collaborations with horror director Mario Bava.
Filmography +YearTitleDirectorNotes1954Folco QuiliciDocumentary1956A Woman AloneVittorio SalaLo svitatoCarlo LizzaniThe Violent PatriotSergio Grieco1957The Black DevilGuido MalatestaManos suciasThe Mighty CrusadersCarlo Ludovico Bragaglia1958The Warrior and the Slave GirlVittorio CottafaviThe Pirate of the Black HawkSergio GriecoThe Sword and the CrossCarlo Ludovico Bragaglia1959Adelchi BianchiRoberto MauriNon perdiamo la testaMario MattoliThe White WarriorRiccardo FredaWild Cats on the BeachVittorio SalaCaltiki – The Immortal MonsterRiccardo FredaMario BavaThe Giant of MarathonJacques Tourneur1960Colossus and the Amazon QueenVittorio SalaBlack SundayMario BavaEsther and the KingRaoul WalshLettere di una noviziaAlberto LattuadaRevenge of the BarbariansGiuseppe Vari1961The Last of the VikingsGiacomo GentilomoBlood FeudDamiano DamianiErik the ConquerorMario Bava1962Blood on the BalconyPasquale PrunasDocumentaryAttack of the NormansGiuseppe VariUniverso di notteAlessandro JacovoniDocumentaryI Don Giovanni della Costa AzzurraVittorio Sala1963The ReunionDamiano DamianiThe Girl Who Knew Too MuchMario BavaAntonio LeonviolaTorpedo BayCharles FrendBruno VailatiThor and the Amazon WomenAntonio LeonviolaBlack SabbathMario BavaCanzoni nel mondoVittorio SalaDocumentary1964Rome Against RomeGiuseppe VariIl treno del sabatoVittorio Sala1966Daniele D'AnzaPino Zac1972Eye in the LabyrinthMario Caiano
References
"Roberto Nicolosi". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
External links
Roberto Nicolosi at Archivio del Cinema Italiano