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Born in Rome, Italy on October 11
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He began studying music at Rome's Conservatory of Santa Cecilia at the age of 12.
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Received trumpet diploma and began working professionally.
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Composed "Il Mattino."
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Received "Diploma in Instrumentation for Band."
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He made his first arrangement for a series of evening radio shows.
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Obtained a diploma in Composition under the composer Goffredo Petrassi.
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Began to "ghost write" and arrange music for other, already established, film composers.
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He obtained a job at RAI as music assistant, but he resigned on his first day of work.
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His career as a film composer began with Luciano Salce's "Il Federale"
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Became famous with his first movie score for Sergio Leone's "A Fistful of Dollars."
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Composes movie score for Sergio Leone's "For a Few Dollars More."
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Entered the group of improvisation, "Nuova Consonanza."
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Composes film score for Sergio Leone's "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly."
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Creates film score for Sergio Leone's "Once Upon a Time in the West."
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Composes movie score for Sergio Leone's "A Fistful of Dynamite."
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Nominated for his first Academy Award for Best Original Score for "Days of Heaven."
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He, along with other composers, founded the I.R.T.E.M. (Institute of Research for Musical Theatre) in Rome.
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Won his first Golden Globe (USA) for Best Original Score for "The Mission."
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Won his first Grammy for Best Album of Instrumental Original Score for "The Untouchables."
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Won an Academy "Honorary" Award for his magnificent contributions to the art of film music.