Franco Godi

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Franco Godi
Born (1940-06-10) June 10, 1940 (age 82)
Occupation(s)composer
record producer

Franco Godi (born 10 June 1940) is an Italian composer, conductor, arranger and record producer.

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Born in Milan, Godi grew up in Prato where he started his musical activity as the member of a band. [1] After working in a local radio station, in 1962 he composed his first jingle for the Bertolli oil, and from then he became the most active composer in the field of commercials and Caroselli in Italy, as to be called "Mr. Jingle". [1]

Godi was also active as a film score composer, particularly in the field of animation where he had a long collaboration with Bruno Bozzetto, and also composed theme songs for a large number of television programs and series. [1] He is the founder of the record label Best Sound, which produced some of the early hip hop Italian groups, including Articolo 31 and Gemelli Diversi. [2]

Discography

YearTitleLabelNotes
1968 VIP - Mio Fratello Superuomo Soundtrack CAM
1972Pop-Paraphrenia.....FonovideoCollaboration with Rocchi & Chiarosi
1977Herr Rossi Sucht Das GlückSatellit & EMI Electrola
Herr Rossi Sucht Das Glück Folge 2
1978Rossi, Wenn Du Wärest - Folge 3
Rossi, Wenn Du Wärest - Folge 4
Drama TestMusic SceneCollboartion with O. Rocchi & Chiarosi
Le Canzoni De Il Signor RossiRCA Original Cast
1983Mr. Godi / Mr. Jingle (The Advertising Music In Italy)Best Sound
1990Music For Images And MessagesCompilation
1999Signor RossiCrippled Dick Hot Wax!Compilation, recorded 1970 - 1977
2004La Linea - La Musica (Original Soundtrack)Crippled Dick Hot Wax!Recorded 1979 - 1986
????Sound - WaveCinemusic

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorNotes
1967Life In A Tin Bruno Bozzetto Short Film
1968 The SuperVips
1970 Il signor Rossi al Camping Short Film
1972 Lineman season 1 Osvaldo Cavandoli TV show,
1974Self ServiceBruno BozzettoShort Film
Mr. Rossi in Venise
Paolo il freddo Ciccio Ingrassia
1975 The Exorcist: Italian Style
1976Il signor Rossi cerca la felicitàBruno Bozzetto
Allegro non troppo 'Ballet Themes'
Mr Rossi's Vacation
1977 Mr. Rossi's Dreams
Supergulp, i fumetti in TVSandro LodoloSeason 1
1978The Last SavageAlfredo Castiglioni & Angelo Castiglioni
1979 Lineman season 2 Osvaldo CavandoliTV show
1981Supergulp, i fumetti in TVSandro LodoloSeason 3
1982Shocking AfricaAlfredo Castiglioni & Angelo CastiglioniShort Film
Tennis ClubBruno BozzettoShort Film
1984Moa MoaShort Film
1986 Lineman season 3 Osvaldo CavandoliTV show
1988 Don Tonino Season 1 Fosco GasperiTV series
1990 Don Tonino Season 2
2001 Senza filtro Mimmo RaimondiActor, 'JD'
200653 días de invierno Judith Colell Writer of 'Misty Lovers'

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