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

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

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

Year Title Label Notes
1968 VIP - Mio Fratello Superuomo Soundtrack CAM
1972 Pop-Paraphrenia..... Fonovideo Collaboration with Rocchi & Chiarosi
1977 Herr Rossi Sucht Das Glück Satellit & EMI Electrola
Herr Rossi Sucht Das Glück Folge 2
1978 Rossi, Wenn Du Wärest - Folge 3
Rossi, Wenn Du Wärest - Folge 4
Drama Test Music Scene Collboartion with O. Rocchi & Chiarosi
Le Canzoni De Il Signor Rossi RCA Original Cast
1983 Mr. Godi / Mr. Jingle (The Advertising Music In Italy) Best Sound
1990 Music For Images And Messages Compilation
1999 Signor Rossi Crippled Dick Hot Wax! Compilation, recorded 1970 - 1977
2004 La Linea - La Musica (Original Soundtrack) Crippled Dick Hot Wax! Recorded 1979 - 1986
???? Sound - Wave Cinemusic

Filmography

Year Film Director Notes
1967 Life 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,
1974 Self Service Bruno Bozzetto Short Film
Mr. Rossi in Venise
Paolo il freddo Ciccio Ingrassia
1975 The Exorcist: Italian Style
1976 Il signor Rossi cerca la felicità Bruno Bozzetto
Allegro non troppo 'Ballet Themes'
Mr Rossi's Vacation
1977 Mr. Rossi's Dreams
Supergulp, i fumetti in TV Sandro Lodolo Season 1
1978 The Last Savage Alfredo Castiglioni & Angelo Castiglioni
1979 Lineman season 2 Osvaldo Cavandoli TV show
1981 Supergulp, i fumetti in TV Sandro Lodolo Season 3
1982 Shocking Africa Alfredo Castiglioni & Angelo Castiglioni Short Film
Tennis Club Bruno Bozzetto Short Film
1984 Moa Moa Short Film
1986 Lineman season 3 Osvaldo Cavandoli TV show
1988 Don Tonino Season 1 Fosco Gasperi TV series
1990 Don Tonino Season 2
2001 Senza filtro Mimmo Raimondi Actor, 'JD'
2006 53 días de invierno Judith Colell Writer of 'Misty Lovers'

References

  1. 1 2 3 Guido Michelone, Giuseppe Valenzise (1998). Bibidi bobidi bu: la musica nei cartoni animati da Betty Boop a Peter Gabriel. Castelvecchi, 1998. pp. 297–302. ISBN 8882100812.
  2. ↑ Fabio Bernabei (21 May 2014). Hip Hop Italia: Il rap italiano dalla breakdance alle rapstar. Imprimatur editore, 2014. ISBN 978-8868301705.
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