Pino Donaggio is a composer from Burano, Italy. A composer is a person who writes music. ... Colourfully painted houses on Burano. ...

Born in Venice, Italy, on October 24, 1941, into a family of musicians, Giuseppe "Pino" Donaggio began studying violin at the age of ten, first at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice, followed by the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan. At the age of 14, he made his solo debut in a Vivaldi concert for Italian radio, then went on to play for both the Solisti Veneti and the Solisti di Milano. The discovery of rock and roll during the summer of 1959 ended Donaggio's classical career when he made his singing debut with Paul Anka. He then began to write his own songs and established himself as one of Italy's prominent singer-songwriters. He took part in the San Remo Festival with "Come Sinfonia" and had a string of successes including "Il Cane di Stoffa." However, his greatest hit was the 1963 smash, "Io Che Non Vivo, " which sold 60 million records worldwide and was performed most popularly in English as "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" by Elvis Presley and Dusty Springfield. [1] Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia, Latin: Venetia) is a city in northern Italy, the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,251 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia, Latin: Venetia) is a city in northern Italy, the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,251 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... This article is about the city in Italy. ... Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi (March 4, 1678, Venice – July 28, 1741, Vienna), nicknamed Il Prete Rosso, meaning The Red Priest, was an Italian priest and baroque music composer. ... Paul Albert Anka, OC (born July 30, 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actor. ... Sanremo Music Festival (Festival della canzone italiana), running since 1951, is an Italian popular song contest held annually (first part of March) in Sanremo. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... Dusty Springfield OBE (16 April 1939 - 2 March 1999) was a popular English singer whose career spanned four decades. ...

Since then he has worked on many films, and composed music for several more, including: Dario Argento's Trauma and Due occhi diabolici. He works regularly with US director Brian De Palma, scoring De Palma's Carrie (1976), Home Movies (1979), Dressed to Kill (1980), Blow Out (1981), Body Double (1984), and Raising Cain (1992), Seed Of Chucky (2004). Dario Argento (born September 7, 1940) is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. ... Trauma is a 1993 film directed by Dario Argento who also co-wrote the screenplay. ... TWO EVIL EYES is a horror film written and directed by the Italian Dario Argento and American George Romero. ... Brian De Palma (born James Giacinto DePalma on September 11, 1940 in Newark, New Jersey) is a prolific, and controversial American film director. ... Carrie is a 1976 American horror film directed by Brian De Palma based on the novel by Stephen King, with a screenplay written by Lawrence D. Cohen. ... Home Movies is a 1980 film directed by Brian De Palma. ... Dressed to Kill is a 1980 horror film written and directed by Brian de Palma. ... Blow Out is a 1981 film by Brian DePalma starring John Travolta as Jack Terry, a movie sound effect technician from Philadelphia who, while recording sounds for a low-budget horror film, accidentally captures audio evidence of the possible assassination of the Pennsylvania governor who was planning to run for... Body Double is a 1984 film by directed Brian De Palma. ... Raising Cain is a 1992 film starring John Lithgow. ... Seed of Chucky (also known as Childs Play 5: Seed of Chucky) is a 2004 film and the fifth entry in the popular Childs Play series. ...

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