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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco(1895-1968)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Respected composer and teacher, educated at the Cherubini Royal Institute of Music. He studied with Ildrebrando Pizzetti and Edgardo del Valle de Paz. It is generally thought that Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco actually composed more film music than he is credited with, and that he was often called upon to ghost-write film music for other composers who were under time constraints or had other difficulties completing their assignments.
BornApril 3, 1895
DiedMarch 16, 1968(72)
BornApril 3, 1895
DiedMarch 16, 1968(72)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Judith Anderson, Mischa Auer, June Duprez, Barry Fitzgerald, Richard Haydn, Louis Hayward, Walter Huston, C. Aubrey Smith, and Roland Young in And Then There Were None (1945)
And Then There Were None
7.4
  • Composer(as M. Castelnuovo-Tedesco)
  • 1945
Xander Berkeley in The Maestro (2018)
The Maestro
5.7
  • Music Department
  • 2018
Phyllis Calvert and Robert Hutton in Time Out of Mind (1947)
Time Out of Mind
6.0
  • Composer
  • 1947
Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford in The Loves of Carmen (1948)
The Loves of Carmen
6.1
  • Composer
  • 1948

Credits

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Music Department



  • Xander Berkeley in The Maestro (2018)
    The Maestro
    5.7
    • Music Department
    • 2018
  • The Love Machine (1971)
    The Love Machine
    4.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Paul Winchell, and Jerry Mahoney in Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960)
    Stop! Look! and Laugh!
    5.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Crash Landing (1958)
    Crash Landing
    5.5
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Mona Freeman and Edmond O'Brien in The World Was His Jury (1958)
    The World Was His Jury
    6.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Valerie French and Guy Madison in The Hard Man (1957)
    The Hard Man
    6.1
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • William Hopper and Joan Taylor in 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
    20 Million Miles to Earth
    6.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • The Giant Claw (1957)
    The Giant Claw
    4.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Ronald Reagan in Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
    Hellcats of the Navy
    5.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
    The Guns of Fort Petticoat
    6.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)
    Zombies of Mora Tau
    5.2
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • The White Squaw (1956)
    The White Squaw
    6.0
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • The Werewolf (1956)
    The Werewolf
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
    Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
    6.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Raymond Burr, Valerie French, Lance Fuller, and William Prince in Secret of Treasure Mountain (1956)
    Secret of Treasure Mountain
    5.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1956

Composer



  • The Long Wait (1954)
    The Long Wait
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Anthony Quinn, Anthony Dexter, Jody Lawrance, and Gale Robbins in The Brigand (1952)
    The Brigand
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1952
  • Anthony Quinn, John Derek, and Jody Lawrance in Mask of the Avenger (1951)
    Mask of the Avenger
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1951
  • The Brave Bulls (1951)
    The Brave Bulls
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1951
  • John Derek and Diana Lynn in Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)
    Rogues of Sherwood Forest
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1950
  • Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford in The Loves of Carmen (1948)
    The Loves of Carmen
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1948
  • Phyllis Calvert and Robert Hutton in Time Out of Mind (1947)
    Time Out of Mind
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1947
  • Doris Houck, Lloyd Corrigan, and Anita Louise in Shadowed (1946)
    Shadowed
    5.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Courage of Lassie (1946)
    Courage of Lassie
    6.2
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Lynn Merrick, Gus Schilling, and Forrest Tucker in Dangerous Business (1946)
    Dangerous Business
    6.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Janis Carter and William Gargan in Night Editor (1946)
    Night Editor
    6.7
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Nina Foch, Doris Houck, Richard Loo, Adelle Roberts, and Erik Rolf in Prison Ship (1945)
    Prison Ship
    6.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • James Cardwell, Richard Dix, Lynn Merrick, Frank Reicher, and Rhys Williams in Voice of the Whistler (1945)
    Voice of the Whistler
    6.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • George Sanders and Ella Raines in The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)
    The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
    6.8
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Judith Anderson, Mischa Auer, June Duprez, Barry Fitzgerald, Richard Haydn, Louis Hayward, Walter Huston, C. Aubrey Smith, and Roland Young in And Then There Were None (1945)
    And Then There Were None
    7.4
    • Composer (as M. Castelnuovo-Tedesco)
    • 1945

Soundtrack



  • Orchestra of Exiles (2012)
    Orchestra of Exiles
    7.2
    • writer: "Sonata Op. 77"
    • 2012
  • Asana Travelogue (2012)
    Asana Travelogue
    6.9
    • writer: "Sea Murmurs"
    • 2012
  • Janet Leigh and Ezio Pinza in Strictly Dishonorable (1951)
    Strictly Dishonorable
    5.7
    • music: "Aria"
    • 1951
  • Linda Darnell, Celeste Holm, and Paul Douglas in Everybody Does It (1949)
    Everybody Does It
    6.6
    • writer: "Fatima e Solimano (The Loves of Fatima)" (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Rita Hayworth in Down to Earth (1947)
    Down to Earth
    6.1
    • music: "Greek Ballet"
    • 1947
  • Phyllis Calvert and Robert Hutton in Time Out of Mind (1947)
    Time Out of Mind
    6.0
    • music: "New England Symphony"
    • 1947

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • M. Castelnuovo-Tedesco
  • Born
    • April 3, 1895
    • Florence, Tuscany, Italy
  • Died
    • March 16, 1968
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Overtures: "The Taming of the Shrew"; "Twelfth Night"; "The Merchant of Venice"; "Julius Caesar"; "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; "Coriolanus"; and "Much Ado About Nothing".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco's Guitar Concerto No.1 in D, Op.99 was completed in 1938 and dedicated to Andres Segovia. It was the first modern guitar concerto, being published and performed just a few months prior to the arrival of Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez. Before these two works, the last guitar concerto published was more than 100 years earlier.
  • Nickname
    • Teddy

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