Alongside fellow Italians such as Riz Ortolani and Armando Sciascia, Florence-born Piero Umiliani is a frequently underappreciated figure in the history of film soundtracks - he helped bring new styles to the format, painting filmic atmospheres in bossa nova, jazz & funk when soundtracks & film scores were dominated by classical music.
Alongside fellow Italians such as Riz Ortolani and Armando Sciascia, Florence-born Piero Umiliani is a frequently underappreciated figure in the history of film soundtracks - he helped bring new styles to the format, painting filmic atmospheres in bossa nova, jazz & funk when soundtracks & film scores were dominated by classical music.