Film Music Reporter

Stelvio Cipriani has passed away today at age 81. The Italian composer has scored over 200 movies and TV shows over an almost five decade-spanning career. Among his best known scoring credits are Umberto Lenzi’s Nightmare City, James Cameron’s Piranha II: The Spawning, Mario Bava’s A Bay of Blood and Rabid Dogs, Ovidio G. Assonitis’ Tentacles, J.Piquer Simon’s Pieces and Antonio Bido’s Bloodstained Shadow. His main theme for 1973’s The Great Kidnapping (La polizia sta a guardare) was featured prominently in Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 feature Death Proof.