Nino Rota

For me, Nino Rota is the rare composer whose melodies feel inseparable from the films they accompany. His work with Fellini and Visconti, and that aching Godfather theme, reveals an uncanny gift for marrying sweetness with sorrow. What I admire most is not the Oscar, Grammy and BAFTA he gathered, but how singable and human his music remains. He could underline grand tragedy with a tune you could hum on the street. Decades after his death in 1979, those themes still live everywhere, and that lasting intimacy is the truest measure of his genius. A master, plainly.

Name (English)

Nino Rota

Name (Japanese)

ニーノ・ロータ

Reading

にーの・ろーた

Born

December 4, 1911 – April 10, 1979

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Boar

Origin

Milan, province of Milan, Italy

Occupation

composer / conductor / teacher / pianist / actor

Awards & achievements

• 1975 Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
• 1972 Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
• 1972 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
• 1973 BAFTA Award for Best Original Music
• Nastro d'Argento for Best Score
• David di Donatello for Best Score

• Official sitehttps://www.ninorota.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nino%20Rota
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214665

Tags

• province of Milan
• composer
• conductor
• teacher

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.