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My Take
Pino Donaggio is a name film score fans speak with real affection, and I'm one of them. Born in Burano in 1941 and classically trained as a violinist, he made his reputation through his long partnership with Brian De Palma, scoring the lush, often menacing music behind that director's thrillers. What I find fascinating is that before all that he wrote Io che non vivo (senza te), the Italian song the world knows as You Don't Have to Say You Love Me. To move from pop balladry to suspense cinema is a rare journey. His music has a melodic warmth that makes even the darkest scenes ache.
Overview
Giuseppe "Pino" Donaggio (born 24 November 1941) is an Italian musician, singer, and composer of film and television scores. A classically-trained violinist, Donaggio is known for his collaborations with director Brian De Palma, and for his work in both European and American genre cinema.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pino Donaggio
- Name (Japanese)
- ピノ・ドナッジオ
- Reading
- ぴの・どなっじお
- Born
- November 24, 1941 (age 84)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake
- Origin
- Burano, Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / songwriter / film score composer / singer / recording artist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2013 Time Machine Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Io che non vivo (senza te) | — |
6. Links
Composer — see all → · Songwriter — see all → · More people from Italy →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.