Carmine Coppola

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Carmine Coppola
Born
Carmine Valentino Coppola

(1910-06-11)June 11, 1910
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 26, 1991(1991-04-26) (aged 80)
Northridge, California, U.S.
Resting placeSan Fernando Mission Cemetery
Occupations
  • Composer
  • musician
SpouseItalia Pennino
Children
FamilyCoppola family
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Flute
  • piano
  • synthesizer
Years active1949–1991
Carmine Coppola (1910-1991) in the 1940 U.S. census living in Detroit, Michigan

Carmine Valentino Coppola (Italian: [ˈkarmine ˈkɔppola]; June 11, 1910 – April 26, 1991) was an American composer, flautist, pianist, and songwriter who contributed original music to the films The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders, The Black Stallion, and The Godfather Part III. He is the father of film director Francis Ford Coppola.[1] In the course of his career, he won both the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, with BAFTA Award for Best Film Music and Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media nominations.

  1. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (April 27, 1991). "Carmine Coppola, 80, Conductor And Composer for His Son's Films". The New York Times.