Film Composers to rediscover (2) : Renzo Rossellini

Brother of famous director Roberto Rossellini, Renzo Rossellini wrote a lot of film scores (for his brother but also for others such as Riccardo Freda - who sometimes complained that he delivered the same musical themes for several movies) but remained underrated. Sometimes atonal, sometimes lyrical, his scores effectively accompanied peplums, drama, comedies... Essentially active for the italian cinema, Renzo Rosselini wrote a remarkable long score (more than 1 hour) for a french classic movie, La Chartreuse de Parme.