---
title: 'Nino Rota'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'lecturer'
  - 'film score composer'
  - 'musician'
  - 'pianist'
  - 'conductor'
born: '1911-12-04'
died: '1979-04-10'
birthplace: 'Milan'
deathplace: 'Rome'
films_in_library: 142
reviews_of_their_work: 1
fandom_rating: '9.00/10 across 1 reviews'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-rota'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nino_Rota'
wikidata: 'Q214665'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nino Rota

lecturer, film score composer, musician, pianist, conductor.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 2008 · [Valentino: The Last Emperor](https://cinepixo.com/movies/valentino-the-last-emperor-2008) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2002 · [Fellini: I'm a Born Liar](https://cinepixo.com/movies/fellini-im-a-born-liar-2002) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1999 · [A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-magic-friend-the-maestro-nino-rota-1999) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1990 · [The Godfather Part III](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-godfather-part-iii-1990) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1985 · [Big Deal After 20 Years](https://cinepixo.com/movies/big-deal-after-20-years-1985) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1979 · [Hurricane](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hurricane-1979) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1979 · [Der Graf von Monte Christo](https://cinepixo.com/movies/der-graf-von-monte-christo-1979) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1978 · [Death on the Nile](https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-on-the-nile-1978) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1978 · [Orchestra Rehearsal](https://cinepixo.com/movies/orchestra-rehearsal-1978) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1976 · [Fellini's Casanova](https://cinepixo.com/movies/fellinis-casanova-1976) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1976 · [Caro Michele](https://cinepixo.com/movies/caro-michele-1976) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1975 · [E il Casanova di Fellini?](https://cinepixo.com/movies/e-il-casanova-di-fellini-1975) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1974 · [The Godfather Part II](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-godfather-part-ii-1974) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1974 · [The Abdication](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-abdication-1974) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1973 · [Amarcord](https://cinepixo.com/movies/amarcord-1973) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1973 · [Love and Anarchy](https://cinepixo.com/movies/love-and-anarchy-1973) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1972 · [The Godfather](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-godfather-1972) — Original Music Composer · **9.0/10** from 1 review
- 1972 · [Roma](https://cinepixo.com/movies/roma-1972) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1971 · [Ciao Federico! Fellini Directs Satyricon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ciao-federico-fellini-directs-satyricon-1971) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1970 · [Waterloo](https://cinepixo.com/movies/waterloo-1970) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1970 · [The Clowns](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-clowns-1970) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [Satyricon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/satyricon-1969-2) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [Fellini: A Director's Notebook](https://cinepixo.com/movies/fellini-a-directors-notebook-1969) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1968 · [Romeo and Juliet](https://cinepixo.com/movies/romeo-and-juliet-1968) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1968 · [Spirits of the Dead](https://cinepixo.com/movies/spirits-of-the-dead-1968) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1967 · [The Taming of the Shrew](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-taming-of-the-shrew-1967) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1966 · [Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand](https://cinepixo.com/movies/shoot-loud-louder-i-dont-understand-1966) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [Juliet of the Spirits](https://cinepixo.com/movies/juliet-of-the-spirits-1965) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [Kiss the Other Sheik](https://cinepixo.com/movies/kiss-the-other-sheik-1965) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [8½](https://cinepixo.com/movies/812-1963) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [The Leopard](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-leopard-1963) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [The Teacher from Vigevano](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-teacher-from-vigevano-1963) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1962 · [Arturo's Island](https://cinepixo.com/movies/arturos-island-1962) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1962 · [The Reluctant Saint](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-reluctant-saint-1962) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1961 · [Ghosts of Rome](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ghosts-of-rome-1961) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1961 · [The Best of Enemies](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-best-of-enemies-1961) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1961 · [The Brigand](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-brigand-1961) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1960 · [La Dolce Vita](https://cinepixo.com/movies/la-dolce-vita-1960) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1960 · [Rocco and His Brothers](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rocco-and-his-brothers-1960) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1960 · [Under Ten Flags](https://cinepixo.com/movies/under-ten-flags-1960) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1959 · [The Great War](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-war-1959) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [The Law Is the Law](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-law-is-the-law-1958) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [Fortunella](https://cinepixo.com/movies/fortunella-1958) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [Young Husbands](https://cinepixo.com/movies/young-husbands-1958) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [Piece of the Sky](https://cinepixo.com/movies/piece-of-the-sky-1958) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [Nights of Cabiria](https://cinepixo.com/movies/nights-of-cabiria-1957) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [White Nights](https://cinepixo.com/movies/white-nights-1957) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [The Most Wonderful Moment](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-most-wonderful-moment-1957) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [This Angry Age](https://cinepixo.com/movies/this-angry-age-1957) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [Doctor and the Healer](https://cinepixo.com/movies/doctor-and-the-healer-1957) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [War and Peace](https://cinepixo.com/movies/war-and-peace-1956) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [The House of Intrigue](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-house-of-intrigue-1956) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [Città di notte](https://cinepixo.com/movies/citta-di-notte-1956) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [Forbidden](https://cinepixo.com/movies/forbidden-1955) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [A Hero of Our Times](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-hero-of-our-times-1955) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [Il bidone](https://cinepixo.com/movies/il-bidone-1955) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [Amici per la pelle](https://cinepixo.com/movies/amici-per-la-pelle-1955) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [The Belle of Rome](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-belle-of-rome-1955) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [Accadde al penitenziario](https://cinepixo.com/movies/accadde-al-penitenziario-1955) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [Io piaccio](https://cinepixo.com/movies/io-piaccio-1955) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [La Strada](https://cinepixo.com/movies/la-strada-1954) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [Submarine Attack](https://cinepixo.com/movies/submarine-attack-1954) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [Appassionatamente](https://cinepixo.com/movies/appassionatamente-1954) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [Star of India](https://cinepixo.com/movies/star-of-india-1954) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [Folgore Division](https://cinepixo.com/movies/folgore-division-1954) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [Loves of Three Queens](https://cinepixo.com/movies/loves-of-three-queens-1954) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [The Two Orphans](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-two-orphans-1954) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [Vergine moderna](https://cinepixo.com/movies/vergine-moderna-1954) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [Musoduro](https://cinepixo.com/movies/musoduro-1953) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [I Vitelloni](https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-vitelloni-1953) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [Panique à Gibraltar](https://cinepixo.com/movies/panique-a-gibraltar-1953) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [What Scoundrels Men Are!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/what-scoundrels-men-are-1953) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair](https://cinepixo.com/movies/jolanda-the-daughter-of-the-black-corsair-1953) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [Good Folk's Sunday](https://cinepixo.com/movies/good-folks-sunday-1953) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [The Most Wanted Man](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-most-wanted-man-1953) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [The Stranger's Hand](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-strangers-hand-1953) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [Easy Years](https://cinepixo.com/movies/easy-years-1953) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [Riscatto](https://cinepixo.com/movies/riscatto-1953) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [Lo scocciatore (Via Padova 46)](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lo-scocciatore-via-padova-46-1953) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [Finishing School](https://cinepixo.com/movies/finishing-school-1953) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [The Ship of Condemned Women](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ship-of-condemned-women-1953) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Gli Angeli del quartiere](https://cinepixo.com/movies/gli-angeli-del-quartiere-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Immortal Melodies](https://cinepixo.com/movies/immortal-melodies-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [I tre corsari](https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-tre-corsari-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Ragazze da marito](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ragazze-da-marito-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [A Thief in Paradise](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-thief-in-paradise-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [The Queen of Sheba](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-queen-of-sheba-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [The White Sheik](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-white-sheik-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Noi due soli](https://cinepixo.com/movies/noi-due-soli-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Marito e moglie](https://cinepixo.com/movies/marito-e-moglie-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Something Money Can't Buy](https://cinepixo.com/movies/something-money-cant-buy-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [The Valorgue Baker](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-valorgue-baker-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Venetian Bird](https://cinepixo.com/movies/venetian-bird-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [Filumena Marturano](https://cinepixo.com/movies/filumena-marturano-1951) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [Valley of Eagles](https://cinepixo.com/movies/valley-of-eagles-1951) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [Napoleon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/napoleon-1951) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [Anna](https://cinepixo.com/movies/anna-1951) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [Era lui... sì! sì!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/era-lui-si-si-1951) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [Le Meravigliose avventure di Guerrin Meschino](https://cinepixo.com/movies/le-meravigliose-avventure-di-guerrin-meschino-1951) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [Toto and the King of Rome](https://cinepixo.com/movies/toto-and-the-king-of-rome-1951) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [A Dog's Life](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-dogs-life-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [His Last Twelve Hours](https://cinepixo.com/movies/his-last-twelve-hours-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Her Favourite Husband](https://cinepixo.com/movies/her-favourite-husband-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [È arrivato il cavaliere!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/e-arrivato-il-cavaliere-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Il Monello della strada](https://cinepixo.com/movies/il-monello-della-strada-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Peppino e Violetta](https://cinepixo.com/movies/peppino-e-violetta-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Donne e briganti](https://cinepixo.com/movies/donne-e-briganti-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [It's Forever Springtime](https://cinepixo.com/movies/its-forever-springtime-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [How I Discovered America](https://cinepixo.com/movies/how-i-discovered-america-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [The Glass Mountain](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-glass-mountain-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [The Pirates of Capri](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pirates-of-capri-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Due mogli sono troppe](https://cinepixo.com/movies/due-mogli-sono-troppe-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Side Street Story](https://cinepixo.com/movies/side-street-story-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1949 · [Campane a martello](https://cinepixo.com/movies/campane-a-martello-1949) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1949 · [Obsession](https://cinepixo.com/movies/obsession-1949) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Under the Sun of Rome](https://cinepixo.com/movies/under-the-sun-of-rome-1948) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Hey Boy](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hey-boy-1948) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Without Pity](https://cinepixo.com/movies/without-pity-1948) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [The Street Has Many Dreams](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-street-has-many-dreams-1948) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [L'eroe della strada](https://cinepixo.com/movies/leroe-della-strada-1948) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Escape to France](https://cinepixo.com/movies/escape-to-france-1948) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Difficult Years](https://cinepixo.com/movies/difficult-years-1948) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Totò al giro d'Italia](https://cinepixo.com/movies/toto-al-giro-ditalia-1948) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Be Seeing You, Father](https://cinepixo.com/movies/be-seeing-you-father-1948) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Amanti senza amore](https://cinepixo.com/movies/amanti-senza-amore-1948) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [Vanity](https://cinepixo.com/movies/vanity-1947) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [To Live in Peace](https://cinepixo.com/movies/to-live-in-peace-1947) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [Daniele Cortis](https://cinepixo.com/movies/daniele-cortis-1947) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [Flesh Will Surrender](https://cinepixo.com/movies/flesh-will-surrender-1947) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [How I Lost the War](https://cinepixo.com/movies/how-i-lost-the-war-1947) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1946 · [A Yank in Rome](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-yank-in-rome-1946) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1946 · [Hotel Luna, Room 34](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hotel-luna-room-34-1946) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1946 · [Professor, My son](https://cinepixo.com/movies/professor-my-son-1946) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1946 · [Roma città libera](https://cinepixo.com/movies/roma-citta-libera-1946) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1945 · [La freccia nel fianco](https://cinepixo.com/movies/la-freccia-nel-fianco-1945) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1945 · [His Young Wife](https://cinepixo.com/movies/his-young-wife-1945) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1945 · [My Widow and I](https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-widow-and-i-1945) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1944 · [Zazà](https://cinepixo.com/movies/zaza-1944) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [Il birichino di papà](https://cinepixo.com/movies/il-birichino-di-papa-1943) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [The Mountain Woman](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-mountain-woman-1943) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [Wedding Day](https://cinepixo.com/movies/wedding-day-1942) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1933 · [Tourist Train](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tourist-train-1933) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here

Across everything reviewed here their work averages **9.00/10** — the plain mean of every published rating, nothing imported.

## Criticism on CinePixo

- **9.0/10** — [Power in a Whisper, Blood in the Wallpaper](https://cinepixo.com/reviews/power-in-a-whisper-blood-in-the-wallpaper) on *The Godfather* by Dorothy Kwan, 2026-07-10

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-rota
Biographical facts from Wikipedia/Wikidata where linked above. Ratings and reviews are the work of this site's members.