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Franco De Gemini (1928-2013)

Birthplace:
Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Born:
September 10, 1928

Died:
July 20, 2013

Biography from TheMovieDB

Franco De Gemini (Ferrara, September 10, 1928 - Rome, July 20, 2013) was an Italian musician, record producer and composer.  He was nicknamed “Harmonica Man”: although he was one of Italy's greatest harmonica players, he went down in history for only four notes, those written by Ennio Morricone for the soundtrack of Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West and which recur in many scenes, including the final one, in which the harmonica is in the mouth of Charles Bronson, who is forced to stand so that his brother, who is leaning on his shoulders with a noose around his neck, does not die.

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Music:
1971  Liberation: The Last Assault

Musician:
1966  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1967  Payment in Blood
1969  The Seducers
1971  Liberation: The Last Assault

Original Music Composer:
1966  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1967  Payment in Blood
1969  The Seducers
1970  Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow
1970  The Cop
1971  Liberation: The Last Assault
1972  You Can Do a Lot with 7 Women

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