Luis Bacalov, Oscar-winning composer of ‘Il Postino,’ DEAD @ 84

His compositions for 'Il Postino earned him an Oscar.  He worked on a wide-ranging range of projects -- everything from blood-splattered B-movies to the music for Fellini films.  He created orchestral compositions inspired by the Catholic Mass, Italian prog-rock records and a one-act opera, “The Mother Was There.”  Bacalov composed ominous guitar melodies for dozens of Italian crime movies too, and spaghetti westerns were used in films by Quentin Tarantino.







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