American Academy Award-winning film composer
Joe Renzetti is an American film composer and session musician . He scores for films and television, and composes works for orchestra, chamber groups, and solo artists.[ 1]
Career
Born in Philadelphia , Renzetti began his career as a result of Dick Clark and American Bandstand , originating from Philly, Cameo-Parkway records came into existence. Renzetti became Cameo Records ' house guitarist, and played on the hits "Let's Twist Again ", Dee Dee Sharp's "Mashed Potato Time ", "South Street ", "Limbo Rock ", "Palisades Park ", and "Tallahassee Lassie".[ 2] Joe Renzetti was Gamble and Huff 's first arranger, one of the originators of "The Sound Of Philadelphia".[ 3]
Fascinated by the advances in recording technology, and the profession of arranging for records Renzetti moved his career to New York. There he arranged "Sunny " by Bobby Hebb , "98.6 " by Keith , "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie " by Jay & the Techniques , and "Mandy " by Barry Manilow .[ 4]
Renzetti moved to Hollywood and was called to arrange the music for the 1978 film The Buddy Holly Story , which garnered him an Academy Award for Best Adaptation Score .[ 5]
Filmography
List of selected works
"Waltz" for Blues-Harmonica and Orchestra
"Echo" for Classical Guitar Quartet
"On a Chord By Kessel " for Classical Guitar Quartet
"Holiday Furioso" Scherzo for Orchestra
"String Quartet in F" - "American"
"First Chair" A Concerto for Orchestra
"The 1912 Overture" for Jazz Piano solo and Orchestra
"Concerto for Three Guitars and Orchestra"
"Blues, for me?"[ 6]
Partial list of arranged records
Awards
References
External links
1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
International National Artists Other