Carlo Innocenzi (29 April 1899 – 24 March 1962) was an Italian composer.
Life and career
Born in Monteleone di Spoleto, Innocenzi is best known as a composer of musical scores for films; he composed over 150 film scores since 1933.[1] From 1958 till his death, he focused on peplum film scores.[2]
Innocenzi also composed several pop songs, and some of them were not only commercial hits but also became instant classics, notably "Mille lire al mese" and "Valeria ragazza poco seria".[1][2] He was married to Sonia Pearlwing, who under the name of Marcella Rivi was the author of the lyrics for several songs composed by him.[2]
