Franco De Gemini
Sound
- Born
- September 10, 1928 · Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Died
- July 20, 2013 (age 84)
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.
Known for
Behind the camera8
- 1972Sonny and Jed Musician
- 1972You Can Do a Lot with 7 Women Original Music Composer
- 1970The Cop Original Music Composer
- 1969The Seducers Musician
- 1968Once Upon a Time in the West Musician
- 1967Face to Face Musician
- 1967Payment in Blood Musician
- 1966The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Musician