Carmine Coppola

Carmine Coppola
Born	Carmine Valentino Coppola (1910-06-11)June 11, 1910 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	April 26, 1991(1991-04-26) (aged 80) Northridge, California, U.S.
Resting place	San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Occupations	Flautist pianist songwriter composer orchestrator
Spouse	Italia Coppola
Children	August Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Talia Shire
Relatives	Anton Coppola (brother)
Family	Coppola
Musical career
Genres	Contemporary classical big band electronic film score avant garde
Instruments	Flute piano synthesizer
Years active	1949–1991
Labels	Elektra United ABC Columbia
Musical artist

Carmine Valentino Coppola (Italian: [ˈkarmine ˈkɔppola]; June 11, 1910 – April 26, 1991) was an American composer, flautist, pianist, and songwriter who contributed original music to the films The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders, and The Godfather Part III, all directed by his son Francis Ford Coppola.^[1] In the course of his career, he won both the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, with BAFTA Award for Best Film Music and Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media nominations.