Joe Renzetti (born January 4, 1941) is an Academy Award-winning film composer, [1] and American session musician.
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Biography
Early life and education
Joseph Renzetti - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joseph studied composing and orchestrating under Nicholas Flagello. He studied guitar with Dennis Sandole, Joe Sgro, Sal Benigo, Lenny Payton, and Frank Tacconelli a disciple of the Eddie Lang school.
Career
In the early 60s, 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", The "Limbo Rock", "Palisades Park, and "Tallahassee Lassie". [2]
Fascinated by the advances in recording technology, and the profession of arranging for records, in 1963 Renzetti moved to New York. There, he arranged the top-ten records "Sunny", by Bobby Hebb, "Ninety Eight Point Six", by Keith, "Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie", by Jay & the Techniques, and "Mandy", by Barry Manilow. [3]
In 1973 Renzetti moved to Hollywood, and was called to arrange the music for film The Buddy Holly Story. This iconic movie garnered Joe Renzetti an Academy Award. Although the music was that of Holly's, Renzetti taught the actors to play their instruments, sing the songs from scratch, and act as a performing group. When they were ready as a group, they were filmed in live performances, this had never been done on film before.[4]
Renzetti also scored; Fatso, Elvis, Vice Squad, Poltergeist III, an episode of Tales from the Crypt, and Child's Play. Renzetti scored the TV series Missing Persons.[5] Joe Renzetti scores films, composes works for Orchestra, chamber groups, and solo artists.
Awards
- 1978: Academy Award for Best Adaptation Score, The Buddy Holly Story
- Razzie Awards - Worst Musical Score for: "Under the Rainbow" (1981)
- Gold Record for - "Sunny" by Bobby Hebb
- Gold Record for - "Mandy" by Barry Manilow
External links
- [ http://joerenzetti.net/ ]
- [ http://the1912overture.com ]
- Joe Renzetti at the Internet Movie Database
References
- ^ American Cinema of the 1970s by Lester D. Friedman
- ^ http://mixonline.com/recording/tracking/audio_chubby_checkers_twist/index.html
- ^ http://www.thatphillysound.com/people/joe_renzetti.html
- ^ http://www.oscars.org/index.html
- ^ "http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006250/
^ Vintage Guitar Magazine - July 2008 pg.2
^ As credited on original record label.
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