Carmine Coppola

Carmine Coppola

ComposerMusic DepartmentActor
Born
June 11, 1910
Died
April 26, 1991
Awards
3 wins, 10 nominations

Composer, conductor, arranger and flautist, educated at the Manhattan School of Music (BA, MA) and Juilliard (on scholarship) (MM). He was first flautist for Radio City Music Hall from 1934 to 1936, the Detroit Symphony from 1936 to 1941, the NBC Toscanini Orchestra from 1942 to 1948 and staff…

Biography

Composer, conductor, arranger and flautist, educated at the Manhattan School of Music (BA, MA) and Juilliard (on scholarship) (MM). He was first flautist for Radio City Music Hall from 1934 to 1936, the Detroit Symphony from 1936 to 1941, the NBC Toscanini Orchestra from 1942 to 1948 and staff arranger for Radio City Music Hall from 1948 to 1956, and the opera conductor for the Brooklyn Academy of Music from 1948 to 1955.

He was music director for the Broadway stage production of "Once Upon a Mattress" and the touring companies of "Kismet" and "La Plume de Ma Tante". He joined ASCAP in 1952.

Actor

The Godfather Part IIIThe Godfather Part III(1990)as Bandleader
New York StoriesNew York Stories(1989)as Street Musician (segment "Life without Zoe")
One from the HeartOne from the Heart(1981)as Couple in Elevator
Harry and Walter Go to New YorkHarry and Walter Go to New York(1976)as Conductor
The GodfatherThe Godfather(1972)as Piano Player in Montage

Self

The Music of 'the Godfather'The Music of 'the Godfather'(2001)as Self
The Godfather Family: A Look InsideThe Godfather Family: A Look Inside(1990)as Self
De películaDe película(1982)as Self - Interviewee
Abel Gance: Forgotten Genius(1980)as Self, composer
47th Annual Academy Awards47th Annual Academy Awards(1975)as Self - Winner

Archive Footage

The Music of Apocalypse NowThe Music of Apocalypse Now(2006)as Self
The GodfatherThe Godfather(2006)as Piano Player ('The Mattresses' montage)
Épreuves d'artistesÉpreuves d'artistes(2004)as Self
101 Biggest Celebrity Oops101 Biggest Celebrity Oops(2004)as Self - #28 Francis Ford Coppola casts Sofia in Godfather 3
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980(1992)as Piano Player in Montage

Known for

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Carmine Coppola in The Godfather Part III (1990)Francis Ford Coppola, Carmine Coppola, Eleanor Coppola, Gian-Carlo Coppola, Roman Coppola, and Frank Edwards at an event for 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975)Carmine Coppola and Italia Coppola at an event for The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991)Winners from "The Godfather Part II": Gray Frederickson, Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos and Carmine Coppola at the 47th Academy Awards.Carmine Coppola in The Godfather Part III (1990)

Credit Score: Carmine Coppola

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197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991
Piano Player in Montage
Fri Mar 24 1972
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnown★WinsNomsVotes
1The Godfather281.251972•9.23112224908
2The Godfather Part III33.751990••7.507455506
3New York Stories1.0019896.40020986
4One from the Heart1.0019826.5019065