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Carmine Coppola(1910-1991)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Carmine Coppola in The Godfather Part III (1990)
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.
BornJune 11, 1910
DiedApril 26, 1991(80)
BornJune 11, 1910
DiedApril 26, 1991(80)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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Known for

Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now
8.4
  • Composer
  • 1979
Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Sofia Coppola, and Talia Shire in The Godfather Part III (1990)
The Godfather Part III
7.6
  • Composer(music composed by)
  • 1990
Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)
The Godfather Part II
9.0
  • Music Department(additional music)
  • 1974
Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather
9.2
  • Music Department(mall wedding sequence)
  • 1972

Credits

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Composer



  • The Music of Apocalypse Now (2006)
    The Music of Apocalypse Now
    7.3
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2006
  • The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
    The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
    9.3
    Video
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Sofia Coppola, and Talia Shire in The Godfather Part III (1990)
    The Godfather Part III
    7.6
    • Composer (music composed by)
    • 1990
  • Petra von Kants bittra tårar (1990)
    Petra von Kants bittra tårar
    7.8
    Video
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Blood Red (1989)
    Blood Red
    4.1
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • New York Stories (1989)
    New York Stories
    6.4
    • Composer (segment "Life without Zoe")
    • 1989
  • Mary Stuart Masterson and D.B. Sweeney in Gardens of Stone (1987)
    Gardens of Stone
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
    Faerie Tale Theatre
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, and Ralph Macchio in The Outsiders (1983)
    The Outsiders
    7.0
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • The Black Stallion (1979)
    The Black Stallion
    7.4
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979)
    Apocalypse Now
    8.4
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977)
    The Godfather: A Novel for Television
    9.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • Mustang: The House That Joe Built (1977)
    Mustang: The House That Joe Built
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • The People (1972)
    The People
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Composer (as Carmen Coppola, music composed by)
    • 1972
  • Tonight for Sure (1962)
    Tonight for Sure
    2.9
    • Composer (as Carmen Coppola)
    • 1962

Music Department



  • Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Sofia Coppola, and Talia Shire in The Godfather Part III (1990)
    The Godfather Part III
    7.6
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • 1990
  • Blood Red (1989)
    Blood Red
    4.1
    • conductor
    • 1989
  • Jeff Bridges in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
    Tucker: The Man and His Dream
    6.9
    • composer: additional music
    • 1988
  • Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)
    The Godfather Part II
    9.0
    • composer: additional music
    • conductor
    • 1974
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)
    The Godfather
    9.2
    • additional music: mall wedding sequence
    • 1972
  • The People (1972)
    The People
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • conductor (as Carmen Coppola)
    • 1972
  • THX 1138 (1971)
    THX 1138
    6.6
    • musician: flute (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • The Rain People (1969)
    The Rain People
    6.8
    • music associate (as Carmen Coppola)
    • 1969
  • John Wayne and David Janssen in The Green Berets (1968)
    The Green Berets
    5.6
    • musician: flute (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Tonight for Sure (1962)
    Tonight for Sure
    2.9
    • conductor (as Carmen Coppola)
    • 1962
  • Napoleon (1927)
    Napoleon
    8.2
    • conductor: 1981 re-release
    • music arranger: 1981 re-release
    • 1927

Actor



  • Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Sofia Coppola, and Talia Shire in The Godfather Part III (1990)
    The Godfather Part III
    7.6
    • Bandleader (uncredited)
    • 1990
  • New York Stories (1989)
    New York Stories
    6.4
    • Street Musician (segment "Life without Zoe")
    • 1989
  • Teri Garr in One from the Heart (1981)
    One from the Heart
    6.5
    • Couple in Elevator
    • 1981
  • Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
    Harry and Walter Go to New York
    5.4
    • Conductor
    • 1976
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)
    The Godfather
    9.2
    • Piano Player in Montage (uncredited)
    • 1972

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Carmen Coppola
  • Born
    • June 11, 1910
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 26, 1991
    • Northridge, California, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Italia Coppola? - April 26, 1991 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Talia Shire
  • Relatives
      Christopher Coppola(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Works: "Flute Flight"; "Phantom Cavalry"; "Woodwind Quintet"; "Oboe Fantasie"; and "Danse Pagan".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal

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  • Trivia
    Father of August Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola and Talia Shire.

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