Luigi Denza(1846-1922)

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Luigi Denza was born on 24 February 1846 in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania, Italy. He was a composer, known for Créatures célestes (1994), The Visit (2015) and Shine (1996). He died on 26 January 1922 in London, England, UK.

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Known for

Créatures célestes

7.2

Soundtrack("Funiculi, Funicula")

1994

The Visit

6.3

Soundtrack("Non t'amo più")

2015

Shine

7.6

Soundtrack("Funiculì, Funiculà")

1996

Adventureland - Job d'été à éviter

6.8

Soundtrack("Funiculi, Funicula")

2009

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The Bizzlest Pizza
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- 2024

Soundtrack

Nonnas
6.8
- writer: "Funiculi Funicula"
- 2025
The Kill Room
5.5
- writer: "Funiculi, Funicula"
- 2023
Les tournesols sauvages
6.3
- writer: "Funiculi Funicula"
- 2022
Bull
7.1
TV Series
- performer: "Funiculì Funicalà"
- 2021
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
8.7
TV Series
- writer: "Ole, jetzt gibt es einen in die Fresse" (uncredited)
- 2021
Lansky
6.2
- writer: "Funiculi Funicula"
- 2021
Bluey
9.3
TV Series
- writer: "Funiculì Funiculà" (Uncredited)
- 2019
Judas
7.4
TV Series
- writer: "Funiculi Funicula" (uncredited)
- 2019
Little Italy
5.7
- music: "Funiculì, Funiculà"
- 2018
Mozart in the Jungle
8.1
TV Series
- writer: "Funiculi Funicula" (uncredited)
- 2018
Recreo
5.7
- music: "Funiculì, funiculà" (as Funículi Funiculá)
- 2018
Flip Flappers
7.2
TV Mini Series
- music: "Funiculi Funicula"
- 2016
Orphan Black
8.3
TV Series
- music: "Funiculi Funicula" (uncredited)
- 2016
The Visit
6.3
- writer: "Non t'amo più"
- 2015
Les Griffin
8.1
TV Series
- writer: "Italian Clown"
- 2014

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Born
- February 24, 1846
- Castellammare di Stabia, Campania, Italy
Died
- January 26, 1922
- London, England, UK
Children
- Luigi Carlo Denza
Relatives
- Vanessa Denza(Grandchild)

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Luigi Denza moved to London, England, UK in 1884 and became professor of singing at The Royal Academy of Music in 1898. Denza is best known for his 1880 song "Funiculi, Funicula" inspired by the inauguration of a funicular railway at Mount Vesuvius in Italy. Six years after its publication, composer Richard Strauss mistook it for an Italian folk tune and incorporated it into his tone poem "Aus Italien" resulting in Strauss having to share royalties with Denza.