Piero Umiliani

Piero Umiliani (born July 17 1926 in Florence, Italy; died February 14 2001 in Rome) was an Italian composer of film scores, most famous for his song "Mah Nà Mah Nà".

Like many of his Italian colleagues at that time, he composed the scores for many exploitation films in the 1960s and 1970s, covering genres such as spaghetti western, Eurospy, Giallo, and soft sex films.

Although not as widely regarded as, for example, Ennio Morricone or Riz Ortolani, he helped form the style of the typical European '60s/'70s jazz-influenced film soundtrack that later experienced a revival in films like "Kill Bill" and "Ocean's Twelve".

"Mah Nà Mah Nà" 1968 was originally used for a Mondo documentary about Sweden (""), but was popularized in the U.K. by the Muppets, which covered the song several times; starting on episode 0014 of Sesame Street on November 27, 1969, then the Ed Sullivan show on November 30th, 1969, and again on the syndicated "The Muppet Show" in 1977. The song was also an anthem of the Benny Hill show.

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