Carmine Coppola

Carmine Coppola
Born	Carmine Valentino Coppola (1910-06-11)June 11, 1910 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	April 26, 1991(1991-04-26) (aged 80) Northridge, California, U.S.
Resting place	San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Other names	Carmen Coppola
Occupations	Flautist pianist songwriter composer orchestrator
Years active	1949–1991
Spouse	Italia Coppola
Children	August Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Talia Shire
Relatives	Anton Coppola (brother)
Family	Coppola
Musical career
Origin	New York City, New York
Genres	Contemporary classical big band electronic movie score avant garde
Instruments	Flute piano synthesizer

Carmine Coppola (1910-1991) was an American composer. He is known for composing movie music. He was also a flutist, pianist, and songwriter. He wrote music for The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders, and The Godfather Part III. All of these films were directed by his son Francis Ford Coppola. Coppola won an Academy Award for Best Original Score and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. He also had one Grammy Award nomination.