Carmine Coppola

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.

Carmine Coppola
Birth name	Carmine Valentino Coppola
Also known as	Carmen Coppola
Born	(1910-06-11)June 11, 1910 New York City, New York, U.S.
Origin	New York City, New York
Died	April 26, 1991(1991-04-26) (aged 80) Northridge, California, U.S.
Buried	San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Genres	Contemporary classical big band electronic film score avant garde
Occupation(s)	Flautist pianist songwriter composer orchestrator
Instruments	Flute piano synthesizer
Years active	1949–1991
Associated acts	Arturo Toscanini Winston Sharples Francis Ford Coppola

Carmine Coppola
Resting place	San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Spouse(s)	Italia Coppola
Children	August Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Talia Shire
Relatives	Anton Coppola (brother)
Family	Coppola