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The Catholic University of America.
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Paul Giovanni
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New Yorker Giovanni is best known for writing the music for the 1973 British horror film The Wicker Manitoba The soundtrack, which was eventually released by itself in 2002, incorporates folk song, a setting of a poem by Robert Burns and new material composed by Giovanni, who also contributed some lyrics. The music was played by folk-rock group Magnet using a combination of traditional and modern (electric) instrumentation.
Some parts of the soundtrack were augmented by brass instruments.
After this Giovanni returned to New York where his play The Crucifer of Blood was performed. lieutenant was later filmed for television Giovanni also composed a musical entitled Shot Through The Heart, which is yet to be performed.
He did graduate studies at The Catholic University of America Speech and Drama Department under Review Gilbert V. Hartke, OP. He died of pneumonia from Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome related complications on June 17, 1990.
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