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Stelvio Cipriani, also known as Viostel, was born on August 20, 1937, in Rome, Italy. He was an Italian composer renowned for his genre movie soundtracks. Despite not coming from a musical background, Cipriani developed a fascination with his church's organ during childhood, receiving his first music lessons from a priest who encouraged him and his family. At the age of 14, he studied at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome and later played with cruise ship bands, which allowed him to meet various artists. Upon returning to Italy, he accompanied musicians on the piano. Cipriani's first soundtrack was for the Spanish/Italian spaghetti western "El precio de un hombre: The Bounty Killer," starring Tomas Milian, in 1966. He gained further recognition with his score for "Un uomo, uno caballo, una pistola" (also known as "The Stranger Returns" and "Shoot First Laugh Last") in 1967, featuring Tony Anthony. He became prolific in the Italian film industry, receiving a Nastro d'Argento for Best Score for "The Anonymous Venetian" in 1970. One of his most famous soundtracks, "La polizia sta a guardare" (also known as "The Great Kidnapping"), featured the track "Gangster Story," which was later included in Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof," although uncredited. Stelvio Cipriani passed away in Rome on

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