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American Academy Award-winning film composer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joe Renzetti is an American film composer and session musician. He scores for films and television, and composes works for orchestra, chamber groups, and solo artists.[1]
Born in Philadelphia, Renzetti began his career as a result of Dick Clark and American Bandstand, originating from Philly, Cameo-Parkway records came into existence. Renzetti became Cameo Records' house guitarist, and played on the hits "Let's Twist Again", Dee Dee Sharp's "Mashed Potato Time", "South Street", "Limbo Rock", "Palisades Park", and "Tallahassee Lassie".[2] Joe Renzetti was Gamble and Huff's first arranger, one of the originators of "The Sound Of Philadelphia".[3]
Fascinated by the advances in recording technology, and the profession of arranging for records Renzetti moved his career to New York. There he arranged "Sunny" by Bobby Hebb, "98.6" by Keith, "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" by Jay & the Techniques, and "Mandy" by Barry Manilow.[4]
Renzetti moved to Hollywood and was called to arrange the music for the 1978 film The Buddy Holly Story, which garnered him an Academy Award for Best Adaptation Score.[5]
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