Il Mangiafiabe

Category
Music for Film, Television and Radio

Year
1980s

Description

Il mangiafiabe was a series of illustrated children’s storybooks with accompanying audio cassettes published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore during the 1980s. I composed, arranged and directed music for titles in the series, which combined narration, voice acting and music in a read-along format for children.

The recordings featured narration and voice work by Italian dubbing actors, including Rossella Izzo and Gruppo Trenta.

Selected titles

• Evviva Messer Lalontra
• Storie della buonanotte di Mamma Topi

Credits

• Publisher: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore
• Music composed, arranged and directed by: Francesco Accolla
• Narration / voices: Rossella Izzo, Gruppo Trenta

Documentation / References

• Cassette label for Il mangiafiabe – Le ore del giorno: Evviva Messer Lalontra, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1987. The label credits “musiche composte, arrangiate e dirette da Francesco Accolla.” Mondadori cassette-book editions from the Il mangiafiabe series.
• Individual title documentation to be added.