Alessandro Cicognini was born on January 15, 1906 in Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy. He was a composer and writer, known for Bicycle Thieves (1948), Forrest Gump (1994) and Umberto D. (1952). He died on November 9, 1995 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Favoured small ensembles rather than large orchestras.
Italian film and classical composer, trained at the Milan Conservatory of Music. From 1946, frequently associated with the films of Vittorio de Sica. Cicognini retired from film composition in 1965 to pursue a career in teaching.