Augusto Martelli

Augusto Martelli (1940-2014) was an Italian composer, conductor, arranger and television personality, born in Genoa and the son of the composer and conductor Giordano Bruno Martelli. He is best known for "Djamballà", the theme of the 1970 film Il dio serpente. Augusto Martelli worked closely with the singer Mina in the late 1960s as composer and arranger. He scored films such as Pensando a te, Ancora dollari per i MacGregor, Sartana nella valle degli avvoltoi and La collera del vento.