Armando Trovaioli

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Armando Trovaioli (also "Trovajoli") (September 2, 1917, Rome - ) is an Italian film composer with over 200 credits as composer and/or conductor, many of them jazz scores for low-budget exploitation films of the Commedia all'italiana genre. He collaborated with Vittorio De Sica on a number of projects, including one segment of Boccaccio '70 . One of his songs was also featured in Kill Bill.

He is also author of the most famous Italian Musicals of the last fifty years, like Rugantino and Aggiungi un posto a tavola.

His composition "Beach Parade" was featured in an episode of the Cartoon Network series 12 oz. Mouse and the HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Trovaioli was the husband of Pier Angeli.