💰Nino Rota Net worth: $17 Million
About
Academy Award winner for 1974's "The Godfather Part II." He also scored 1972's "The Godfather" and Franco Zeffirelli's Shakespeare movies.
Before Fame
He was a musical Prodigy from an early age, writing his first oratorio when he was 11. He began performing soon after.
Trivia
He scored over 150 films, writing more than one a month during his most productive year. He also composed operas, ballets, and orchestral works.
Family Life
He was born Giovanni Rota Rinaldi in Milan. His family was very musical.
Associated With
He had a long friendship with Igor Stravinsky, saying the Russian composer's "mind struck sparks," an apt description of Stravinsky's unceasing creativity.