 Among his more popular works is the score for the Federico Fellini film "Intervista", his second of three collaborations with the famous director, the others being "Ginger e Fred" ("Ginger and Fred" in English) and "La voce della luna" ("The Voice of the Moon").Years later, he composed a ballet titled "Balletto Fellini".In 2000 his Academy Award-winning score for "La Vita è bella" ("Life Is Beautiful") was further nominated for a Grammy Award in the "Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" category, losing to Randy Newman.