Completed in 2004, for the occasion of the great concert held at the Sala Sinopoli at the Auditorium Parco della Musica di Roma, Il musicista e la macchina da presa, is a documentary that tells about the extraordinary career of Mario Nascinbene told by noted people in the world of cinema and culture: Ermanno Comuzio, Gian Luigi Rondi, Ennio Morricone, Lino Patruno, Giancarlo Cersosimo, Carlo Lizzani, Florestano Vancini, Roberto Pregadio and Renzo Rossellini. “Il musicista e la macchina da presa” is about 35 minutes long; the on-line version has been reduced to ten.

Gian Luigi Rondi: I met Mario in ’51, when he was introduced to me by De Santis while shooting “Roma ore 11”. He said that when it came to music in cinema, he really had some new and original ideas…

Ennio Morricone: …he experimented in cinema with great attention and passion (…) he was brave, and managed to put a rare and personal touch to each scene…

Renzo Rossellini: …young music students in America still study with Mario Nascinbene, even for his modernity (…) people who study soundtrack music remember and still refer to his work in film as an example for some of the most difficult, most innovative…