Franzetti started studying music at the National Conservatory in Buenos Aires at the age of six and later began taking private piano lessons.

Mr. Franzetti moved to the U.S. in 1974 working at first with Salsa bands and later composing and arranging music for advertising.

[1][2] Throughout his career, Franzetti has composed symphonies, concertos, operas, chamber music, and big band jazz.

Franzetti has composed a number of film scores, most notably Beat Street, Misunderstood and 1992's The Mambo Kings with Robert Kraft.

He also received a nomination for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for his opera, Corpus Evita and a Best Instrumental Arrangement for "Song Without Words" on the album Alborada.