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Pesaro, Marche, Italy
Riziero "Riz" Ortolani (25 March 1926 – 23 January 2014) was an Italian film composer. Ortolani scored over 300 films working mostly within the Italian genres of Mondo, Giallo, and the Spaghetti Western. Ortolani also scored many Hollywood films and has had some of his compositions reused in films like Drive and Django Unchained. Ortolani's most famous composition is More, which he wrote for the…
Known for
- Erinnerungen an Lucio Fulci — Self2019
- Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life — Self2017
- The Importance of Being Uncomfortable: Gualtiero Jacopetti — Self2012
- Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 — Self2008
- Linee d'ombra — Self2007
- The Godfathers of Mondo2003
- In the Jungle - The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust — Himself2003
- Music of Always1958
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Key facts
- Born
- Riziero Ortolani , ( 1926-03-25 ) 25 March 1926, Pesaro , Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 23 January 2014 (2014-01-23) (aged 87), Rome , Italy
- Occupations
- Composer, conductor, orchestrator
- Website
- www.rizortolani.com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Pesaro
- Place of death
- Rome
- Spouse
- Katyna Ranieri
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Notable work
- More
- Field of work
- film score
- Instrument
- piano
- Official website
- www.rizortolani.com
- Image
- Riz Ortolani 1955.jpg
- Residence
- Pesaro
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- date of birth
- 1926-03-25
- date of death
- 2014-01-23
- Commons category
- Riz Ortolani
- cause of death
- bronchitis
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- end of work period
- 2014-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films scored by Riz Ortolani
- birth name
- Riziero Ortolani
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Riziero "Riz" Ortolani ( Italian pronunciation: [ritˈtsjɛːro ˈritts ortoˈlaːni]; 25 March 1926 – 23 January 2014) was an Italian composer, conductor, and orchestrator, predominantly of film scores. He scored over 200 films and television programs between 1955 and 2014, with a career spanning over fifty years.
Internationally, he is best known for his genre scores, notably his music for mondo, giallo, horror, and Spaghetti Western films. His most famous composition is "More," which he wrote for the infamous film Mondo Cane. It won the 1964 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Theme and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 36th Academy Awards. The song was later covered by Frank Sinatra, Kai Winding, Andy Williams, Roy Orbison, and others.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Riz Ortolani” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.