Riz Ortolani
Personal Info
Know For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-03-25 (88 years old)
Deathday
2014-01-23
Place of Birth
Pesaro, Marche, Italy
Also known As
Riziero Ortolani
Roger Higgins
Ritz Ortolani
Riz Ortolani
Biography
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 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 ...
Acting
Production
1979
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Original Music Composer
1967
as Conductor
1980
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Music
1968
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Conductor
1964
as Music
1973
as Original Music Composer
1963
as Original Music Composer
1980
as Original Music Composer
1964
as Conductor
1965
as Music
2007
as Original Music Composer
1964
as Original Music Composer
1965
as Original Music Composer
1983
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Original Music Composer
1979
as Original Music Composer
1971
as Original Music Composer
1982
as Music
1967
as Original Music Composer
1981
as Original Music Composer
1975
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Original Music Composer
1985
as Original Music Composer
1977
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
1977
as Original Music Composer
1967
as Original Music Composer
1975
as Original Music Composer
1986
as Music
1971
as Original Music Composer
1990
as Original Music Composer
1987
as Original Music Composer
1965
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Original Music Composer
1957
as Music
1973
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
1964
as Music
1969
as Original Music Composer
1974
as Original Music Composer
1971
as Music
1990
as Original Music Composer
1965
as Music
1968
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Original Music Composer
1966
as Music
1989
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1971
as Music
1972
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Music
2010
as Music
1987
as Original Music Composer
1982
as Original Music Composer
1980
as Original Music Composer
1972
1975
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Original Music Composer
1991
as Original Music Composer
1997
as Music
1976
as Original Music Composer
1981
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Music
1955
as Music
1979
as Original Music Composer
1961
as Original Music Composer
1992
as Original Music Composer
1990
as Music
1982
as Original Music Composer
1971
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Music
1964
as Original Music Composer
1986
as Original Music Composer
1979
as Original Music Composer
1964
as Music
1978
as Original Music Composer
1963
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Music
1970
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1966
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Music
1970
as Original Music Composer
1971
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1976
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Music
1979
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
1979
as Original Music Composer
1979
as Original Music Composer
2003
as Original Music Composer
2010
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Original Music Composer
1974
as Music
1979
as Original Music Composer
2003
as Original Music Composer
1984
as Music
2005
as Music
2008
as Music
1967
as Original Music Composer
1967
as Original Music Composer
1993
as Original Music Composer
1961
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Music
1971
as Original Music Composer
1963
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1977
as Original Music Composer
1983
as Music
1965
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Music
2005
as Original Music Composer
1990
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Original Music Composer
1984
as Original Music Composer
1966
1981
as Original Music Composer
1964
as Original Music Composer
1981
as Original Music Composer
1971
as Conductor
1971
as Original Music Composer
1975
as Music
1969
as Original Music Composer
1984
as Conductor
2007
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Original Music Composer
1963
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Conductor
1964
as Original Music Composer
1967
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Original Music Composer
1976
1966
1973
as Original Music Composer
1977
as Conductor
1978
as Music
1978
as Music
1998
as Music
1966
as Original Music Composer
1977
as Original Music Composer
1977
as Original Music Composer
1989
as Music
1970
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Original Music Composer
1978
as Original Music Composer
1978
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Conductor
1980
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Music
1965
as Music
1994
as Music
1987
as Music
1964
as Compositor
1982
as Original Music Composer
1981
as Original Music Composer
1985
as Music
1989
as Original Music Composer
1990
as Original Music Composer
1982
as Original Music Composer
1986
as Original Music Composer
1983
as Original Music Composer
1956
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1981
as Original Music Composer
1988
as Original Music Composer
1992
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Original Music Composer
1999
as Original Music Composer
2004
as Music
1984
as Original Music Composer
1986
as Original Music Composer
1985
as Original Music Composer
1989
as Original Music Composer
1980
as Original Music Composer
1980
as Original Music Composer
1967
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Conductor
1977
as Original Music Composer
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