Riz Ortolani
Sound·25. März 1926·† 23. Januar 2014 — 87 Jahre·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 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.
Ortolani was born on 25 March 1926 in Pesaro, Italy. He was the youngest of six children. Ortolani's father, a postal worker, gave his son a violin at age 4. Ortolani later switched to flute after injuring his elbow in a car accident. He studied at the Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini" in his hometown of Pesaro before moving to Rome in 1948 and finding work with the RAI orchestra. Though the chronology is unclear, he also likely served as a musician in the Italian Air Force orchestra, formed a Jazz ensemble, and came to the United States as a Jazz musician in Hollywood, all before scoring his first film.
Ortolani married Katyna Ranieri in 1956.
Bekannt für
Nackt und zerfleischt
1980·6.3
Verliebt in scharfe Kurven
1962·8.2
Paprika - Ein Leben für die Liebe
1991·7.2
Quäle nie ein Kind zum Scherz
1972·7.3
Der Voyeur
1994·6.4
Weihnachtsgeschenk
1986·7.3
Der Tod ritt dienstags
1967·7.0
Der Schlitzer
1980·5.9
Castle of Blood
1964·7.1
Il papà di Giovanna
2008·6.8
La rivincita di Natale
2004·6.9
Miranda
1985·5.1
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2019Erinnerungen an Lucio FulciSelf2017Giallo a la CampagnaMusic2017Hell is Already in UsMusic2017Acqua e zucchero – Carlo Di Palma: i colori della vitaSelf2016Those Days with LucioMusic2013Un matrimonioTVOriginal Music Composer2012L'importanza di essere scomodo: Gualtiero JacopettiSelf2010Una sconfinata giovinezzaOriginal Music Composer2010Il figlio più piccoloMusic2008Il papà di GiovannaMusic2008Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1Self2007Il nascondiglioOriginal Music Composer2007Linee d'ombraSelf2007La cena per farli conoscereOriginal Music Composer2005La seconda notte di nozzeOriginal Music Composer2005Ma Quando Arrivano Le Ragazze?Music · Original Music Composer2004La rivincita di NataleMusic2003The Godfathers of Mondo2003Nella giungla: The Making of Cannibal HolocaustHimself · Original Music Composer2003Il cuore altroveOriginal Music Composer2001Die Kreuzritter 4 - Das Gewand JesuMusic · Original Music Composer1999La via degli angeliOriginal Music Composer1999Ama il tuo nemicoTVOriginal Music Composer1998Grandes ocasionesMusic1997Der Trauzeuge meines MannesMusic1994Der VoyeurOriginal Music Composer1993MagnificatOriginal Music Composer1992RacheengelOriginal Music Composer1992Fratelli e sorelleOriginal Music Composer1991Paprika - Ein Leben für die LiebeOriginal Music Composer1990Killer Crocodile II - Die MörderbestieOriginal Music Composer1990Una fredda mattina di maggioOriginal Music Composer1990Michelangelo – Genie und LeidenschaftOriginal Music Composer1990Nel giardino delle roseOriginal Music Composer1990Il sole buioOriginal Music Composer1989Storia di ragazzi e di ragazzeOriginal Music Composer1989Der Mörder-AlligatorOriginal Music Composer1989Una casa a RomaOriginal Music Composer1989Spiel mit dem TodOriginal Music Composer1988SposiOriginal Music Composer1987In letzter MinuteOriginal Music Composer1987Brothers in BloodMusic1987Die italienische AffäreOriginal Music Composer1986Die UntersuchungOriginal Music Composer1986WeihnachtsgeschenkOriginal Music Composer1986Una domenica sìOriginal Music Composer1986La bonneMusic1985MirandaMusic1985Die AbschlußfeierOriginal Music Composer1985Cristoforo ColomboTVMusic1985Freunde und RivalenOriginal Music Composer1984Noi treOriginal Music Composer1984Tuareg - Die tödliche SpurOriginal Music Composer · Conductor1984Allein gegen die MafiaTVOriginal Music Composer1984Die Schlacht der CenturionsMusic1983Ein SchulausflugOriginal Music Composer1983Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via MerulanaTVMusic1983Un foro nel parabrezzaMusic1983Zeder - 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