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Riz Ortolani
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Pianists · 1926–2014

Riz Ortolani

Italian film composer (1926-2014)

Born
25 March 1926
Pesaro
Died
23 January 2014
Rome
Country
Italy
Active
1954–2014
Discography
99 albums

Biography

Riz Ortolani was a jazz musician who played piano. Riz Ortolani was born on 25 March 1926 in Pesaro and died on 23 January 2014 in Rome. The discography here lists 99 albums, from “La donna nel mondo (Original Motion Picture Sound Track Music)” (1962) to “Porca vacca” (2025). Honours include Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (1963), Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (1965) and David di Donatello for Best Original Song (1987).

Riziero "Riz" Ortolani 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. Ortolani received many other accolades, including four David di Donatello Awards, three Nastro d'Argento Awards, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. In 2013, he received a Lifetime Achievement from the World Soundtrack Academy.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

La donna nel mondo (Original Motion Picture Sound Track Music) 1962
Mondo Cane 1962
Flying Clipper - Traumreise unter weissen Segeln 1963
Mondo di notte N°3 1963
The 7th Dawn 1964
Ecco 1965
La vergine di Norimberga 1965
The Glory Guys 1965
The Yellow Rolls-Royce 1965
Africa addio 1966
Maya 1966
La Cintura di Castita' 1967
The Spy with a Cold Nose 1967
Woman Times Seven 1967
Music From the Film Score the Bliss of Mrs. Blossom 1968
Sound of Christmas 1968
The Biggest Bundle of Them All 1968
Andrea Doria - 74 1969
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell 1969
Cinque figli di cane 1969
Quel negozio di piazza navona 1969
Una Sull'Altra (Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film) 1969
Madron 1970
Addio zio Tom 1971
Nella stretta morsa del ragno 1971
Fratello sole sorella luna 1972
The Valachi Papers 1972
Il Consigliori 1973
Il giorno del furore 1973
アマゾネス = The Amazones 1973
Mondo Candido (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 1975
Paolo Barca, maestro elementare, praticamente nudista 1975
Casanova and Company 1977
スキャンダル = Lo scandalo 1977
La ragazza dal pigiama giallo 1978
Primo amore 1978
Contro 4 Bandiere 1979
Il corpo della ragassa 1979
Fantasma d'amore 1981
La ragazza di Trieste 1982
Una gita scolastica 1983
Uno scandalo perbene 1984
Christopher Columbus 1985
Miranda 1985
Miranda 1985
Capriccio 1987
La primavera di Michelangelo 1990
Day of Anger ("I giorni dell'Ira") 1991
Una ragione per vivere e una per morire 1994
Cannibal Holocaust 1995
Fermo posta Tinto Brass 1995
Grandes ocasiones 1997
Il testimone dello sposo 1998
La via degli angeli 2000
Old Shatterhand 2000
I cavalieri che fecero l'impresa 2001
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften 2002
Sahara Cross 2003
Ma quando arrivano le ragazze? 2005
I giorni dell'ira 2006
Al di là della legge 2007
Berlino, appuntamento per le spie 2009
Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della Repubblica 2009
Il principe della gioventù 2009
War Goddess 2011
Ursus nella valle dei Leoni 2012
Killer Crocodile 2013
La faccia violenta di New York 2013
L'etrusco uccide ancora 2014
L'uomo che guarda 2014
La danza macabra 2014
Magnificat 2014
Zeder 2014
The Statue 2015
Contratto Carnale 2016
L’Inchiesta 2016
Non si sevizia un paperino 2016
Requiescant 2016
Ritratto di donna velata 2017
Si può essere più bastardi dell'ispettore Cliff ? 2017
The 5th Musketeer 2017
House on the Edge of the Park 2018
I Guerrieri Dell'Anno 2072 2018
The Etruscan Kills Again 2018
Gegè bellavita 2019
Non faccio la guerra, faccio l'amore 2019
Un dramma borghese 2019
L’invasione 2021
Malesia Magica 2021
Così dolce… così perversa 2022
Il sorpasso 2022
Tiffany Memorandum 2022
Brutes and Savages 2023
Cappotto di legno 2023
Le ore nude 2023
Nessuno è perfetto 2023
Il sole buio 2024
L'erotomane 2025
Porca vacca 2025

Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Riz Ortolani play?

Riz Ortolani is known for playing piano.

When and where was Riz Ortolani born?

Riz Ortolani was born 25 March 1926 in Pesaro.

What are Riz Ortolani's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include La donna nel mondo (Original Motion Picture Sound Track Music) (1962), Mondo Cane (1962), Flying Clipper - Traumreise unter weissen Segeln (1963), Mondo di notte N°3 (1963) and The 7th Dawn (1964).

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