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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 · CAM Mondo Cane 1962 · International Flying Clipper - Traumreise unter weissen Segeln 1963 · Decca Records Mondo di notte N°3 1963 · CAM The 7th Dawn 1964 · United Artists Ecco 1965 · Warner Bros. Records La vergine di Norimberga 1965 · CAM The Glory Guys 1965 · United Artists The Yellow Rolls-Royce 1965 · MGM Records Africa addio 1966 · United Artists Maya 1966 · MGM Records La Cintura di Castita' 1967 · CAM The Spy with a Cold Nose 1967 · CBS Woman Times Seven 1967 · Capitol Records Music From the Film Score the Bliss of Mrs. Blossom 1968 · RCA Victor Sound of Christmas 1968 · United Artists The Biggest Bundle of Them All 1968 · MGM Records Andrea Doria - 74 1969 · CAM Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell 1969 · United Artists Cinque figli di cane 1969 · Ariete Quel negozio di piazza navona 1969 · CAM Una Sull'Altra (Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film) 1969 · Beat Records Company Madron 1970 · Quad Records Addio zio Tom 1971 · RCA Original Cast Nella stretta morsa del ragno 1971 · RCA Original Cast Fratello sole sorella luna 1972 · Paramount Records The Valachi Papers 1972 · Music Superstereo De Luxe Il Consigliori 1973 · Beat Records Company Il giorno del furore 1973 · CAM アマゾネス = The Amazones 1973 · CineDisc Mondo Candido (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 1975 · CBS Paolo Barca, maestro elementare, praticamente nudista 1975 · CBS Casanova and Company 1977 · CAM スキャンダル = Lo scandalo 1977 · Polydor La ragazza dal pigiama giallo 1978 · Cinevox Record
Primo amore 1978
Contro 4 Bandiere 1979 · Duse Record Il corpo della ragassa 1979 · Beat Records Company Fantasma d'amore 1981 · wea La ragazza di Trieste 1982 · New Polaris Una gita scolastica 1983 · RCA Uno scandalo perbene 1984 · Cinevox Record Christopher Columbus 1985 · Colosseum Miranda 1985 · Triple Time Music Miranda 1985 · Cam Sugar UME Capriccio 1987 · Ricordi La primavera di Michelangelo 1990 · Fonit Cetra Day of Anger ("I giorni dell'Ira") 1991 · RCA Una ragione per vivere e una per morire 1994 · Point Records Cannibal Holocaust 1995 · Lucertola Media Fermo posta Tinto Brass 1995 · GDM Grandes ocasiones 1997 · BMG Il testimone dello sposo 1998 · BMG La via degli angeli 2000 · Image Music Old Shatterhand 2000 · Cobra Records I cavalieri che fecero l'impresa 2001 · Image Music
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften 2002
Sahara Cross 2003 · Cinevox Record Ma quando arrivano le ragazze? 2005 · RAI Trade I giorni dell'ira 2006 · GDM Al di là della legge 2007 · GDM Berlino, appuntamento per le spie 2009 · Cinevox Record Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della Repubblica 2009 · GDM Il principe della gioventù 2009 · Universal War Goddess 2011 · Quartet Records Ursus nella valle dei Leoni 2012 · Digitmovies Killer Crocodile 2013 · Kronos Records La faccia violenta di New York 2013 · Beat Records Company L'etrusco uccide ancora 2014 · Digitmovies L'uomo che guarda 2014 · GDM La danza macabra 2014 · Digitmovies Alternative Entertainment Magnificat 2014 · GDM Zeder 2014 · GDM The Statue 2015 · Quartet Records Contratto Carnale 2016 · Quartet Records L’Inchiesta 2016 · Digitmovies Non si sevizia un paperino 2016 · AMS Records Requiescant 2016 · Penta Music Ritratto di donna velata 2017 · Beat Records Company Si può essere più bastardi dell'ispettore Cliff ? 2017 · Four Flies Records The 5th Musketeer 2017 · Quartet Records House on the Edge of the Park 2018 · Death Waltz Recording Company I Guerrieri Dell'Anno 2072 2018 · Death Waltz Recording Company The Etruscan Kills Again 2018 · Arrow Records Gegè bellavita 2019 · Digitmovies Non faccio la guerra, faccio l'amore 2019 · Digitmovies Un dramma borghese 2019 · Digitmovies L’invasione 2021 · Quartet Records Malesia Magica 2021 · [no label] Così dolce… così perversa 2022 · Quartet Records Il sorpasso 2022 · [no label] Tiffany Memorandum 2022 · CF soundtracks Brutes and Savages 2023 · Quartet Records Cappotto di legno 2023 · [no label] Le ore nude 2023 · [no label] Nessuno è perfetto 2023 · Beat Records Company Il sole buio 2024 · Finross S.p.a. L'erotomane 2025 · CAM Sugar Porca vacca 2025 · Beat Records Company

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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