Italian film composer (1926-2014)

Riz Ortolani

Intro
Italian film composer (1926-2014)
Genres
Awards Received
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
David di Donatello for Best Original Song
David di Donatello for Best Original Song
Nominated For
Academy Award for Best Original Song Academy Award for Best Original Song Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition David di Donatello for Best Original Song David di Donatello for Best Original Song

Riziero "Riz" Ortolani (Italian pronunciation: [ritˈtsjɛːro ˈritts ortoˈlaːni]; 25 March 1926 – 23 January 2014) was an Italian film composer. Ortolani scored over two-hundred 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.