Riz Ortolani

Sound

Riz Ortolani

Born — Died

1926-03-25 — 2014-01-23

Place of birth

Pesaro, Marche, Italy

Known for

Sound

Credits

8 titles

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 Marc…

Known for

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life poster
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An account of the life and work of legendary cinematographer and director Carlo Di Palma (1925-2004) and an emotional journey through the great moments of cinema, from Italian neorealism to the masterpieces of Woody Allen.

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

2017

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 poster
6.0

This documentary examines the life and legacy of controversial Italian filmmaker Lucio Fulci through interviews with his colleagues, each of whom answers the question, "What is your fondest memory of Lucio Fulci?". The responses are as varied as the people who knew the late writer-director, providing a nuanced look at the man behind such gory grindhouse classics as City of the Living Dead and The House by the Cemetery.

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

2008

Linee d'ombra poster
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Macchie solari (Autopsy), L'etrusco uccide ancora (The Etruscan kills again), commandos are titles that refer to a category for lovers, that of B-movies, Italian thriller of the '60s and' 70s. But in the life and in the poetry of their director, Armando Crispino, there is more, says his son Francesco. Searching for a meeting with his father in the maze of his production, he finds himself investigating the world of Italian genre cinema. Finding that even in this area left in the shadows by the critical discourse we can find more, and better, than we think.

Linee d'ombra

2007

In the Jungle - The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust poster
NR

An Italian documentary that gives an inside look at the making of Ruggero Deodato's controversial horror film "Cannibal Holocaust".

In the Jungle - The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust

2003

The Godfathers of Mondo poster
7.0

A look at the careers of Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi who invented the mondo genre with MONDO CANE in 1962. It follows their career until their split in following the making of GOODBYE UNCLE TOM in 1971.

The Godfathers of Mondo

2003

Music of Always poster
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Producer, director and projectionist watch an assortment of musical numbers and brainstorm about framing narrative that could contain them all.

Music of Always

1958

Film credits

2000s · 4 titles