Riz Ortolani
Riziero Ortolani (born March 25, 1926 in Pesaro , † January 23, 2014 in Rome ) was an Italian film composer .
biography
In the early 1950s, Ortolani was the founder and head of a jazz band that was very popular in Italy .
In 1962, together with Nino Oliveiro, he wrote his first film music for Paolo Cavaras and Gualtiero Jacopetti's pseudo- documentary Mondo Cane . The title song More became a world hit, won a Grammy in 1963 and was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Song in 1964 . This laid the foundation for a series of films for Hollywood . Another world hit was the theme music from the Brazilian film O Cangaceiro (directed by Giovanni Fago , 1970).
In Europe, Ortolani wrote film scores for various spaghetti westerns , including the two Tonino Valerii films You Selling Death and Death Rode Tuesdays , the score of which was partially re-used by Quentin Tarantino in his revenge epic Kill Bill . German cinema-goers also know his music from the films Flying Clipper , Ein Kampf um Rom and from the most expensive of all Karl May films, Old Shatterhand , for which he was even allowed to use a choir. Ortolani also wrote the music for the German-Italian Gialli The Secret of the Yellow Grave and The Riddle of the Silver Crescent as well as for the first season of the thriller series Alone against the Mafia .
In 2004 Ortolani received the “Pippo Barzizza” prize for his life's work.
He was married to the singer Katyna Ranieri , for whom he also wrote some songs. In 2007 his musical Il principe della gioventù premiered.
Filmography (selection)
- 1962: Flying Clipper - dream trip under white sails
- 1962: Mondo Cane (Mondo Cane)
- 1962: Ursus in the Valley of the Lions (Ursus nella valle dei leoni)
- 1962: In love with sharp turns (Il sorpasso)
- 1963: Settlement in Veracruz (El sabor de la venganza)
- 1964: In the seventh dawn (The 7th Dawn)
- 1964: Old Shatterhand
- 1964: Danza Macabra
- 1964: The 7 from Texas (Antes llega la muerte)
- 1965: The Glory Guys (The Glory Guys)
- 1965: The secret of the three junks
- 1966: Danger in the Valley of the Tigers (Maya)
- 1966: Africa Addio (Africa addio)
- 1966: Go to bed, not to war (Non faccio la guerra, faccio l'amore)
- 1966: May they rest in peace (Requiescant)
- 1967: You pay the last bill yourself (Al di là della legge)
- 1967: Death Rode on Tuesdays (I giorni dell'ira)
- 1967: Woman lures seven times (Woman Seven Times)
- 1968: Battle of Anzio (Anzio)
- 1968: The Bandits of Milan (Banditi a Milano)
- 1968: Lady Hamilton - Between shame and love
- 1968: Battle for Rome
- 1968: House friends are people too (The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom)
- 1969: Naked over corpses (Una sull'altra)
- 1970: The girl Julius (La ragazza di nome Giulio)
- 1970: Django - The Night of the Long Knives (Ciakmull)
- 1970: The Countess and Her Colonel (The Adventures of Gerard)
- 1970: Breakout of 28 (The MacKenzie Break)
- 1970: Madron
- 1971: Addio, Uncle Tom! (Addio zio Tom)
- 1971: The clan that walled up its enemies alive (Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica)
- 1971: Dracula in the Castle of Secrets (Nella stretta morsa del ragno)
- 1971: The Wind of Death blows softly (The Hunting Party)
- 1971: The naked cello (Il merlo maschio)
- 1972: Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Fratello sole, sorella luna)
- 1972: The Secret of the Yellow Tomb (L'etrusco uccide ancora)
- 1972: Five lumps of gold (Tutti fratelli nel West ... per parte di padre)
- 1972: Never torment a child as a joke (Non si sevizia un paperino)
- 1972: The riddle of the silver crescent moon (Sette orchidee macchiate di rosso)
- 1972: You sell death (Una ragione per vivere e una per morire)
- 1974: Why did prosecutor Traini have to die? (Perché si uccide un magistrato)
- 1976: Casanova & Co.
- 1977: A man against the Mafia (La ragazza dal pigiama giallo)
- 1978: Tornado (Cyclone)
- 1978: Orgy of Death (Enigma rosso)
- 1979: The Secret of the Iron Mask (The Fifth Musketeer)
- 1979: Naked and mangled (Cannibal Holocaust)
- 1981: Dangerous Witnesses (Cappotto di legno)
- 1981: The Two Faces of a Woman (Fantasma d'amore)
- 1982: The girl from Trieste (La ragazza di Trieste)
- 1984: Alone against the Mafia (La Piovra)
- 1985: Christopher Columbus (Christopher Columbus)
- 1991: Michelangelo - Genius and Passion (A Season of Giants)
- 1991: Paprika - A Life for Love (Paprika)
- 1992: Angel of Revenge (L'angelo con la pistola)
Web links
- Literature by and about Riz Ortolani in the catalog of the German National Library
- Riz Ortolani in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ortolani's website at rizortolani.com
- Soundtrack sound carrier by Riz Ortolani on soundtrackcollector.com
- Obituary for Riziero Ortolani in: La Stampa
Individual evidence
- ↑ obituary Riziero Ortolani in: RAI
- ↑ Award on rockol.it
- ↑ Info ( Memento of the original dated May 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on teatroarcimboldi.it
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SURNAME | Ortolani, Riz |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ortolani, Riziero (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1926 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pesaro , Italy |
DATE OF DEATH | 23rd January 2014 |
Place of death | Rome , Italy |