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Riz Ortolani

1926 - 2014

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Riziero "Riz" Ortolani (Italian pronunciation: [ritˈtsjɛːro ˈritts ortoˈlaːni]; 25 March 1926 – 23 January 2014) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Riz Ortolani is the 493rd most popular composer (down from 395th in 2019), the 1,878th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,632nd in 2019) and the 91st most popular Italian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Riz Ortolani ranks 493 out of 1,451. Before him are Danny Elfman, Giuseppe Sarti, Rikard Nordraak, Thomas Arne, Gian Francesco Malipiero, and Princess Cecilia of Sweden. After him are Franz Schreker, Joachim Raff, Jehan Alain, Ferdinando Paer, John Koukouzelis, and James Newton Howard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Riz Ortolani ranks 138. Before him are Yevgeny Leonov, Galina Vishnevskaya, Marian Jaworski, Norman Jewison, Paul Baran, and Don Rickles. After him are Andrea Kékesy, Peter Shaffer, Elias Hrawi, Ray Price, Claude Akins, and Marie-Claire Alain. Among people deceased in 2014, Riz Ortolani ranks 104. Before him are Fred Phelps, Run Run Shaw, Menahem Golan, Joan Rivers, Mário Coluna, and Yoshiko Yamaguchi. After him are Sabah, Elizabeth Peña, Johnny Winter, Marina Ginestà, Björn Waldegård, and Andrea de Cesaris.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Riz Ortolani ranks 1,878 out of 5,161. Before him are Odoardo Beccari (1843), Gianluca Zambrotta (1977), Lucius Verginius Rufus (14), Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882), Baldus de Ubaldis (1327), and Aulus Hirtius (-90). After him are Ermanno Olmi (1931), Leonarda Cianciulli (1893), Daniela Bianchi (1942), Enrico Albertosi (1939), Francesco Maria del Monte (1549), and Hortense Mancini (1646).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Riz Ortolani ranks 91. Before him are Antonio Maria Abbatini (1595), Alfredo Catalani (1854), Paolo Tosti (1846), Claudio Merulo (1533), Giuseppe Sarti (1729), and Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882). After him are Ferdinando Paer (1771), Emilio de' Cavalieri (1550), Maddalena Casulana (1544), Francesco Maria Veracini (1690), Remo Giazotto (1910), and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895).

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