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Riziero "Riz" Ortolani (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.

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Born	Riziero Ortolani 25 March 1926 Pesaro, Italy
Died	23 January 2014 (aged 87) Rome, Italy
Zodiac	Aries
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Katina Ranieri 1925-2018 Italian singer · m. 1964 info edit

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Rizia info 1st child with Katina Ranieri Female b. 6 Sep 1966 Age: 58 1966- Celebrity Baby

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