Composer · 1926 - 2014
Riz Ortolani
Biography
Riz Ortolani (1926-2014) was an Italian composer and conductor, best known for his film music. His international career included the score for Mondo cane and its song More, written with Nino Oliviero, alongside work for Italian and international cinema and television. His melodic writing draws on orchestral, popular and jazz idioms. Cantabile includes an arrangement of his Oh My Love.