Do you know this about about riz ortolani?

• He was an Italian film composer and scored over 200 films.

• Spaghetti Westerns, Giallo, and Mondo, were his predominant Italian genres.

• He also scored many Hollywood movies and has had some of his compositions reused in films like Drive and Django Unchained.

• "More" is his most well-known composition. He created it for the infamous movie Mondo Cane.

• "More" won a Grammy in 1964 for Best Instrumental Theme and a Best Original Song nomination at the Academy Awards. Frank Sinatra, Kai Winding, Andy Williams, Roy Orbison, and others covered the song.

• In the early 50's he was the founder and member of a well-known Italian jazz band.

• The Worlds Soundtrack Academy gave him the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.

• He was the youngest of six children, and his father gave him a violin at age 4, which he later switched to the flute after injuring his elbow in a car accident.

• He served as a musician in the Italian Air Force orchestra.