Rest in Peace Riz Ortolani (1926-2014)

Please feel free to listen to some of my favorite compositions from the late composer.

His Grammy winning and Oscar nominated song “More” from Mondo Cane.

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..which lead Ruggero Deodato to hire him to compose the Cannibal Holocaust score. My first exposure to Riz Ortolani was through Cannibal Holocaust. His main theme was so beautiful that it really didn’t prepare you for the brutality that was about to unfold. His synth stings in the second video I included below echo the sharp and instinctual shocks that I experienced when viewing the violence contained in Deodato’s film while the melancholy strings would represent my afterthoughts on the haunting images and moralities that are put into question by the end of the film.

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From Addio Zio Tom

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From House on the Edge of the Park

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From his recent appearance at the World Soundtrack Awards 2013 where he received a Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Rest in Peace and Thank You.