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* ''Film/BlondeInBlackLeather'' (1975)
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* ''Film/KillerCrocodile'' (1989)
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* IronicNurseryRhyme: His score to ''Film/ThereWasALittleGirl'' incorporates melodies from various nursery rhymes, tying in to the film's themes of childhood trauma and the juxtaposition of innocence and evil.

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* {{Typecasting}}: Although he worked in many genres, his association with ''Mondo Cane'' and its sequels often meant he got selected for horror and exploitation films, much to the chagrin of many reviewers, who often lamented how he was being remembered primarily for his work on disreputable films like ''Cannibal Holocaust'' and ''Goodbye Uncle Tom'' despite his abundant and varied résumé.

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* {{Typecasting}}: Although he Ortolani worked in many genres, his association with ''Mondo Cane'' and its sequels often meant he got selected for horror and exploitation films, much to the chagrin of many reviewers, who often lamented how he was being remembered primarily for his work on disreputable films like ''Cannibal Holocaust'' and ''Goodbye Uncle Tom'' despite his abundant and varied résumé.
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* ForgottenThemeTuneLyrics: The theme music from ''Film/MondoCane'' attracted so much attention that it acquired lyrics and, under the title "More," became a standard.




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** His scores for ''Film/AfricaAddio'' and ''Film/GoodbyeUncleTom'' often feature sad, flowing melodies playing over scenes such as those depicting the aftermath of violent massacres or slaves being mistreated in pre-[[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar Civil War]] America.

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** His scores for ''Film/AfricaAddio'' and ''Film/GoodbyeUncleTom'' often feature sad, flowing melodies playing over scenes such as those depicting the aftermath aftermaths of violent massacres or slaves being mistreated in pre-[[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar Civil War]] America.
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* {{Typecasting}}: Although he worked in many genres, his association with ''Mondo Cane'' and its sequels often meant he got selected for horror and exploitation films, much to the chagrin of many reviewers, who often lamented how he was being remembered primarily for his work of disreputable films like ''Cannibal Holocaust'' and ''Goodbye Uncle Tom'' despite his abundant and varied résumé.

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* {{Typecasting}}: Although he worked in many genres, his association with ''Mondo Cane'' and its sequels often meant he got selected for horror and exploitation films, much to the chagrin of many reviewers, who often lamented how he was being remembered primarily for his work of on disreputable films like ''Cannibal Holocaust'' and ''Goodbye Uncle Tom'' despite his abundant and varied résumé.
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* {{Typecasting}}: Although he worked in many genres, his association with ''Mondo Cane'' and its sequels often meant he got selected for horror and exploitation films, much to the chagrin of many reviewers.

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* {{Typecasting}}: Although he worked in many genres, his association with ''Mondo Cane'' and its sequels often meant he got selected for horror and exploitation films, much to the chagrin of many reviewers.
reviewers, who often lamented how he was being remembered primarily for his work of disreputable films like ''Cannibal Holocaust'' and ''Goodbye Uncle Tom'' despite his abundant and varied résumé.
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* {{Typecasting}}: Although he worked in many genres, his association with ''Mondo Cane'' and its sequels often meant he got selected for horror and exploitation films, particularly in his later years.

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Riziero "Riz" Ortolani (25 March 1926 - 23 January 2014) was a prolific Italian composer, conductor, and orchestrator, responsible for scoring over 200 films over the course of his long and successful career. Although he is best known for his work in {{horror|Films}} and {{exploitation|Film}} films, Ortolani's credits were actually quite eclectic, and in his day he was considered a serious competitor to the likes of Music/EnnioMorricone.

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!! Some of Ortolani's film scores include:

* ''Film/MondoCane'' (1962)
* ''Film/IlSorpasso'' (1962)
* ''Film/AfricaAddio'' (1966)
* ''Film/GoodbyeUncleTom'' (1971)
* ''Film/DontTortureADuckling'' (1972)
* ''Film/AReasonToLiveAReasonToDie'' (1972)
* ''Film/TheValachiPapers'' (1972)
* ''Film/WarGoddess'' (1973)
* ''Film/{{Cyclone|1978}}'' (1978)
* ''Film/CannibalHolocaust'' (1980)
* ''Film/HouseOnTheEdgeOfThePark'' (1980)

!! This composer provides examples of the following tropes:

* ForgottenThemeTuneLyrics: The theme music from ''Film/MondoCane'' attracted so much attention that it acquired lyrics and, under the title "More," became a standard.
* SoundtrackDissonance: Ortolani was a ''master'' of this trope.
** In ''Mondo Cane'', the most outrageous moments are often accompanied by music that sounds like it could have been the backing track to a contemporary pop ballad. Indeed, the main theme became the basis for "More", a contemporary pop ballad which was a hit in 1963.
** His scores for ''Film/AfricaAddio'' and ''Film/GoodbyeUncleTom'' often feature sad, flowing melodies playing over scenes such as those depicting the aftermath of violent massacres or slaves being mistreated in pre-[[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar Civil War]] America.
** Ortolani would employ this method, to terrifying effect, on ''Film/CannibalHolocaust''. Most notably, the lead motif is disturbingly serene and cheerful, and is played during the burning of the Yacumo village.
* {{Typecasting}}: Although he worked in many genres, his association with ''Mondo Cane'' and its sequels often meant he got selected for horror and exploitation films, particularly in his later years.

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