Riz Ortolani

Italian composer (1926–2014)

Riz Ortolani

Ortolani in 1955

Background information
Birth name| Riziero Ortolani
Born| (1926-03-25)25 March 1926
Pesaro, Kingdom of Italy
Died| 23 January 2014(2014-01-23) (aged 87)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)| Composer, conductor, orchestrator
Website| www.rizortolani.com

Musical artist

Riziero Ortolani (Italian pronunciation: [ritˈtsjɛːro ortoˈlaːni]; 25 March 1926 – 23 January 2014) was an Italian composer, conductor, and orchestrator, predominantly of film scores.[1] He scored over 200 films and television programs between 1955 and 2014, with a career spanning over fifty years.[2]

Internationally, he is best known for his genre scores, notably his music for mondo, giallo, horror, and Spaghetti Western films. His 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.[3] The song was later covered by Frank Sinatra, Kai Winding, Andy Williams, Roy Orbison, and others.

Ortolani received many other accolades, including four David di Donatello Awards, three Nastro d'Argento Awards, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. In 2013, he received a Lifetime Achievement from the World Soundtrack Academy.

## Early life

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Ortolani was born on 25 March 1926 in Pesaro, Italy. He was the youngest of six children. Ortolani's father, a postal worker, gave his son a violin at age 4.[4] Ortolani later switched to flute after injuring his elbow in a car accident. He studied at the Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini" in his hometown of Pesaro before moving to Rome in 1948 and finding work with the RAI orchestra.[2] Though the chronology is unclear, he also likely served as a musician in the Italian Air Force orchestra, formed a Jazz ensemble, and came to the United States as a Jazz musician in Hollywood, all before scoring his first film.[4]

Ortolani married Katyna Ranieri in 1956.[2]

## Career

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In the early 1950s, Ortolani was founder and member of a well-known Italian jazz band. One of his early film scores was for Paolo Cavara and Gualtiero Jacopetti's 1962 pseudo-documentary Mondo Cane, whose main title-song More earned him a Grammy and was also nominated for an Oscar as Best Song. The success of the soundtrack of Mondo Cane led Ortolani to score films in England and the United States such as The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964), The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966), The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968) and Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968). He also scored the 1972 film The Valachi Papers, directed by Terence Young and starring Charles Bronson.

Ortolani scored all or parts of over 200 films, including German westerns like Old Shatterhand (1964) and a long series of Italian giallos, Spaghetti Westerns, Eurospy films, Exploitation films and mondo films. These include Il Sorpasso (1962), Castle of Blood (1964), Africa Addio (1966), Day of Anger (1967), Anzio (1968), The McKenzie Break (1970), The Hunting Party (1971), A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972), Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972), The Fifth Musketeer (1979), From Hell to Victory (1979), the controversial Ruggero Deodato films Cannibal Holocaust (1980) and The House on the Edge of the Park (1980), and the first series of La piovra (1984). In later years he scored many films for Italian director Pupi Avati.

His music was used on soundtracks for Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 (1999), Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003), Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), Drive (2011) and Django Unchained (2012). [citation needed]

In 2013, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Academy.

## Death

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Ortolani died on 23 January 2014 in Rome, aged 87.[5]

## Selected filmography

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Year  | Film  | Directed by  | Singles  | Latest CD / Digital Release

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1961  | Ursus in the Valley of the Lions | Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia |  | Digitmovies / CDDM209 / 2012
1962  | Mondo Cane | Paolo Cavara, Franco Prosperi, Gualtiero Jacopetti |  | CAM Sugar / 2021
Il Sorpasso | Dino Risi |  | Milan / 399 552-2 / 2014
Mediterranean Holiday | Hermann Leitner, Rudolf Nussgruber |  | Avanz Records / SP/CR-20049 / 2009
1963  | The Fall of Rome | Antonio Margheriti |  |
The Virgin of Nuremberg | Antonio Margheriti |  | Quartet Records / QR231 / 2016
Three Ruthless Ones | Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent |  | Beat Records / CDCR148 / 2023
1964  | Castle of Blood | Antonio Margheriti, Sergio Corbucci |  | Digitmovies / CDDM242 / 2014
Old Shatterhand | Hugo Fregonese |  |
Brandy (film) | José Luis Borau, Mario Caiano |  |
The 7th Dawn | Lewis Gilbert |  | Film Score Monthly / FSM BOX 03 / 2008
The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Anthony Asquith |  | Quartet Records / SCE061 / 2013
The Naked Hours | Marco Vicario |  | CAM Sugar / Digital / 2022
1965  | The Glory Guys | Arnold Laven |  | Film Score Monthly / FSM BOX 03 / 2008
Red Dragon | Ernst Hofbauer |  |
Berlin, Appointment for the Spies | Vittorio Sala |  | Saimel Bandas Sonoras / 3998911 / 2009
1966  | Africa Addio | Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi | Melody / ARG 196: Africa Addio / Cape Town  | Master Classics Records / 2011
Lightning Bolt | Antonio Margheriti |  |
Maya | John Berry |  |
The Spy with a Cold Nose | Daniel Petrie |  |
Make Love, Not War | Franco Rossi | CAM / AMP 13: Non Faccio La Guerra, Faccio L'Amore (3:50) / Don Getulio (2:21)  | Digitmovies / DGST044 / 2019
1967  | Requiescant | Carlo Lizzani |  | Beat Records / CDCR148 / 2023
Woman Times Seven | Vittorio De Sica |  | Quartet Records / SCE061 / 2013
Tiffany Memorandum | Sergio Grieco |  | Beat Records / CFS007 / 2023
The Chastity Belt | Pasquale Festa Campanile | CAM / AMP 30: Le Notti Di Tobia / Tema D'Amore  | Digitmovies / CDDM275 / 2014
Day of Anger | Tonino Valerii |  | GDM / GDM 2076 / 2006
1968  | The Biggest Bundle of Them All | Ken Annakin |  | Chapter III Records / CH 37503-2 / 2001
Sardinia Kidnapped | Gianfranco Mingozzi |  | GDM / GDM 4313 / 2013
Bandits in Milan | Carlo Lizzani |  |
Beyond the Law | Giorgio Stegani |  | GDM / GDM 2085 / 2007
Anzio | Edward Dmytryk, Duilio Coletti |  |
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No | Franco Brusati |  | GDM / GDM 4340 / 2014
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom | Joseph McGrath |  |
Emma Hamilton | Christian-Jaque |  | GDM / CD CLUB 7077 / 2010
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell | Melvin Frank |  |
Dead Men Don't Count | Rafael Romero Marchent |  |
The Last Roman | Robert Siodmak, Sergiu Nicolaescu/ Andrew Marton (2nd unit)  |  |
1969  | One on Top of the Other | Lucio Fulci |  | Beat Records Company / CDCR 134 / 2017
So Sweet... So Perverse | Umberto Lenzi |  | Quartet Records / QR481 / 2022
Night of the Serpent | Giulio Petroni |  | Digitmovies / CDDM145 / 2009
Viva Cangaceiro | Giovanni Fago |  | Beat Records / CDCR148 / 2023
1970  | Andrea Doria-74 | Bruno Vailati |  | Quartet Records / QR385 / 2019
The Unholy Four | Enzo Barboni |  |
Invasion | Yves Allégret |  | Quartet Records / QR443 / 2021
A Girl Called Jules | Tonino Valerii |  | GDM / GDM 4340 / 2014
Un caso di coscienza | Giovanni Grimaldi |  | CF Soundtracks / CFS003 / 2019
The Adventures of Gerard | Jerzy Skolimowski |  |
Say Hello to Yesterday | Alvin Rakoff |  |
The McKenzie Break | Lamont Johnson |  |
Madron | Jerry Hopper |  |
The Lovemakers | Giovanni Grimaldi |  | Digitmovies / CDDM266 / 2014
1971  | Confessions of a Police Captain | Damiano Damiani |  | Quartet Records / QR566 / 2025
The Hunting Party | Don Medford |  |
Web of the Spider | Antonio Margheriti |  | Quartet Records / QR467 / 2021
Goodbye Uncle Tom | Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi | RCA / SS-2160: Oh My Love (2:48) / Addio Zio Tom (2:32)  | Quartet Records / QR564 / 2024
Il merlo maschio | Pasquale Festa Campanile | CAM / AMP 93: Il Merlo Maschio (2:08) / Fotografie (3:06)  | Digitmovies / CDDM266 / 2014
The Statue | Rod Amateau |  | Quartet Records / QR205 / 2015
1972  | Do Not Commit Adultery | Giulio Petroni |  | CF Soundtracks / CFS003 / 2019
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids | Umberto Lenzi |  |
The Dead Are Alive | Armando Crispino |  | Digitmovies / CDDM250 / 2014
Shadows Unseen | Camillo Bazzoni |  |
The Assassin of Rome | Damiano Damiani |  |
Don't Torture a Duckling | Lucio Fulci |  | Beat Records / CDCR 134 / 2017
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die | Tonino Valerii |  | Digitmovies / CDDM293 / 2018
The Valachi Papers | Terence Young |  |
Brother Sun, Sister Moon | Franco Zeffirelli |  |
1973  | One Russian Summer | Antonio Calenda |  |
Dear Parents | Enrico Maria Salerno |  | GDM / CD CLUB 7077 / 2010
Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye | Antonio Margheriti |  |
Super Bitch | Massimo Dallamano | CAM / AMP 116: L'Intoccabile Mr. Cliff (3:26) / Love Break (1:55)  | Chris' Soundtrack Corner / CSC 024 / 2018
Hospitals: The White Mafia | Luigi Zampa | CAM / AMP 114: Mafia Bianca (2:55) / Joe 5 (2:41)  | GDM / GDM 4313 / 2013
No, the Case Is Happily Resolved | Vittorio Salerno |  |
Counselor at Crime | Alberto de Martino |  | Chris' Soundtrack Corner / CSC 009 / 2011
Contact | Giorgio Bontempi | CAM / AMP 123: Contact (2:26) / Fei Nye Mi (4:40)  | Quartet Records / QR240 / 2016
One Way | Jorge Darnell |  | Beat Records / BCM 9515 / 2012
Teresa the Thief | Carlo Di Palma |  |
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony | Michele Lupo |  |
War Goddess | Terence Young | CineDisc / M-19: Una Ragione Per Vivre (3:38) / La Battaglia Delle Amazzoni (3:09)  | Quartet Records / QRSCE029 / 2011
1974  | There Is No 13 | William Sachs | CAM / AMP 142: There Is No 13 (3:08) / 13th Floor (2:14)  |
1975  | How to Kill a Judge | Damiano Damiani |  |
Mondo Candido | Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi | Seven Seas / FM-1087: Un Amore Cosi Tenero (3:05) / Mondo Candido (2:46)  | Dagored / Red 113-2 / 2000
Portrait of a Veiled Woman | Flaminio Bollini |  | Beat Records / BCM 9579 / 2017
1976  | Submission | Salvatore Samperi |  |
1977  | Death Steps in the Dark | Maurizio Pradeaux |  |
Casanova & Co. | Franz Antel as Francois Legrand |  |
I Am Afraid | Damiano Damiani |  |
The Pyjama Girl Case | Flavio Mogherini |  | Quartet Records / QR155 / 2014
Sahara Cross | Tonino Valerii |  | Volcano / CPC8-1216 / 2003
Double Murder | Steno |  |
1978  | Red Rings of Fear | Alberto Negrin |  |
First Love | Dino Risi |  |
Gegè Bellavita | Pasquale Festa Campanile |  | Digitmovies / DGST046 / 2019
Cyclone | René Cardona Jr. |  |
Brutes and Savages | Arthur Davis |  | Quartet Records / QR527 / 2023
1979  | Tigers in Lipstick | Luigi Zampa |  |
The Fifth Musketeer | Ken Annakin |  | Quartet Records / QR268 / 2017
Neapolitan Mystery | Sergio Corbucci |  |
Mimi | Florestano Vancini |  | Digitmovies / DGST048 / 2019
From Hell to Victory | Umberto Lenzi |  | Beat Records / CDCR 118 / 2012
1980  | Cannibal Holocaust | Ruggero Deodato |  | Beat Records / DDJ 047 / 2019
House on the Edge of the Park | Ruggero Deodato |  | Beat Records Company / BCM 9586 / 2020
1981  | Madhouse | Luigi Zampa |  |
Help Me Dream | Ovidio G. Assonitis |  |
Fantasma d'amore | Dino Risi | WEA / PROMO 129: Phantom Of Love (2:38) / Unforgettable Love (3:16)  | Quartet Records / QR241 / 2016
Nessuno è perfetto | Pasquale Festa Campanile | aka Nobody's Perfect  | Beat Records / DDJ059 / 2023
1982  | The Girl from Trieste | Pasquale Festa Campanile |  | Beat Records / CDCR145 / 2021
Valentina, Crónica del Alba (part 1) | Antonio José Betancor |  | Quartet Records / QR239 / 2016
1983  | Zeder | Pupi Avati |  | GDM / 4334 / 2021
1919, Crónica del Alba | Antonio José Betancor |  | Quartet Records / QR239 / 2016
1984  | Warriors of the Year 2072 | Lucio Fulci |  | Beat Records Company / BCM 9586 / 2020
Tuareg – The Desert Warrior | Enzo G. Castellari |  | GDM / 4336 / 2014
A Proper Scandal | Pasquale Festa Campanile |  | Cinevox / CD OST-PK 037 / 2018
1985  | Miranda | Tinto Brass |  |
1986  | The Inquiry | Damiano Damiani |  | Digitmovies / CDDM279 / 2016
1987  | Capriccio | Tinto Brass |  |
The Last Minute | Pupi Avati |  |
1989  | Killer Crocodile | Fabrizio De Angelis |  | Kronos Records / KRONCD020 / 2013
Massacre Play | Damiano Damiani |  |
1990  | The Dark Sun | Damiano Damiani |  | Beat Records / BCM9614 / 2023
1991  | Paprika | Tinto Brass |  |
1992  | Angel with a Gun | Damiano Damiani |  | Beat Records / BCM9614 / 2023
1993  | Magnificat | Pupi Avati |  | GDM / GDM 4338 / 2014
1994  | The Voyeur | Tinto Brass |  |
Nefertiti, figlia del sole | Guy Gilles |  |
2007  | The Hideout | Pupi Avati |  |
2010  | A Second Childhood | Pupi Avati |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Riz Ortolani - About This Person - Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
2. ^ a b c Perrone, Pierre (16 April 2014). "Riz Ortolani: Composer who wrote for over 200 films and whose work was championed by Quentin Tarantino". Independent. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
3. ^ "Grammy Award Nominees 1964 – Grammy Award Winners 1964". Awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
4. ^ a b Weber, Bruce (29 January 2014). "Riz Ortolani, Film Composer Who Wrote a Love Anthem, Dies at 87". New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
5. ^ "E' morto Riz Ortolani, compose le musiche del Sorpasso". Rai News. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.

## External links

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* Official website
* Riz Ortolani at IMDb
* Riz Ortolani discography at Discogs
* Free scores by Riz Ortolani in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
* Riz Ortolani at Epdlp (Spanish)

Awards for Riz Ortolani

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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song

1960s|

* "Town Without Pity" – Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Ned Washington (1961)
* No Award (1962)
* No Award (1963)
* "Circus World" – Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Ned Washington (1964)
* "Forget Domani" – Music by Riz Ortolani; Lyrics by Norman Newell (1965)
* "Strangers in the Night" – Music by Bert Kaempfert; Lyrics by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder (1966)
* "If Ever I Would Leave You" – Music by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner (1967)
* "The Windmills of Your Mind" – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1968)
* "Jean" – Music and lyrics by Rod McKuen (1969)

1970s|

* "Whistling Away the Dark" – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer (1970)
* "Life Is What You Make It" – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer (1971)
* "Ben" – Music by Walter Scharf; Lyrics by Don Black (1972)
* "The Way We Were" – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1973)
* "I Feel Love" – Music by Euel Box; Lyrics by Betty Box (1974)
* "I'm Easy" – Music and lyrics by Keith Carradine (1975)
* "Evergreen" – Music by Barbra Streisand; Lyrics by Paul Williams (1976)
* "You Light Up My Life" – Music and lyrics by Joseph Brooks (1977)
* "Last Dance" – Music and lyrics by Paul Jabara (1978)
* "The Rose" – Music and lyrics by Amanda McBroom (1979)

1980s|

* "Fame" – Music by Michael Gore; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford (1980)
* "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" – Music and lyrics by Peter Allen, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross, and Carole Bayer Sager (1981)
* "Up Where We Belong" – Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings (1982)
* "Flashdance... What a Feeling" – Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Irene Cara and Keith Forsey (1983)
* "I Just Called to Say I Love You" – Music and lyrics by Stevie Wonder (1984)
* "Say You, Say Me" – Music and lyrics by Lionel Richie (1985)
* "Take My Breath Away" – Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Tom Whitlock (1986)
* "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" – Music by John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by Franke Previte (1987)
* "Let the River Run" – Music and lyrics by Carly Simon / "Two Hearts" – Music by Lamont Dozier; Lyrics by Phil Collins (1988)
* "Under the Sea" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (1989)

1990s|

* "Blaze of Glory" – Music and lyrics by Jon Bon Jovi (1990)
* "Beauty and the Beast" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (1991)
* "A Whole New World" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Tim Rice (1992)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" – Music and lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (1993)
* "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice (1994)
* "Colors of the Wind" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (1995)
* "You Must Love Me" – Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Tim Rice (1996)
* "My Heart Will Go On" – Music by James Horner; Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings (1997)
* "The Prayer" – Music and lyrics by David Foster, Tony Renis, Carole Bayer Sager, and Alberto Testa (1998)
* "You'll Be in My Heart" – Music and lyrics by Phil Collins (1999)

2000s|

* "Things Have Changed" – Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan (2000)
* "Until..." – Music and lyrics by Sting (2001)
* "The Hands That Built America" – Music and lyrics by Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, and Larry Mullen Jr. (2002)
* "Into the West" – Music and Lyrics by Annie Lennox, Howard Shore, and Frances Walsh (2003)
* "Old Habits Die Hard" – Music and lyrics by Mick Jagger and David A. Stewart (2004)
* "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" – Music by Gustavo Santaolalla; Lyrics by Bernie Taupin (2005)
* "The Song of the Heart" – Music and lyrics by Prince Rogers Nelson (2006)
* "Guaranteed" – Music and lyrics by Eddie Vedder (2007)
* "The Wrestler" – Music and lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (2008)
* "The Weary Kind" – Music and lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett (2009)

2010s|

* "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" – Music and lyrics by Diane Warren (2010)
* "Masterpiece" – Music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost, and Jimmy Harry (2011)
* "Skyfall" – Music and lyrics by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth (2012)
* "Ordinary Love" – Music and lyrics by Bono, Adam Clayton, the Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., and Danger Mouse (2013)
* "Glory" – Music and lyrics by Common and John Legend (2014)
* "Writing's on the Wall" – Music and lyrics by Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes (2015)
* "City of Stars" – Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2016)
* "This Is Me" – Music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2017)
* "Shallow" – Music and lyrics by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt (2018)
* "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" – Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Bernie Taupin (2019)

2020s|

* "Io sì (Seen)" – Music by Diane Warren; Lyrics by Diane Warren, Laura Pausini, and Niccolò Agliardi (2020)
* "No Time to Die" – Music and lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2021)
* "Naatu Naatu" – Music by M. M. Keeravani; Lyrics by Chandrabose (2022)
* "What Was I Made For?" – Music and lyrics by Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell (2023)
* "El Mal" – Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard (2024)

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Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Score

1947–1960|

* Renzo Rossellini (1947)
* Renzo Rossellini (1948)
* Alessandro Cicognini (1949)
* Roman Vlad (1950)
* Giovanni Fusco (1951)
* Mario Nascimbene (1952)
* Valentino Bucchi (1953)
* Mario Zafred (1954)
* Angelo Francesco Lavagnino (1955)
* Angelo Francesco Lavagnino (1956)
* Nino Rota (1957)
* Nino Rota (1958)
* Carlo Rustichelli (1959)
* Mario Nascimbene (1960)

1961–1980|

* Giovanni Fusco (1961)
* Giorgio Gaslini (1962)
* Piero Piccioni (1963)
* Nino Rota (1964)
* Ennio Morricone (1965)
* Armando Trovajoli (1966)
* Carlo Rustichelli (1967)
* Mario Nascimbene (1968)
* Nino Rota (1969)
* Ennio Morricone (1970)
* Stelvio Cipriani (1971)
* Ennio Morricone (1972)
* Guido De Angelis and Maurizio De Angelis (1973)
* Tony Renis (1974)
* Giancarlo Chiaramello (1975)
* Adriano Celentano (1976)
* Fred Bongusto (1977)
* Armando Trovajoli (1978)
* Nino Rota (1979)
* Fred Bongusto (1980)

1981–2000|

* Riz Ortolani (1981)
* Lucio Dalla / Fabio Liberatori (1982)
* Angelo Branduardi (1983)
* Riz Ortolani (1984)
* Ennio Morricone (1985)
* Tony Esposito (1986)
* Armando Trovajoli / Riz Ortolani / Giovanni Nuti (1987)
* Ennio Morricone (1988)
* Eugenio Bennato / Carlo D'Angiò (1989)
* Claudio Mattone (1990)
* Nicola Piovani (1991)
* Pino Daniele (1992)
* Manuel De Sica (1993)
* Federico De Robertis (1994)
* Luis Enríquez Bacalov (1995)
* Lucio Dalla (1996)
* Paolo Conte (1997)
* Nino D'Angelo (1998)
* Eugenio Bennato (1999)
* Ennio Morricone (2000)

2001–2020|

* Ennio Morricone (2001)
* Edoardo Bennato (2002)
* Nicola Piovani (2003)
* Paolo Fresu (2004)
* Banda Osiris (2005)
* Negramaro / Roy Paci / Fabio Barovero / Simone Fabbroni / Louis Siciliano (2006)
* Ennio Morricone (2007)
* Paolo Buonvino (2008)
* Paolo Buonvino (2009)
* Rita Marcotulli (2010)
* Negramaro (2011)
* Franco Piersanti (2012)
* Ennio Morricone (2013)
* Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi (2014)
* Nicola Piovani (2015)
* Carlo Virzì (2016)
* Enzo Avitabile (2017)
* Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi (2018)
* Nicola Piovani (2019)
* Brunori Sas / Pasquale Catalano (2020)

2021–present|

* Stefano Bollani (2021)
* Nicola Piovani (2022)
* Colapesce Dimartino (2023)
* Margherita Vicario and Dade (2024)

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World Soundtrack Award – Lifetime Achievement

* Elmer Bernstein (2001)
* George Martin (2002)
* Maurice Jarre (2003)
* Alan and Marilyn Bergman (2004)
* Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (2005)
* Peer Raben (2006)
* Mikis Theodorakis (2007)
* Angelo Badalamenti (2008)
* Marvin Hamlisch (2009)
* John Barry (2010)
* Giorgio Moroder (2011)
* Pino Donaggio (2012)
* Riz Ortolani (2013)
* Francis Lai (2014)
* Patrick Doyle and George Fenton (2015)
* Ryuichi Sakamoto (2016)
* David Shire (2017)
* Philippe Sarde (2018)
* Krzysztof Penderecki and Frédéric Devreese (2019)
* Gabriel Yared (2020)
* Eleni Karaindrou (2021)
* Bruno Coulais (2022)
* Nicola Piovani and Laurence Rosenthal (2023)
* Elliot Goldenthal (2024)

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