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). In 2013, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Academy. Death Ortolani died on 23 January 2014 in Rome, aged 87. Selected filmography References External links Riz Ortolani at Epdlp (Spanish) 1926 births 2014 deaths People from Pesaro Italian film score composers Italian male film score composers Grammy Award winners David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Golden Globe Award-winning musicians 20th-century Italian musicians Italian jazz pianists Italian male pianists 20th-century Italian male musicians Male jazz musicians Varèse Sarabande Records artists