Born in Naples , Oliviero began his career as composer after the Second World War , composing a series of successful Neapolitan melodies such as " ' Nu quarto ' e luna " and " ' O ciucciariello " . From Sixties he worked as musical editor of various newspapers and signed the soundtracks of a number of films , including '' Mondo Cane '' ( 1962 ) , of which the theme song , " More " , co-written with Riziero " Riz " Ortolani , was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 36th Academy Awards and became an international hit . He also scored the 1976 Vincente Minnelli musical '' A Matter of Time '' , which starred Liza Minnelli and Ingrid Bergman . Oliviero died in Rome , at 62 , after a long illness
36th Academy Awards
36th Academy Awards
Nino Oliviero