Nora Matilde-Rosa Orlandi was born on July 28, 1933 in
Voghera, Lombardy, Italy. The daughter of opera singer Fanny Campos, Nora began
singing at a young age and learning to play the piano. Nora got her start in
film composing in 1953, when she composed the score for “Non Vogliamo Morire”.
She has since been responsible for over 30 film scores, primarily for Spaghetti
westerns and giallo films. Orlandi has also been responsible for incidental
music for dozens of radio advertising spots and television shows. She often
works with collaborators including, Alessandro Alessandroni, Paolo Ormi and
Robert Poitevin. Nora founded the singing groups ‘Choir i 2 + 2 di Nora
Orlandi’ [1952-1963], ‘Choir i 4 + 4 di Nora Orlandi’ [1964-1983].
Orlandi has scored nine Euro-westerns from “Heroes of the
West” (1963) to “On the Third Day Arrived the Crow” (1972). She’s probably best
remembered for her scores for “Johnny Yuma” (1966) starring Mark Damon and
“$10,000 Blood Money” starring Gianni Garko.
Today we celebrate Nora Orlandi’s 80th birthday.
Fantastic! A (very) belated Happy 80th to Ms. Orlandi. I stumbled upon this article while trying to find out whether she was still actively producing or performing.
ReplyDeleteHer track "Soho" for the soundtrack to 1969's A Doppia Faccia remains one of my favourite 60s tracks. I actually discovered the track before seeing the film, and was a bit disappointed at how it's almost inaudible. I had to check on the Internet which scene it's played in, because I missed it the first time! Such an incredible piece of music, and the producers allowed it to be buried—it's a crime. Luckily the good people producing the soundtrack release have recognised Orlandi's talent.