Biography

Nora Orlandi (born 28 June 1933; pseudonym: Joan Christian) is an Italian pianist, violinist, soprano vocalist, composer and occasional actress. As the first female film composer of Italian cinema, she composed scores for Spaghetti Westerns, Eurospy films and gialli throughout the 1960s and is best known for "Dies Irae", a short piece she wrote and performed for Sergio Martino's The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh (1971) which was later reused in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004). Her younger sister is the singer-songwriter Paola Orlandi.

Filmography

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Movies 20

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Nora Orlandi

Biography

Filmography

all 20

Movies 20

Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres… (2014)

Dark Fears Behind the Door (2005)

The Career of a Chambermaid (1976)

On the Third Day Arrived the Crow (1973)

Prey of Vultures (1972)

The Double (1971)

Una ragazza di Praga (1971)

The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh (1971)

Double Face (1969)

Secret Diary of Fanny (1969)

The Sweet Body of Deborah (1968)

Night of Hate (1968)

Vengeance Is Mine (1967)

Death at Owell Rock (1967)

Clint the Stranger (1967)

$10,000 for a Massacre (1967)

Sheriff With the Gold (1966)

Johnny Yuma (1966)

The Beckett Affair (1966)

Non vogliamo morire (1954)

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Known ForSound

GenderFemale

Birthday1933-06-28 (91 years old)

CitizenshipsItaly

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Known For
Sound

Gender
Female

Birthday
1933-06-28 (91 years old)

Citizenships
Italy