Nora Orlandi, born on June 28, 1933, in Voghera, Lombardy, Italy, was a singer, composer, and pianist. Encouraged by her opera-singer mother, Fanny Campos, Orlandi began playing the piano and violin at a young age. She graduated from the Conservatorio Nicolò Paganini in Genoa and joined the RAI Orchestra as a violinist in 1951. Orlandi formed the vocal group I 4 + 4 di Nora Orlandi in 1952, which appeared in the film 008 Operazione ritmo (1965). As a composer, she created several film soundtracks, notably for Johnny Yuma, which awarded her the 1966 Critics' Award for Best Western Music. She passed away on January 1, 2025.