The last one is again a collaboration with Dario Argent, Tenebre (1982),Īnd the music contains some interesting showcases of the flexible, jazz-sensitive style of Goblin.Ī dedicated fan probably already has the majority of the music, and I'm rather skeptical of the appeal of the very Not as goodĪs an album as the previous soundtracks. Romero's Zombi - Dawn of the Dead (1978).
Disc Five is devoted to the soundtrack for George A. Make it interestingly different from both Roller and the soundtracks, but musically it is pretty solid and eclectic in (1978) was actually a positive surprise for me. The non-movie concept album Il Fantastico. Wonders how come so much material was left out (whether they were actually heard on the films or not). Take on the title theme and four other very brief tracks. Only five bonuses this time: an alternate The music has an essential role in creating the horror atmosphere.
The 2nd (Roller) disc's two bonus track are both sides of a single made for RAI's TV programme titled Chi? The 3rdĭisc is devoted to Goblin's second Dario Argento sountrack, Suspiria (1977) which has a cult film status. Here you can choose from several versions: with a child's voice, with a celesta, etc. If you've seen the film (I haven't), you'll probably The most interesting ones are subtitled as Jazz Sources. For a non-completist it all gets a bit frustrating mostly variations on the album's themes, over and over again. On this disc the amount of bonuses is vast (27 tracks!), all from the film or at least recorded for it, ('Mad Puppet', I guess) interestingly reminds me of a section in Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, and another track isĭeliciously jazzy. Profondo Rosso (1975), originally just half an hour long, is perhaps the best of these soundtrack albums. Least this is a clear approach, concentrating on one album per disc. Plenty of spare room on these discs, and another kind of compiling strategy might have been interesting, but at GoblinĬontinued recording soundtracks also after Tenebre (1982), but they seem to be weaker as well. Timeline (such as 1979 soundtracks Amo Non Amo and Patrick, or the poor album Volo, 1982) are left out. Judged by the PA album ratings, the weaker works of the
Separate movie themes, I think the set is well chosen. Although I wasn't in advance familiar with Goblin's output outside of Roller and a few Highest regarded album Roller (1976) and "a concept album on the burning issue of drugs", Il Fantastico Viaggio delīagarozzo Mark (1978). Four of the albums are, not surprisingly, soundtracks for horror films.
Story is "labyrinthical and more than fascinating", and mentions several books written on the band.Įach of the six discs in this regular-size cardboard box set contain one album plus a varying amount of bonus
At the end of his notes, Claudio Fuiano only points out that the full The represented era of Goblin (1975 - 1982). The liner notes I am citing are not very long, just two pages of the 12-page booklet, but they summarize quite well Who, with changes in the line-up, was now renamed as GOBLIN. Orchestral score." After Gaslini had quarrelled with Argento and left the project, the director turned to the band Soundtrack of his new movie, Profondo Rosso (Deep Red) the original plan being that they would merely arrangeĪnd perform the music of Italian jazz legend Giorgio Gaslini, who had already begun working on the film with an Some time later a quartet named CHERRY FIVE recorded their eponymous album (1975), andĪt this point they were suggested to film maker Dario Argento "who was looking for a rock group to augment the The legendary Italian prog band GOBLIN was born in 1973 (according to the liner notes of this 6 CD box, not in 1972Īs the band bio says) when keyboardist Claudio Simonetti and guitarist Massimo Morante recorded some demosĪt Simonetti's studio.
The band is again active with more releases and touring. Highly recommended for fans of soundtrack music. Newcomers to the group will want to investigate their heralded soundtrack albums first, particularly "Profondo Rosso" and "Suspiria". Their excellent second "Roller" is a very nice album of traditional symphonic progressive rock from the Italian group. Most of their stuff is really heavy and moody, with a Floydian progressive feel, and generally pretty good.īeginning with their first "Profundo Rosso" GOBLIN were obviously better suited to soundtrack music than as a studio offering and the majority of their work was in this vein. The outstanding keyboard work performed by Claudio Simonetti is a trademark of GOBLIN. Symphonic band from Italy who adapted their music to the movie industry, mainly horror movies from the 70's. Founded in Rome, Italy in 1972 - Disbanded in 1982 - Regrouped in 2000, 20 - Reformed in 2010 as "NEW GOBLIN" and since 2013 also as "Claudio Simonetti's GOBLIN"