Deep Red (Profundo Rosso) 1975
The album I listened to was the 2000 re-release with re-mixes and bonus tracks. This soundtrack is a mind trip of progressive, jazz fusion psychedelia. It takes you on a voyage and tells a story of it's own as a stand alone piece of work. There are creepy kids singing, horns, winds and playful piano and flute that sets the scene for more aggressive segments. There is a reoccurring melody that makes it a cohesive body of work but these light moments are a little too much for me at times. Toward the hour mark they really start to rock out with some fast guitar leads, spooky synth melodies and some drum solos. There are also some very interesting samples of people screaming and getting hacked! Goblin employ the guitar for odd sounds and scares which are very unique and very much jazz influenced. As an album it is not really all that scary, creepy or haunting; until you get to the hour mark then the last eleven minutes are fantastic! It is how ever a very dark psychedelic affair which is why I deem this kvlt and 420.
Here is the theme and by far the best part if you want to skip all the drug trips.
If you want to watch the movie...
Susperia 1977
1977...The year of my birth. This soundtrack and movie really speak to me as it is a really good representation of the aesthetics that are ingrained into by entire being. It starts off with the main theme which is equally as spooky and haunting as it is psychedelic. A clinking, chiming melody starts us off and sets the mood and then shifts in to a rhythmic variation on the theme with trips into spacey territories with lots of cool blips and swells. The second track explores some pre-industrial styles and features some screams and loose samples that upon further listening don't sound like samples at all; they sound live! Again there are some rocking tunes on here with heavy jazz style, speedy tremolo guitars, horns, synth and very present bass grooves. I mean it was the 70's. Overall this soundtrack is quite eerie indeed. It's chock full of screams, wails, rhythmic tribal drums, chanting, strange metallic stringed instrumentation and the overall mood is tense, dissonant and occultish. I tag this fantastic soundtrack again; 420 and kvlt!
Here is the main theme song...and it just gets weirder from here on out.
And if you care to brave the full movie.
Dawn Of The Dead/Zombi 1978
What a classic movie!! This soundtrack starts off with some bombastic keyboards and thumping bass line and then transitions into some really old school gaming music style synths. So far a fantastic start with bells and dissonant synth. There are some great voodoo and tribal rhythmic and vocal elements that get you in the zombie mind frame. Then comes this western saloon sounding piano piece that does not sit well with me. But it gets a free pass as it was the 70's. This is a prog rock band. And it is a soundtrack. So skip that one over and spare yourself when your listening. Fortunately it redeems itself with some distorted guitar leads, rock drumming and classic bass, synth pairing. Again Goblin have a very psychedelic vibe and this one incorporates lots of the aforementioned gaming music style keyboards, saxophone, funk/jazz and lots of crazy spaced out noises. And for you sticklers out there this is what the Dawn of the Dead Wiki has to say about it. 420, Kvlt
"For Argento's international cut, the Italian director used the band Goblin (incorrectly credited as "The Goblins") extensively. Goblin was a four-piece Italian band that did mostly contract work for film soundtracks. Argento, who received a credit for original music alongside Goblin, collaborated with the group to get songs for his cut of the film. Romero used three of their pieces in his theatrical release version. The Goblin score would later find its way onto a heavily Dawn of the Dead-inspired film, Hell of the Living Dead. The version of Dawn released on video in the mid-nineties under the label "Director's Cut" does not use the Goblin tracks as they had not been completed at the time of that edit. " - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_of_the_Dead#Music
Here is the directors cut featuring Goblin (The Goblins).
Patrick 1978
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If you haven't cross referenced me on Wiki yet or if your are not an expert in horror soundtracks you might not have known Goblin are from Italy. And consequently they did a lot of music for Italian films. I was lucky to find the few tracks I did on YouTube for this movie and what I've heard are a mix of 70's prog rock and ambient synth. It's your standard Goblin sound with their usual trippy and interesting space noise. The bass seems to do a little more than just keep the rhythm this time and some of the guitars especially for the Patrick 2 theme could easily have been developed into non soundtrack music. As usual...420, Kvlt!
Watch the movie here...
Contamination 1980
Again; spacey, jazz, progressive and lots of creepy fun. More of the gaming music vibe going on as well that is reminiscent of Castlevania. There are some moments where they cruise into some Samba styles and sometimes it reminds me of the music for Romancing The Stone. The one thing I've been trying not to say but I just can't hold it in any longer is that Goblin slip into porno territory sometimes with their funk grooves, slap bass and wah wah guitars. I can over look this though for the choice dark bits that are worth finding. Because, then you find awesome aural treasures like the haunting piano piece that just screams of innocence lost. As all of their other works 420 and Kvlt.
Watch the full movie and hear the soundtrack as it's meant to be.
Beyond The Darkness/Buio Omega 1979
More of the same for this soundtrack but overall this is much slower and more eerie. This soundtrack has a much mellower vibe about it and is less spacey and psychedelic. The faster parts remind me more of the old action and exploitation films more than anything else. They finally changed up their synth sound for an organ piece that could have gone on a lot longer for me. But I have to keep reminding myself that this is a soundtrack. There are going to be parts that I don't like and there are going to be parts I wish were full length songs. There is a song at the 26 minute mark that I know I've heard in another movie or even in an elevator. It's killing me that I can't figure it out. If anyone knows where else I've heard this song please do me a favor and let me know in the comment section. 420 and darkly Kvlt.
And again...the movie.
Tenebre 1982
Goblin start off very synth heavy and game score sounding again. This work already seems like it screams of it's time...the early 80's. There are lots of cool samples already that blend smoothly. They go into a standard 80's rock mode on the song Lesbo with heavy use of cow bell. It gets real trippy on Slow Circus with some underwater noises and clinking harpsichord that creates a very eerie mood. It goes on to a dark segment and then back again in to the electronica with the dark synth. This sounds like it could have inspired bands like KMFDM, Front 242, and the like. But then again I could be late to the party as I often am and this may be old news. I feel this is a really good album for monotonous tasks, art or writing and is well suited for background music. 420, Kvlt
Watch the whole movie here!
Phenomena 1985
This starts off fantastic with a classical piano piece accompanied by operatic female vocals. Then the song speeds up and into the rock arena. I like this one a lot! It's very dark, atmospheric and industrial. This is another one that could have inspired many industrial musicians. The main theme repeats throughout the soundtrack as well as the female vocals making this a cohesive piece. Great soundtrack and essential for lovers of this type of thing. Kvlt
The movie with Spanish subtitles.
The Church/La Chiesa 1989
This one gets started with big organs and then quickly moves into the 80's industrial synth with a dark vampiric twist. This soundtrack goes down that Castlevainia path and stays in that Gothic realm regardless of it's classical piece or a bit of electronica. This is probably Goblin's most haunting effort yet with whispers and winds and creepy eerie tones. This is a true Halloween noise/background album. This would be suited for haunted houses or to play on your porch for the Trick 'R Treater's. The songs Go To Hell and Wire Blaze reeks of 80's cheese and camp complete with male and female pop vocals. Essential and Kvlt.
The movie.
Sleepless/Non Ho Sonno 2001
Wow! This starts off with distorted guitars and sounds almost like metal then the melodic keyboards come in and you can tell this is very modern but still bombastic! So far I like it a lot and I'm impressed how Goblin change with the times. They are highly talented and adaptable. There is lots of jazz pieces on this one but it is coupled with an equal amount of progressive metal with screaming guitar solos, crunchy riffs and heavy drums. This score isn't as much ambient music as it is rock. Although there are some ambient moments they are brief and act as a lead in for the heavier songs. There are also some intensely dark and haunting moments with a reoccurring piano theme. This is dark and Kvlt.
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