Music Composed And Performed By Goblin: Their Rare Tracks & Outtakes Collection, 1975-1989 [Soundtrack]

Goblin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 18, 1995)
• Original Release Date: May 15, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Drg
• ASIN: B000000PIV
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,236 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Profondo Rosso (Main Title)

2. Death Dies - M32 [Original Film Version][#]

3. Profondo Rosso - M15 [#]

4. Profondo Rosso - M31 [#]

5. Wampyr (Finale) [#]

6. Chi, Pt. 1

7. Chi, Pt. 2

8. Patrick - M 32 Bis [#]

9. Patrick - M 1 [#]

10. Patrick - M34-34 Bis-35

11. Suspiria (Main Title)

12. La Via Della Droga - M 1 IV [#]

13. La Via Della Droga - M 2 [#]

14. La Via Della Droga - M 6 [#]

15. La Via Della Droga - 31 [#]

16. L' Alba Dei Morti Viventi

17. Buio Omega - M6 [#]

18. Buio Omega - M25 [#]

19. Buio Omega (Main Title)

20. St. Helen (Love Theme)

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Perfectly Creepy Mood-setter, July 30, 2005

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Danno (NY, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music Composed And Performed By Goblin: Their Rare Tracks & Outtakes Collection, 1975-1989 (Audio CD)

If you're a horror fan of either George Romero or Dario Argento, you probably have this CD already or will soon buy it regardless of how highly I recommend it. I'll try and tailor this review to those of you who are curious about this Goblin CD and would like to know more before buying.

Despite their association with horror films, Goblin is not a heavy-metal band. This CD contains mostly keyboard-heavy instrumental rock that goes back and forth between jazz-rock and progressive rock. There are a lot of vintage keyboards to listen to here, from warm string effects courtesy of the Solina synth, to a variety of electric harpsichords and organs. Goblin wrote music with unusual syncopations and interesting dissonances, which often remind people of either the 'Tubular Bells' LP or John Carpenter's soundtracks. In other words, it hypnotizes you and then shocks you.

Two of the strongest tracks are "Suspira" and "L'Alba dei Morti Viventi." "Suspira" starts off playful and mischievous, almost like the music from a "Harry Potter" movie but then gets darker and scarier as the rhythms and instruments change and our attention is focused on a throbbing bass guitar. "L'Alba" is from the original "Dawn of the Dead" and features a heartbeat-like bass drum and intentionally plodding chord changes on the synth. It's the perfect score for a film dealing with the Living Dead (which is what 'Morti Viventi' is translated to in English).

No compiliation is going to be perfect, but if you're looking for suitably eerie mood music to listen to while reading horror novels you cannot go wrong with this.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Goblin's greatest hits., October 26, 2001

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Chadwick H. Saxelid "Bookworm" (Concord, CA United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Music Composed And Performed By Goblin: Their Rare Tracks & Outtakes Collection, 1975-1989 (Audio CD)

This packed to the gills CD collection offers fans and new listeners alike the pleasure of having all of Goblin's most famous themes on one disc. Profondo Rosso, Suspiria, and Dawn of the Dead are all accounted for. Also offered are samples from the lesser known, but still quite good, Tenebre, Phenomona, and Contamination. To make the collection even better is a sampling of their substitute scores for Patrick and Martin (replacing Brian May and Donald B. Rubinstein respectively) as well as their work for television. As a Goblin sampler it is one of the best you can get your hands on. Highly recommended.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to the netherworld!, November 13, 2001

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SIMON AGUILAR-GARCIA (Seattle, Wa. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music Composed And Performed By Goblin: Their Rare Tracks & Outtakes Collection, 1975-1989 (Audio CD)

Some of the spookiest music you will ever hear! I really enjoy the rhythm combination of the bass and drums and the eerie keyboard solos that take you on a trip of the unknown. The Jazz element is present too which adds a unique overall touch the this music. If you are a Dario Argento or Italian horror movie fan you will definately enjoy this. Play them often on The Crazy Coyote Blues and Jazz Power Show 1490 KOTY in southcentral Washington state.