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Suspiria: Complete Version

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This is a great soundtrack, but you can save your money and get a lot more by purchasing the Anchor Bay 25th Anniversary DVD Set of the movie. It includes this soundtrack in addition to the movie, a making-of documentary and booklet. And it costs less than this import CD.

Whoa! If you've seen Suspiria, then you know about the insane music of Goblin that gives thefilm such a jolt. If you haven't, go and see it. If you love horror soundtracks, you have to own this.

The title track is an evil little jingle that just builds and builds. According to another reviewer, the band was on serious painkillers when they made this. I don't know how true that is, but whatever they were on, they tapped into something unique.

This movie needs a rerelease so you can hear the demented rock on the soundtrack in full THX sound. And that title theme, you'll be humming for days after.

A total gem of a soundtrack that can't be recommended enough.

Suspiria was Dario Argento's opus. This was a ground breaking movie. It was a visual and audio attack on the senses. He used sight and sound like no other film maker has before ( or since). What made the film remarkable was
the synth pounding music from Goblin. A drum and synth driven soundtrack that was mixed VERY LOUD. The title track as eerie spoken word verses spoken by Claudio Simonetti (the band's leader and keyboard/synth player) because of his command of the english language. As a stand alone disc it's just as creepy. Dario Argento arranged and conducted some of the music (to keep it flowing to the movie) as well. Argento and Goblin made one hell of a team. From time to time, Goblin would reunite with Simonetti and compose music for Dario Argento as a favor to the man who made them world famous.

Highly recommended.

Goblin's Suspiria is tense, spooky, darkly melodic Italian progressive rock circa 1977. This mostly instrumental album has a palpable sense of dread that takes the listener for a dark and twisted ride. I mean it's just creepy, and unlike most soundtracks Susperia succeeds as music that can be enjoyed separately from the film. In other words it's not background music. The compositions are top notch, the musicians are virtuoso level and there is a lot of timbral variation. Bells, assorted percussion, marimba, guitar, drums and some spooky keys are used effectively to set a properly disturbing mood in compositions that range from the atmospheric to the odd and almost jazz-like. Unusual and interesting.

Only the Lord of the Rings has captivated me as much in terms of the soundtrack as Suspiria. But I think I actually like Suspiria better: you get everything in this amazing soundtrack - creepiness, horror, laughter, gaiety, and death. It all blends together in this tremendous music by Goblin.

No matter what mood you're in, the music will calm you down or cheer you up; it is very versatile music. And it's also non-denominational, so to speak: if you like rap you can enjoy this, and if you love Bach you can also enjoy this.

So give it a try: this is one CD you do not want to miss. Buy the Suspiria soundtrack and listen to it again and again. Highly, highly, highly recommended.

Suspiria was a 1977 Dario Argento horror flick which Goblin did the soundtrack for. This was their third album, but only second soundtrack album (Roller, a non-soundtrack album, was their second album overall) and is regarded as one of their finest albums, and I can't disagree. This music is so great you can forgive the last cut, "Death Valzer", a rather cheesy piano waltz meant for the movie but should've been left off on the album. Goblin really succeeded more than ever in creating a dark and sinister atmosphere that's perfect for horror movies. Cuts like "Witch" and "Sighs" are perfect examples what I'm talking about while "Black Forest" has more of a fusion feel to it, while still having sinister undercurrents. Mellotron pops its head up on a couple of pieces. It's as if Goblin really did their homework when they did Suspiria, it's a truly amazing and original piece of progressive rock that deserves to be in your collection.

Can i say that this is an awesome soundtrack! One of the best!

The voices sometimes reminds me of Diamanda Galas and that's a good thing.

Unfortunately, the movie wasn't as good as the soundtrack but that's another story.

If you're into spooky experimental weird music then this is for you.