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Zombi

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I reviewed this CD awhile back, so I won't go into details about the songs on this CD. However, as happy as I was when I purchased the 1998 CD, I was greatly disappointed with the sound quality, which sounded like it was recorded on gauze tape. Apparently, someone at Cinevox felt the same way, for in late 2005/early 2006 Zombi was reissued on their "Gold Tracks" subsidiary (the spine reads CD MDF 606). Is the Gold Tracks reissue worth the additional investment? Absolutely! The remastering breathes new life into the recordings and with the additional volume and clarity, the bonus tracks certainly stand on their own.

The downside? Unfortunately, Cinevox managed to omit the beginning "pickup" notes on Safari, Torte in faccia, and Tirassegno. Casual listeners will probably not notice, but to the people who grew up with the album it's a little bothersome. Also, the last track, Zombi (the living dead's voice!); on the 1998 reissue it's in mono. Here, it's given a stereo "bounce" with a half-second delay on the right channel: it's still an awful track.

The packaging is a digipak-foldout of the original 1978 album release cover with a MUCH better design than the 1998 CD. It comes with an eight-page booklet with more photos but with the same synopsis.

Overall, a fantastic soundtrack gets a desperately needed makeover. I give the 2006 release 4.5 stars out of five. Buy it!

If you've seen Dario Argento's cut of "Zombi: Dawn of the Dead," you're already familiar with many of the tracks here. If you've only seen George Romero's definitive American version of "Dawn," you'll recognize fewer tracks. Regardless, even if you can't stand the zombie subgenre of horror films, any lover of rock soundtracks will enjoy this CD. Stylistically, this CD covers a lot of ground (including a pseudo-country tune and some twin guitar harmonies that would not be out of place on a Thin Lizzy song) in addition to the usual Mellotron + funk bass Goblin trademark sound. There's even a funny voodoo chant parody ("Safari") that proves Goblin had a sense of humor. However, the standouts here are tracks that rely heavily on electric guitar, grand piano, and saxophone. ("Oblio" and "Sexy")They remind me a bit of a stripped-down Pink Floyd.

I hope this doesn't seem as though I am saying the soundtrack is derivative. On the contrary, a movie with many moods demands a versatile variety of background music. Goblin delivered exactly what Argento seems to have wanted, and he was the film's producer. It's nice getting the soundtrack in a deluxe package along with out-takes and alternate versions as well.

One last note - this CD contains ONLY the music that Goblin recorded for the movie. It does not contain the Muzak that can be heard throughout the shopping mall that most of the movie takes place in. I've no idea where to find the music that George Romero used in his American cut of the film.

Romero movie (european cut) is great with this soundtrack from Goblin !!
Buy now !! is a great cd

I love the four main songs to this album called

-L'alba de morte viviente
-Zombi (sexy)
-La Caccia
-L'alba de morte viviente (alternate take)

The opening theme is worth buying this album first off.
"La Caccia" is an upbeat techno-jazz song one of Goblin's best.
It's featured twice in the film. (Romero must have liked it.)
Zombi is a great techno song. It's featured when Roger, Steven,
and Peter are in the mall running from the Zombies.
I give this one five stars......next to the "Get Carter"
soundtrack this one's the best.

It was actually hard to for me to realized that this was the official soundtrack to George A. Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD. Probably since it was an import and it didn't say the films title directly. I recall that I did buy the original 1998 CD version and sadly never received it. Since then I was weary about trying again until the new revised 2006 version came out. This time I didn't come out empty handed. From what I understand it's the same as the original but has a little better quality.

All I can say is that it's definitely worth having if you are a collector. The music is exciting, original, classy, and above all groovy! I also never heard of Goblin until I purchased this CD. They're very good! If you are also not completely familiar with the film it's still something to at least check out. Especially if you enjoy 1970's metal.

Being a die-hard fan of the original Dawn of The Dead I was thrilled to see the soundtrack album was up for sale. I only hoped that it would be worth it. The answer yes. If you are a fan of soundtracks like me, and a fan of this classic in the genre, then I recommend this movie.

...the music on this CD sounds just as good as it did when I owned the English language LP version originally released by Varese-Saraband Records. If you're a fan of the film get this soundtrack!

Now I love horror movies, and I love movie soundtracks. The 1978 Dawn of the Dead is one of my favs. (The '04 version ain't too shabby either) And the music really caught my ear and stayed with me. I remember when I first saw it, the music snippet/sound fx they play in the opening, it left me with the feeling, "OK not your dad's zombie movie." so you could imagine how happy I was when I found out in 1998 they released a 20th. anniversary edition, with music from Goblin (who independent of this have an impressive body of work in their own right, definitely worth checking out). Of course like a dummy I lost that copy and voila! Amazon to the rescue. The tracks Zombi, La Caccia, and L'alba del morti viventi are among the best and any die hard fan will recognize them immediately and be glad they were added, because you know sometimes you buy a soundtrack and they leave out that one track that makes it for you? Well thankfully this is not the case here. All the great eerie, atmospheric and in some cases psyched up music is here. This is good for film buffs and anyone adventuresome and in the mood for something different. If you like this you might also want to try out the Day of the Dead soundtrack too. Although John Harrison took over the musical duties for that one but it's still great. As a stand alone and as an entry in the Romero Living Dead franchise. In short. I loved it. A gazillion stars.

If you're a DAWN archivist like me, then you need to own this one. However, I just noticed the "new and used from $69.95" price tag on the item. . . ummmmm, not sure I'd recommend it for those pesos. But if you've got the bank account and feel like splurging, then more power to ya!