Showing posts with label Claudio Simonetti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Claudio Simonetti. Show all posts

November 08, 2025

Carlo Maria Cordio/ Claudio Simonetti – Aenigma/ Conquest/ Morirai A Mezzanotte (1988, CD, Italy)




Aenigma
1 Carlo Maria Cordio– Sudden Death 2:58
2 Carlo Maria Cordio– On The Dark Hill 3:12
3 Carlo Maria Cordio– Demon Knights 2:15
4 Carlo Maria Cordio– Sudden Death 2:13
5 Carlo Maria Cordio– Devil In A Red Dress 2:59
6 Carlo Maria Cordio– Science Project 3:14
7 Carlo Maria Cordio– Leaving LA 3:51
8 Carlo Maria Cordio– Imaginary Crimes 3:28
9 Carlo Maria Cordio– Opening Night 3:14
10 Carlo Maria Cordio– Search And Destroy 3:29
11 Carlo Maria Cordio– Fire And Dust 2:24
12 Carlo Maria Cordio– Run To Kill 2:32
13 Carlo Maria Cordio– Leaving LA 2:40
14 Carlo Maria Cordio– Breaking The Waves 2:12
15 Carlo Maria Cordio– Before And After 3:32
16 Carlo Maria Cordio– Tomorrow Woman 1:21
17 Carlo Maria Cordio– Fear Above Water 2:48
18 Carlo Maria Cordio– Head Over Heels 2:55
Conquest
19 Claudio Simonetti– Conquest 2:59
20 Claudio Simonetti– Flutes In The Night 2:07
21 Claudio Simonetti– Night Creatures 2:18
22 Claudio Simonetti– The Capture 1:31
23 Claudio Simonetti– The Cavern 1:04
24 Claudio Simonetti– Black Birds 1:18
25 Claudio Simonetti– Lonely Man 1:26
26 Claudio Simonetti– Funny Hunt 0:39
27 Claudio Simonetti– Dolphin 1:10
Morirai A Mezzanotte
28 Claudio Simonetti– Nichola's Death 1:54
29 Claudio Simonetti– The Smog Suspense 2:20
30 Claudio Simonetti– Black Dream 2:02
31 Claudio Simonetti– Dark Strings 0:53
32 Claudio Simonetti– Night Strings 1:02


Composed By – Carlo Maria Cordio (1 to 18), Claudio Simonetti (19 to 32)
Tracks 1 - 18 are from the soundtrack to Lucio Fulci's Aenigma, made in 1987.
Tracks 19 - 27 are from the soundtrack to Lucio Fulci's Conquest, made in 1983.
Tracks 28 - 32 are from the soundtrack to Lamberto Bava's Morirai A Mezzanotte (aka The Midnight Killer), made in 1986.


January 17, 2025

Giorgio Farina – Discocross (1978, LP, Italy)



Tracklist:
A Farina's Suite 14:57
B1 Tawawa's 5:52
B2 Suite Slide Return 10:05

Musicians:
Bass – Fabio Pignatelli
Drums – Agostino Marangolo
Guitar – Massimo Morante
Guitar [Electric] – Ivan Basilio
Keyboards – Claudio Simonetti
Vocals – Rita Menghini

November 13, 2021

Simonetti - Pignatelli - Morante – Tenebre (1982, LP, Italy)

This pulse-pounding thriller score occupies an odd place in the history of Italian prog rock legends Goblin: although this isn't an official Goblin album, it was crafted by three of the group's four members under the moniker Simonetti, Morante, Pignatelli. Ironically, it has a stronger Goblin-esque feel to it than the last few official Goblin scores that proceeded it. It's no coincidence that this 1982 score marked a reunion with Dario Argento, the director who discovered them and pushed them to create their most memorable work. Tenebre covers the same gothic-inflected prog rock territory that Goblin pursued on previous Argento scores, except this time the sound is updated with an electronic edge that keeps its eye on early-'80s pop music trends. This newly updated approach is nicely defined by the title track, a pulse-pounding rock instrumental infused with an almost dance-friendly edge: it has the slashing guitar riffs and gothic organ swirls one would expect from a classic Goblin track, but also fleshes out the sound with new touches like vocoder-filtered vocals and programmed synthesizer riffs. Another standout track in this style is "Waiting Death," a reprise of the "Tenebre" theme that allows Claudio Simonetti to take center stage with his impressive chops on the organ. Other tracks take it a step further by taking a completely synthesized approach: The best of these is "Flashing," a densely layered synth epic that begins with creepy washes of spacy synthesizer and explodes into a gothic-sounding programmed synthesizer melody spiked with insistent drum machine beats. In short, Tenebre presents an ideal balance of horror atmospherics and rock muscle, and this makes it the finest post-'70s Goblin-related work.