Goblin

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Goblin was a progressive rock band from Rome centred on the keyboard player Claudio Simonetti. For Dario Argento's giallo Profondo rosso (1975) they first played music by Giorgio Gaslini. When Gaslini left after a quarrel, Argento let the band write the score itself. The main theme, with a repeated organ and bass motif, became a hit in Italy. For Suspiria (1977) they went further: Moog synthesizer, celesta, bouzouki, tabla, whispering and screaming create a hypnotic, frightening sound. They then wrote the music for the European version of George Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978). Goblin brought the sound of rock and synthesizer to the horror film. That work influenced a great deal of later synthesizer horror.

Listening

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  Suspiria · Goblin, 1977
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  L'alba dei morti viventi · Goblin, 1978
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  Profondo rosso · Goblin, 1975

Discography

Studio albums

• 1975Profondo rosso (soundtrack)
• 1976Perché si uccidono (soundtrack)
• 1976Roller
• 1977La via della droga (soundtrack)
• 1977Suspiria (soundtrack)
• 1978Il fantastico viaggio del “bagarozzo” Mark
• 1978Zombi: Dawn of the Dead (soundtrack)
• 1979Amo non amo (soundtrack)
• 1979Patrick (soundtrack)
• 1979Squadra antigangsters (soundtrack)
• 1980Contamination (soundtrack)
• 1982Volo
• 1997Buio Omega (soundtrack)
• 1997Phenomena (soundtrack)
• 1998Notturno (soundtrack)
• 1999La Chiesa (soundtrack)
• 2001Non ho sonno (soundtrack)
• 2006BackToTheGoblin 2005
• 2007Gamma (soundtrack)
• 2014Wampyr (soundtrack)
• 2015Four of a Kind
• 2018Fearless (37513 Zombie Ave.)
• 2022Virus (Apocalipsis Canibal) (soundtrack)
• 2023Squadra Antimafia

Other work

• 1978Dawn of the Dead

In School of Rock

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• Film Music Map^NL Map
• The Dream Factory: Film Reel 5^NL Reader

Mentioned in other articles

• Giallo and Italian horror GenreFor Profondo rosso (1975), Argento chose the Roman progressive rock band Goblin.
• Horror synth (Carpenter school) GenreIn Italy the band Goblin was an important forerunner of this sound.

See also

• Giallo and Italian horror
• Horror synth (Carpenter school)
• Thom Yorke