• Tension & Trepidation: A Guide to Goblin

    October 31, 2015 - By 

    As it’s Halloween and Claudio Simonetti’s kings of the Italian horror genre just played District 8, Dublin last night, it seemed apt to have a look at the irrefutable endowment Goblin made to horror soundtracks, and their contribution to music as a whole. In 2015 the band is more popular, and influential than they have been at any time in the past. They probably never thought their scores would serve as a touchstone for metal, electro and experimental music, but it undoubtedly has. Goblin emerged from the remnants of a number of splintered Italian prog rock acts in the early 70s.Keyboardist and frontman Claudio Simonetti and original drummer…

  • Interview: Claudio Simonetti

    October 28, 2015 - By 

    Ahead of Devil’s Night Disco this Halloween Eve in Dublin, Loreana Rushe talks to renowned composer Claudio Simonetti about performing the acclaimed soundtracks for Profondo Rosso and Suspiria live with Goblin and how horror as a genre has shaped his work. Hi Claudio. I’m very happy to be chatting to you and looking forward to Devil’s Night Disco in Dublin, which promises to be a very special show on Halloween weekend. How are you currently preparing for the double bill? We’re very fortunate to perform Profondo Rosso and Suspiria for a long time and I don’t think we’ll have any trouble in doing a…

  • Belfast Film Festival: Dawn of the Dead

    January 16, 2014 - By 

    Following the sold out success of the Suspria live soundtrack in August, George Romero’s 1978 cult classic Dawn Of The Dead will undergo a live scoring by  Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin line-up on Saturday, April 5 as part of Belfast Film Festival 2014. According to the Waterfront’s official website, “The group produced a full score to the film and will treat Belfast audiences to thudding beats, wordless synthesized vocals, power chords and one of the most influential apocalyptic soundtracks ever produced.” A bona fide zombie classic, Dawn of the Dead (also known internationally as Zombi) was selected as one of The 500 Greatest…