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UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS

24 April 2024, Lugagnano (VE), Il Giardino 2.0 - ITA

25 April 2024, Brug (CH), SALZHAUS

27 April 2024, Mantova (MN), Teatro Ariston - ITA

29 June 2024, Macerata, FANTAMACERATA - ITA

13 July 2024, CLUBCITTA' - Tokyo/Kawasaky - JAPAN

3 August 2024, Vicenza, OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO MARSEC - ITA

More dates coming!!

3 March 2024, London UK, Celestial Darkness Festival 8-13 March 2024 - Cruise To The Edge 15 March 2024, Madrid SPAIN, Sombra Festival - playing the Deep Red Soundtrack 16 March 2024, Murcia SPAIN, Sombra Festival - playing the Deep Red Soundtrack

11 January 2024, New Circus, Via della Treccia 20, Firenze, Italy

12 January 2024, Alchemica, Via dei Lapidari 8b, Bologna, Italy

13 January 2024, Traffic Club, Via Prenestina 736, Roma, Italy

26 September 2023, Franklin IN, Artcraft Theatre 27 September 2023, Lexington KY, Lexington Opera House

28 September 2023, Knoxville TN, Bijou Theatre 29 September 2023, Ashland VA, Ashland Theatre 30 September 2023, Philadelphia (PA), Union Transfer

1 October 2023, New York (NY), Metropol @ City Winery

2 October 2023, Washington DC, Howard Theatre 3 October 2023, Somerville MA, Somerville Theatre 4 October 2023, Montreal QC, La Tulipe 5 October 2023, Ottawa ON, Mayfair Theatre 6 October 2023, Niagara Falls NY, Rapids Theatre 7 October 2023 Erie PA, Eerie Horror Fest @ Warner Theatre 8 October 2023, Pittsburgh PA, Carnegie Music Hall 11 October 2023, Grand Rapids MI, Wealthy Theatre 12 October 2023, Cleveland OH, Capitol Theatre 13 October 2023, Detroit MI, Redford Theater 15 October 2023, Chicago IL - Copernicus Theatre 16 October 2023, St Paul MN, Fitzgerald Theatre 17 October 2023, Lawrence KS, Liberty Hall 18 October 2023, Denver CO, Paramount Theatre 22 October 2023, Seattle WA, El Corazon 23 October 2023, Vancouver BC, Rio Theatre 24 October 2023, Portland OR, Hollywood Theatre 25 October 2023, Portland OR, Hollywood Theatre 26 October 2023, Sacramento CA, Colonial Theatre 27 October 2023, San Francisco CA, Castro Theatre

28 October 2023, Glendale, CA, Alex Theatre

29 October 2023, San Diego CA, Music Box 1 November 2023, Huston TX, Heights Theatre 2 November 2023, Dallas TX, Texas Theatre 3 November 2023, San Antonio TX, Aztec Theatre

4 November 2023, New Orleans LA, The Broadside 5 November 2023, Little Rock AR, The Hall

6 November 2023, St Louis MO, Red Flag

24 June 2023 - Suspiria Live Sountrack + Concert - Experimenta Festival, Alberobello (BA)

10 June 2023 - Prog and Frogs Music Festival 2023 - Cascina Caremma, Besate (MI)

9 June 2023 - BloodBuster Meet and Greet, Milano

3 June 2023 - Lacrima In Giallo Festival, Morro D'Alba (AN)

14 May 2023 - Isola Rock 2023 16^ Edizione - Palariso, Isola della Scala (VR)

25 March 2023 - Sombra Festival Goblin Plays Suspiria OST - Filmoteca Regional, Plaza Fontes (Spain)

5 March 2023 - Il Giardino 2.0, Lugagnano - Italy

4 March 2023 - Torino - Italy

3 March 2023 - Skulls Club, San Marino - Italy

28 Jan 2023 - Alchemica Club - Bologna - Italy SOLD OUT

27 Jan 2023 - Druso - Bergamo - Italy SOLD OUT

USA TOUR 2022

25 Oct 2022 Kansas City, MO ( USA ) Screenland Armour Theatre SOLD OUT 26 Oct 2022 Kansas City, MO ( USA ) Screenland Armour Theatre SOLD OUT 27 Oct 2022 St Paul, MN ( USA ) Fitzgerald Theater 28 Oct 2022 Chicago, IL ( USA ) Thalia Hall SOLD OUT 29 Oct 2022 Madison, WI ( USA ) The Orpheum Theater 30 Oct 2022 Milwaukee, WI ( USA ) The Oriental Theatre 31 Oct 2022 Grand Rapids, MI ( USA ) Wealthy Theatre 01 Nov 2022 Detroit, MI ( USA ) Flagstar Grand Theatre 02 Nov 2022 Indianapolis, IN ( USA ) The Kan-Kan Brasserie SOLD OUT

02 Nov 2022 Indianapolis, IN ( USA ) The Kan-Kan Brasserie *Matinee* 03 Nov 2022 Pittsburgh, PA ( USA ) Carnegie Music Hall 04 Nov 2022 Cleveland, OH ( USA ) Heights Theater 05 Nov 2022 Niagara, NY ( USA ) Rapids Theatre 06 Nov 2022 Ottawa, ON ( CAN ) Mayfair Theatre 07 Nov 2022 Montreal, QC ( CAN ) La Tulipe 08 Nov 2022 Sommerville, MA ( USA ) Sommerville Theatre 09 Nov 2022 Queens, NY ( USA ) Melrose Ballroom 10 Nov 2022 Philadelphia, PA ( USA ) PhilaMOCA SOLD OUT

11 Nov 2022 Philadelphia, PA ( USA ) PhilaMOCA *Matinee* 11 Nov 2022 Philadelphia, PA ( USA ) PhilaMOCA SOLD OUT 13 Nov 2022 Richmond, VA ( USA ) The Norva 14 Nov 2022 Washington, DC ( USA ) The Howard Theatre

15 Nov 2022 Knoxville, TN (USA) Bijou Theater 18 Nov 2022 Kawasaki, ( JPN ) Club Città 20 Nov 2022 New Orleans, LA ( USA ) Poor Boys Bar 21 Nov 2022 Houston, TX ( USA ) Warehouse Live Ballroom 22 Nov 2022 Austin, TX ( USA ) Paramount Theatre 23 Nov 2022 Dallas, TX ( USA ) Texas Theatre 26 Nov 2022 Mesa, AZ ( USA ) Nile Theatre 27 Nov 2022 Los Angeles, CA ( USA ) Palace Theatre 29 Nov 2022 San Francisco, CA ( USA) Castro Theatre 02 Dec 2022 Portland, OR ( USA ) Hollywood Theatre SOLD OUT 03 Dec 2022 Portland, OR ( USA ) Hollywood Theatre SOLD OUT 04 Dec 2022 Vancouver, BC ( USA ) Rickshaw Theatre 05 Dec 2022 Vancouver, BC ( USA ) Rickshaw Theatre 06 Dec 2022 Seattle, WA ( USA ) El Corazon 09 Dec 2022 Estes Park, CO ( USA ) Stanley Hotel 10 Dec 2022 Estes Park, CO ( USA ) Stanley Hotel 12 Dec 2022 Winnipeg, MB ( CAN ) The Park Theatre 13 Dec 2022 Winnipeg, MB ( CAN ) The Park Theatre

15 Dec 2022 Chicago, IL (USA) Thalia Hall

16 Dec 2022 Little Rock, AR (USA) Ron Robertston Theater

17 Dec 2022 St Louis, MO (USA) Red Flag

07 Oct 2022 Torino, TO ( ITA ) Cinema Massimo 24 Sep 2022 Monticchio (Sermoneta), LT ( ITA ) 22 Aug 2022 Brescia, BS ( ITA ) Radio Onda D'Urto Festival 20 Aug 2022 Francavilla al Mare, CH ( ITA ) Frantic Fest 02 May 2022 Cruise, USA CRUISE TO THE EDGE 27 Mar 2022 Ponte a Moriano, LU ( ITA ) Teatro Idelfonso Nieri 26 Mar 2022 Lugagnano, VR ( ITA ) Il Giardino Club 25 Mar 2022 Paderno Dugnano, MI ( ITA ) SLAUGHTER CLUB 24 Mar 2022 Wien, AT Escape 23 Mar 2022 Kassel, GER GOLDGRUBE KASSEL 08 Jan 2022 Roma, ITA DEFRAG 01 Jan 2022 Matera, ITA MIDNIGHT 31 Dec 2021 Caserta, ITA LIZARD 24 Dec 2021 Verona, ITA FACTORY 23 Dec 2021 Bergamo, ITA DRUSO 18 Dec 2021 Cesena, FC ( ITA ) VIDIA 17 Dec 2021 Wien, AU ESCAPE 15 Dec 2021 Kassel, GER GOLDGRUBE KASSEL 4/7 13 Dec 2021 Berlin, GER NUKE CLUB 12 Dec 2021 Paris, FR CAFE' DE LA DANSE 11 Dec 2021 London, UK EARTH THEATRE 10 Dec 2021 Rennes, FR UBU 08 Dec 2021 Lille, FR THE BLACK LAB 04 Dec 2021 Winterthur, Zurich ( CH ) GASWERK 03 Dec 2021 Paderno Dugnano, MI ( ITA ) SLAUGHTER CLUB 18 Aug 2021 Costa Rossa Sardegna , ITA COSTA ROSSA FESTIVAL DELLE ARTI 16 Aug 2021 Brescia, ITA AGOSTO CON RADIO ONDA D'URTO 15 Aug 2021 Tuoro sul Trasimento, PG ( ITA ) TUORO CIRCOLO SUPERNOVA 08 Aug 2021 Porretta Terme, BO ( ITA ) PORRETTA PROG 07 Aug 2021 Lucca, LU ( ITA ) LUCCA ROOF LIVE MUSIC 15 Feb 2020 Leipzig (Lipsia), GER Peterskirche Leipzig 08 Feb 2020 Verona, VR ( IT ) The Factory 06 Feb 2020 Firenze, FI ( IT ) Circus 23 Nov 2019 Parma, PR ( ITA ) Mu Parma 16 Nov 2019 Bologna, ITA Alchemica Music Club 15 Nov 2019 Milano, ITA Legend Club 14 Nov 2019 Pistoia, ITA Santomato Live Club 5/7 01 Nov 2019 Lodi, ITA Teatro Delle Vigne 31 Oct 2019 Berlin, GER Lido Berlin 26 Oct 2019 Kawasaki, JPN Club Città 25 Oct 2019 Kawasaki, JPN Club Città 19 Oct 2019 Baltimore, MD ( USA ) Baltimore Soundstage 18 Oct 2019 Buffalo, NY The Leopard Lounge at Town Ballroom

17 Oct 2019 Montreal, QC ( CAN ) Theatre Fairmount 16 Oct 2019 Syracuse, NY ( USA ) The Palace Theatre 15 Oct 2019 Pittsburgh, PA ( USA ) Mr. Smalls 14 Oct 2019 Detroit, MI ( USA ) Senate Theatre 13 Oct 2019 Chicago, IL ( USA ) Reggies Rock Club 11 Oct 2019 Milwaukee, WI ( USA ) Oriental Theatre 10 Oct 2019 Minneapolis, MN ( USA ) Fitzgerald Theatre 09 Oct 2019 Kansas City, MO ( USA ) Armour Theatre 08 Oct 2019 Kansas City, MO ( USA ) Armour Theatre 07 Oct 2019 Denver, CO ( USA ) Oriental Theater 06 Oct 2019 Salt Lake City, UT ( USA ) Metro Music Hall 04 Oct 2019 Seattle, WA ( USA ) El Corazon 03 Oct 2019 Vancouver, BC ( CAN ) Rio Theatre 6/7 02 Oct 2019 Portland, OR ( USA ) Hollywood Theatre 01 Oct 2019 Oakland, CA ( USA ) Oakland Metro Opera House 30 Sep 2019 Los Angeles, CA ( USA ) The Palace Theatre 29 Sep 2019 Oakland, CA ( USA ) Oaklan Metro Opera House 28 Sep 2019 Tucson, AZ ( USA ) Rialto Theatre 27 Sep 2019 Taos, NM ( USA ) Taos Center For The Arts 26 Sep 2019 Dallas, TX ( USA ) Gas Monkey 25 Sep 2019 Austin, TX ( USA ) Come And Take It Live 24 Sep 2019 New Orleans, LA ( USA ) Little Music Box 23 Sep 2019 Memphis, TN The Black Lodge 22 Sep 2019 Richmond, VA ( USA ) The Byrd Theatre 21 Sep 2019 New Haven, CT ( USA ) College St Music Hall 20 Sep 2019 New York, NY ( USA ) Playstation Theatre 19 Sep 2019 Philadelphia , PA ( USA ) The Ruba Club 18 Sep 2019 Lancaster, PA ( USA ) Chameleon Club 17 Sep 2019 Raleigh, NC ( USA ) Lincoln Theatre 16 Sep 2019 Jacksonville, FL ( USA ) Sun-Ray Cinema 15 Sep 2019 Greenville, SC ( USA ) Radio Room 14 Sep 2019 Atlanta, GA ( USA ) Masquerade

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CLAUDIO SIMONETTI’s GOBLIN Announces North American Tour, Performing Score to ‘Demons’ Along with Film Screening + “Best Of” Set

Just a year after conquering North America for the 45th anniversary of ‘ Suspiria ,’ Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin is returning to the states! This time, the collective will be performing the score to the chilling and grotesque 1985 horror flick, Demons , as well as a comprehensive “best of” set. The full itinerary and tickets can be found HERE .

Composer Claudio Simonetti has written and recorded some of the most influential soundtracks in horror, including  Dawn of the Dead , Deep Red , Suspiria , Tenebrae , and countless others, with his seminal work still informing the genre to this day. Simonetti and his collective will perform the haunting and tense score to Demons . The film was produced by master of horror Dario Argento ( Suspiria , Tenebrae , etc.) and was directed by Lamberto Bava , son of iconic cinematographer Mario Bava . Enter the screening with caution and don’t touch any props, lest the demons possess you…

In 2022, Simonetti’s Goblin celebrated the 45th Anniversary of Dario Argento ‘s iconic picture,  Suspiria with this modern progressive update to the iconic soundtrack. Suspiria – Prog Rock Version is available HERE .

In addition to standard admission tickets, there is a VIP Sound Check Party / Meet & Greet Add-On option available to ticket holders for certain shows as indicated on the ticketing page. The VIP Add-On by itself does NOT serve as a ticket for entry. The package includes a private soundcheck party, a meet and greet and a VIP laminate as well as first access to merchandise and front of the line access where applicable. Tickets are limited per show. You will receive an email three days before the show with instructions and times for the meet and greet.

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Claudio Simonetti’s GOBLIN Fall Tour: Full Dates Released

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Last week, we revealed that Dread Central would be joining Tone Deaf Touring, Metal Sucks, and Freeman Promotions to present Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin for a show at NYC’s Playstation Theater. Today, we’re thrilled to unveil a full list of N. American tour dates, which you can see below!

The shows begin September 14 in Atlanta, GA and then weaves its way across the US and into Canada, ending October 17 in Montreal, QC.

Simonetti comments on the tour, “After the great success of our 2018 US tour, it is a great pleasure for me to announce our next tour in the United States and Canada with my band Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin , where we will present the Dario Argento’s film Deep Red/Profondo Rosso for the first time in the US, with the soundtrack played live during the screening of the film. At the conclusion of the film, we will also play the classics Argento and George Romero soundtracks and many more, including some excerpts from our new album which will be released at the beginning of September. “

The tour will see Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin perform two sets per night, the first being a live performance of the score of Dario Argento’s Deep Red (aka Profondo Rosso ) during a screening of the film, which will then be followed by a second installment of the show featuring classic Goblin material as well as some cuts off their new releases.

Tour dates:

9/14: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade 9/15: Greenville, SC @ The Radio Room 9/16: Gainesville, FL @ The Hi-Dive 9/17: Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre 9/18: Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club 9/19: Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA 9/20: New York, NY @ PlayStation Theatre 9/21: New Haven, CT @ College St Music Hall 9/22: Richmond, VA @ The Byrd Theatre 9/25: Austin, TX @ Come and Take It 9/26: Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey 9/27: Taos, NM @ Taos New Mexico Brewery 9/28: Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre 9/29: Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro Operahouse 9/30: Los Angeles, CA @ The Palace Theatre 10/1: Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro Operahouse 10/2: Portland, OR @ Hollywood Theatre 10/3: Vancouver, BC @ Rio Theatre 10/4: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon 10/7: Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theatre 10/8: Kansas City, MO @ Armour Theatre 10/9: Kansas City, MO @ Armour Theatre 10/10: Minneapolis, MN @ The Fitzgerald Theatre 10/11: Milwaukee, WI @ Oriental Theatre 10/13: Chicago, IL @ Reggies Rock Club 10/14: Detroit, MI @ Senate Theatre 10/15: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls 10/16: Syracuse, NY @ The Palace Theatre 10/17: Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount

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Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin Announce Suspiria Tour

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Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin will perform their iconic score for Dario Argento’s 1977 horror film Suspiria on an upcoming North American tour. At each show, they will accompany a full screening of the classic film. The trek kicks off just before Halloween at Baltimore’s Day of Darkness Festival and spans through the fall: Find their full itinerary below. Last year, Goblin released a 40th anniversary reissue of the score.

On November 2, Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Suspiria hits theaters. It features a score composed by Thom Yorke .

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10-28 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live (Day of Darkness Festival) 10-30 Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre 11-02 Austin, TX - Come and Take it Live 11-03 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall 11-04 Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey 11-06 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre 11-07 San Diego, CA - The Irenic 11-08 Los Angeles, CA - Union 11-09 Oakland, CA - Oakland Metro Operahouse 11-11 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre 11-12 Seattle, WA - El Corazon 11-14 Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall 11-15 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre 11-18 Chicago, IL - Reggies Rock Club 11-19 Grand Rapids, MI - Wealthy Theatre 11-20 Toronto, Ontario - The Opera House 11-21 Ottawa, Ontario - Mavericks 11-22 Montreal, Quebec - Théâtre Fairmount 11-24 Brooklyn, NY - Murmrr Theatre 11-25 Brookline, MA - Coolidge Corner Theatre

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‘Suspiria’: Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin Will Play Its Iconic Score in Its Entirety on Fall Tour

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2018 appears to be the year of “ Suspiria .” In addition to “Call Me by Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino’s highly anticipated remake of Dario Argento’s classic giallo, this fall will also see Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin go on tour to perform its iconic score for the original film in its entirety. Each show will feature a screening of the film, which celebrated its 40th anniversary last year; to mark that occasion, Goblin reissued said score on vinyl.

Thom Yorke of Radiohead is scoring this new take on the film, which stars Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Grace Moretz, Mia Goth, and Jessica Harper. Though his bandmate Jonny Greenwood has received widespread acclaim for his musical stylings on films like “There Will Be Blood” and “Phantom Thread,” Yorke hasn’t worked on a high-profile film project before.

Here are the dates for Goblin’s tour, which begins just before Halloween and the November 2 release of “Suspiria”:

10-28 Baltimore, MD: Rams Head Live (Day of Darkness Festival) 10-30 Raleigh, NC: Lincoln Theatre 11-02 Austin, TX: Come and Take it Live 11-03 Houston, TX: White Oak Music Hall 11-04 Dallas, TX: Gas Monkey 11-06 Tempe, AZ: Marquee Theatre 11-07 San Diego, CA: The Irenic 11-08 Los Angeles, CA: Union 11-09 Oakland, CA: Oakland Metro Operahouse 11-11 Portland, OR: Hawthorne Theatre 11-12 Seattle, WA: El Corazon 11-14 Salt Lake City, UT: Metro Music Hall 11-15 Denver, CO: Gothic Theatre 11-18 Chicago, IL: Reggies Rock Club 11-19 Grand Rapids, MI: Wealthy Theatre 11-20 Toronto, Ontario: The Opera House 11-21 Ottawa, Ontario: Mavericks 11-22 Montreal, Quebec: Théâtre Fairmount 11-24 Brooklyn, NY: Murmrr Theatre 11-25 Brookline, MA: Coolidge Corner Theatre

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Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin to Perform Dario Argento’s Demons on US Tour

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The post Claudio Simonetti ’s Goblin to Perform Dario Argento ’s Demons on US Tour appeared first on Consequence .

Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin has announced a new North American tour.

Kicking off in September, the 31-date tour will see Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin perform the score to Dario Argento’s Demons alongside a screening of the film. Each show will also feature a “best of” set.

Select tickets are available via Ticketmaster . Additionally ticketing info and VIP packages can be found on Tone Deaf Touring’s website .

Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin will also stage a pair of performances of Suspiria in Canada in October. Check out the full schedule below.

Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin 2023 Tour Dates: 09/26 – Franklin, IN @ Artcraft Theatre 09/27 – Lexington, KY @ Lexington Opera House 09/29 – Ashland, VA @ Ashland Theatre 09/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer 10/02 – Washington, DC @ Howard Theatre 10/03 – Somerville, MA @ Somerville Theatre 10/04 – Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe * 10/05 – Ottawa, ON @ Mayfair Theatre * 10/06 – Niagara Falls, NY @ Rapids Theatre 10/07 – Erie, PA @ Eerie Horror Festival ^ 10/08 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall 10/11 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Wealthy Theatre 10/12 – Cleveland, OH @ Capitol Theatre 11/03 – Detroit, MI @ Redford Theatre 10/15 – Chicago, IL @ Copernicus Center 10/16 – St Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theatre 10/17 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall 10/18 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre 10/22 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon 10/23 – Vancouver, BC @ Rio Theatre 10/24 – Portland, OR @ Hollywood Theatre 10/25 – Portland, OR @ Hollywood Theatre 10/26 – Sacramento, CA @ Colonial Theatre 10/27 – San Francisco, CA @ Castro Theatre 10/29 – San Diego, CA @ Music Box 11/01 – Houston, TX @ Heights Theatre 11/02 – Dallas, TX @ Texas Theatre 11/03 – San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre 11/06 – St Louis, MO @ Red Flag

* = Suspira performance ^ = “Best of” set

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Composer Claudio Simonetti Breaks Down His Scores For ‘Suspiria,’ ‘Deep Red’ and ‘Dawn of the Dead’ Ahead of Nationwide ‘Demons’ Tour

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For horror fans, Claudio Simonetti is a household name. First a founding member of rock group Goblin, whose work is synonymous with filmmaker Dario Argento ’s genre standard-bearers “Deep Red” and “Suspiria,” a producer and pop artist in his native Italy, and later a lead composer on Argento’s “Tenebre,” Lamberto Bava’s “Demons” and more, Simonetti and his collaborators turned iconoclastic takes on scoring — utilizing the sounds of prog rock and disco — into iconic pieces of film music.

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“Demons” wasn’t very difficult to adapt — we keep more or less the same sound, but with real instruments. What was difficult was to do was to prepare the entire soundtrack to play live, because there is a lot of music in the film, including songs like Motley Crue’s “Save Our Souls.” But the only two songs I [kept for the live performances] was Billy Idol’s “White Wedding” and Go West’s “We Close Our Eyes.”

Was “Demons” special to you as a solo effort after working in collaboration with the other members of Goblin?

Your earliest incarnation as a part of Goblin was as the band Oliver. What emboldened you to move to London and pursue a career outside of Italy?

I started the band in ’72 with Massimo Morante, the guitar player, who I’m sorry to say passed away last year. I was doing military service, but I composed the entire “Cherry Five” album with him, and then we called bass player Fabio Pignatelli, and then the drummer, Carlo Bordini. We decided to go with these demos to London, but it was very difficult because we were an Italian band. It’s like if an Englishman came to Italy to make pizza! But thanks to my father [Enrico Simonetti], who was a very popular artist in Italy, he presented us to Cinevox Records, who are big publishers of music from films. So Carlo Bixio, the director of the label said “let’s do the album,” and we started to record the album on the studio. But during this period, Dario Argento came to Carlo and said, “I have this new film ‘Deep Red,’ but I would like a famous rock band to do the music… why we don’t call Pink Floyd, Genesis, or Deep Purple?” And the producer [recognized] it would be very hard to contact these bands — and very expensive. So he said to Dario, “I’m producing an Italian band, maybe you would like them? They play gothic rock and prog.” So Dario came to the studio where we were recording, and he loved our music. It was an incredible coincidence, and we were very lucky.

There are conflicting reports about how much time you were given for the score for “Deep Red.” How long were you given and what was the track that made you confident that you could compose the whole thing?

We didn’t have much time to write the soundtrack because the film was released a month and a half after we recorded it. The original composer of “Deep Red” was Giorgio Gaslini, a very good musician, but Gaslini left the film — he had a problem with Dario — so Dario came to the studio and said, “you have to finish the film, but we are missing the main themes.” We had never composed anything for films, and I was the oldest [member of the band,] 22 years old. So we went to my house and I had a little studio in the basement and recorded the demo of “Deep Red.” The next day, Dario listened to it and said it’s good. I never expected it to be a big success. But also when we were recording the “Deep Red” soundtrack, we also were recording the Oliver studio album, and that’s why the record label decided to change the name of our band to separate the projects. So they changed the name of Oliver to Cherry Five — I still don’t know why — and they chose the name of Goblin, which is a beautiful name. And after the film was released, in 10 months we sold one million copies of the album.

Now when I do soundtracks, I see the film and I write music for every scene with a computer. In the seventies, we preferred to record separate tracks — we did “Deep Red,” “Mad Puppet,” “Death Dies” like an album, and afterward Dario and the editor would put the music where they needed. “Suspiria” was different, because when we started “Deep Red,” the film was edited and completely done. On “Suspiria,” Dario contacted us before he shot the film and he asked us to write something. We did, but I don’t like to read scripts — it’s like if you read a book and then you go to see the movie of the book — it’s different in your mind. So we wrote music that Dario used on set to inspire the actors, but when we saw the finished film, the music was not good. So we started again from the beginning with music that’s completely different from what we wrote before. The strange thing is that all of the tapes of the demos disappeared. Maybe it was the witches — they didn’t like it so they destroyed it. But we had almost two months in studio doing experimental music where we used instruments like the bouzouki, the Indian tabla, and I used a Moog synthesizer for the first time. I think that “Suspiria” is the most important soundtrack we made. “Suspiria” is actually is the real Goblin style, because in “Deep Red” we play like a prog rock band.

How did it set a template for your scores after that?

I think that every film we made as the Goblin, and also I made by myself, are completely different. If you listen to the scores for “Deep Red,” “Suspiria” and “Dawn of the Dead,” you’d think they’re by three different bands because the sound of each one is completely different. “Dawn of the Dead,” we had a lot of fun recording because it’s the greatest zombie movie in history, for me, and we played rock, bossa nova and horror themes. George Romero used library music [for his cut], but because Dario Argento was the distributor of the film in Europe, he cut 15 or 20 minutes out of the film and changed the music. When it was redistributed in the States with the new version, it was a big successful soundtrack and movie. But we never met George Romero! I only met Romero one year before he passed away. But I think he appreciated a lot of our music — even if he never called us for anything else.

Was it an easy transition to start producing disco after launching your career as part of a prog rock band making film scores?

Did your work producing disco influence the decision to make the main theme to “Tenebre” so disco heavy?

Dario said “I want you guys to do my film,” but we couldn’t the use name Goblin because it was used by the bass player, Fabio Pignatelli, with different guys who signed a contract with the label. So we used our three names, Simonetti, Morante and Pignatelli, to write the music without our drummer. And it was 1982, so I said, why we don’t do something with rock and disco using synthesizers and drum machines and a vocoder? We started to record this kind of music, and it was a great decision because I love the “Tenebre” soundtrack, mixing rock and dance.

Whether the movie is great or not, what have you figured out over the years that makes a score resonate with audiences and endure?

You’d have to ask to the audience, because I don’t know. I just write the music. Of course, it’s also technical work, so after I’ve made also almost 70 films, I know more or less now what kind of music would be good for the film. But I don’t know why some songs are powerful. Maybe it’s thanks to the film — “Suspiria,” “Deep Red” and “Tenebre” are very good films, and the impact with the images and the music is strong. But I also have many films that I wrote music I love for, but they were not successful films — why, I don’t know. Sometimes you see bad films with good music, and you don’t listen for it. But I’ve seen many good films with bad music. I always say, why did you use this music? It would be better with better music!

You’ve worked with all these horror luminaries. Which of these partnerships do feel were the most fruitful?

My favorite director is Dario Argento, because Dario is involved in the music. But I worked with many other directors that sometimes I never met — I didn’t have a contact with Umberto Lenzi or Lucio Fulci. But Ruggero Deodato was one of my favorite directors, as a person, because he was really funny. I was really upset when he passed away in May of this year; I did five films with Ruggero.

Is there a score that you would love most to do live that you have not had the opportunity to do? Is there one that would be the most difficult?

It’s “Demons.” “Deep Red” was easy because we played and used the same instruments as a classic quartet, and the same with “Suspiria.” “Demons” was electronic music and I had to readapt it for the band. And also compared to other soundtracks we play live, we do a lot of improvisation. But we like it because many scenes are impossible to recreate with the original soundtrack, so we extract the original one and do something new.

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Sure would appreciate someone who has taken "Best of Moscow by high speed train" from St. Petersburg could please share their impressions of this shore excursion. From the description this sounds like a very long day.

Wondering how the 4 hour train trip was in terms of accommodations, etc. Also what time did you leave the ship and what time at night did you return? Were both legs of the trip on the high speed rail (I read that slower trains also travel the same tracks)?

My wife and I are considering this excursion. We thought that if we are making all the effort to go to Russia then how could we pass up going to Moscow, walking in Red Square, seeing St. Basil, etc.

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If you are considering this on the 2015 June Baltic cruise on Voyager; my suggestion is don't. There is so much to do in St. Petersburg and although a train is one of my favorite ways to travel the time would be far better spent in St. P.

Thanks for the advice. Yes, this would be on the Voyager during the 2015 season but not yet sure exactly which cruise.

We did the Moscow excursion "on a different luxury line", but from your brief description it sounds very much like the same trip, so I will operate on that assumption. It is a VERY long day! We left the ship at 5:30 AM and returned at 12:30 AM. The highspeed train trip is comfortable, and while they call it "Business Class" it does not compare well to the equivalent class on say Rail Europe. When we did it in 2011, we did have highspeed both ways, and the trip back seemed much longer as the adrenaline and excitement had worn off!:D

Moscow itself is not that terribly different from any other big city in the world, but this Cold War kid never thought he would ever stand in Red Square, never mind walk the grounds of The Kremlin, or tour The Kremlin Palace, or see (but not visit) Lenin's Tomb, or visit The Armoury. But he did, and he loved every minute of it! Yes, it is a long day, and you barely scratch a scratch on the surface, but it is worth it. There is a tremendous amount to see in St. Petersburg, but every Baltic cruise goes to St. Petersburg, so you can go back if you choose to. Not every cruiseline offers you the chance to see Moscow.

I have not personally done this tour, but our last time in St Petersburg, the private guide that we hired for a day was leading the regent tour to Moscow on the high speed train the next day. He said it was way better than the previous alternative, which was flying to Moscow and back. He said that you actually got to Moscow faster because you didn't have to deal with airline checkin etc. it did seem like a very long day to me, and there is so much to see and do in st. Petersburg that I didn't consider doing it.

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We toured to Moscow from St. Petersburg via the hi-speed SAPSAN train last September, from a Baltic cruise on the Oceania Marina. You need to have a two-night, three day port call in St. Petersburg to take this tour because the tour typically leaves the ship around 5:00 - 5:30 AM and doesn't return until after midnight the next day. We didn't take the ship's tour; we made private arrangements with TravelAllRussia for three days of touring, the first and third days in St. Petersburg and the second day the tour to Moscow by train. Our cost for the private tour for three days was about the same as what the ship charged for the excursion to Moscow alone. There are a number of private tour agencies that operate in St. Petersburg and offer the Moscow train tours; we would strongly recommend them over the ship's tours.

All three days had private guides with car and driver. The second day, the driver picked us up at the ship and took us to the train, but we were alone on the train, and met in Moscow by the guide on the station platform. After our tour and dinner, we were brought back to the train and after the return train trip met by the driver and taken back to the ship. Because you are alone on the train you must have your own Russian visas.

If this is your first visit to St. Petersburg, I would agree there is much more to see there. We found Moscow somewhat a disappointment, particularly Red Square. The Kremlin and the cathedral in Red Square were also worth seeing. But the best thing we saw was the Moscow subway! I worked for the Washington Metro system back in the 1980s as it grew from 40 to 80 miles and although I was in the computer area, I learned a lot about the challenges of running a subway system. We used the Moscow system to get across the city from where we had dinner to the train station, and I was amazed at the cleanliness', speed of operation, the short headways maintained, and the courtesy of everyone involved. A very impressive experience!

We had been to St. Petersburg before, and so had the time to take a day and go to Moscow. Also, I really like trains, and the SAPSAN is a German train set running on Russian rails. Seats are like first class domestic air, spacious but not too plush or comfortable, but with enough room. Not too much recline, and almost 8 hours on the train in two shots is a lot for an old man. They come through and sell drinks, candy, etc. but the sellers don't speak English and no one around us helped, so we had just poor coffee once coming, and brought stuff with us for the trip back. Not too much to see from the train either, particularly on the return when it is night the whole way.

If you decide to go, take a private tour and avoid the overly expensive ship's tour. I'm glad we did it, but wouldn't bother to repeat the tour; we've seen Moscow.

Thanks so much to all of you for the thorough and thought insight. Yhe information you have provided is most helpful.

countflorida: Your detailed post is very helpful. We are not quite ready for a Baltic cruise but should do so within a year. Time enough to do our pre travel research, bookings and visa gathering.:) Thank you!

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Sure would appreciate someone who has taken "Best of Moscow by high speed train" from St. Petersburg could please share their impressions of this shore excursion. From the description this sounds like a very long day.   Wondering how the 4 hour train trip was in terms of accommodations, etc. Also what time did you leave the ship and what time at night did you return? Were both legs of the trip on the high speed rail (I read that slower trains also travel the same tracks)?   My wife and I are considering this excursion. We thought that if we are making all the effort to go to Russia then how could we pass up going to Moscow, walking in Red Square, seeing St. Basil, etc.

I did this on Seabourn. IMO DONT. Take Aeroflop (er Aeroflot). The train has non folding seats where you are literally knee to knee with your fellow passenger (facing each other). Further they don't believe in air conditioning. It's also the worlds slowed bullet train. I think I would have found more enjoyment wandering around the St. Petersburg and Moscow airports.

Countflorida,

This is a little off topic,, however we had planned a river cruise in Russia but decided we would rather stay on land and have booked about two weeks with Travel-All-Russia using the private guide and driver. I'm curious as to how you found them as a tour company.

The guides they provided were fine. We had a different guide each of the days in St. Petersburg, but both were flexible, pleasant, knowledgeable and spoke English very well, as did the guide in Moscow, incidentally. She was a bit aloof, distant, not too friendly, but otherwise fine. In fact, she was the one who suggested taking the Metro, which unexpectedly became one of the highlights of the Moscow excursion. If I have a complaint with AllTravelRussia, it is with their plan and its execution (more later).

I had requested emphasis on World War II (in Russia, the Great Patriotic War) sites and info. In scheduling us, they weren't careful about dates and a couple of the sites we wanted to see were scheduled on the third day, after we'd been to Moscow. But both sites were closed that day of the week, and that info was readily available, right on web sites describing them. Also, the included meals (lunches in St. Pete, dinner in Moscow) were not what we asked for: light meals with some choices, so we could avoid things we didn't like and choose things we did like. My request was ignored; we were given full Russian meals with a fixed menu, no choice. On the first day, a fish dish was the entre, but I am allergic to fish. Fortunately, I had the e-mail I'd sent with me and showed it to the guide, and she was able to change my entre to chicken, which was very good actually. But we didn't want a 3-4 course lunches or dinner (in Moscow). We had the guide drop the lunch the third day, although we never got any credit or refund. But, particularly in contrast to the ship's tours, the prices were so reasonable we didn't worry too much about it.

The people who were on the ship's tour to Moscow saw us boarding the same train for which they were forced to queue up and wait on the way back, and asked us what we had done. I was candid and open so they were not happy when I explained what we had arranged and particularly what it had cost. Also, when we returned to the ship, we found they had laid on a late supper for those who had gone to Moscow, so up we went and had something. Well, it turns out the late supper was supposed to be just for those on the ship's tour, but we and others on 'independent' tours, there were a dozen or more of us, crashed the party, actually got there first, and they didn't realize it until the larger group arrived and there weren't enough tables/places set. By that time, the 'independents' had all gotten served and were eating; what could they do?

A couple from the larger group sat down with us and asked us about our tour, and they were the ones I told about our arrangement and its cost. They turned to others who’d been with them and announced the details, loudly enough so the whole room heard, which started a lot of bitching and complaining. I gathered they weren't very happy with the ship's tour to begin with, and this was the straw that broke the camel's back. We finished up and beat it out of there, but overheard later that one of the excursion staff came to check on something and ran into a real mess. I caught a cold on the trip, which forced me to bed the second day following in Tallinn, so by the time we reappeared we heard about the contretemps' but apparently no one recalled who started it, thankfully.

Because of what happened to us, I would probably not use AllTravelRussia if I were to go again, or if I did, I would be sure to get confirmation of every detail of the tour. They do have good reviews generally, and we were certainly helped by their visa department and liked the guides and drivers. Their weakness, I say now with full 20:20 hindsight, is that once the sales person who plans the tour, sells it to you and collects your money, he (or she) transfers the plan to their Russia office for implementation; there is no follow-up to make sure it gets done right. And that is where our problems arose; we paid for a custom tour but got a standard package with a few destinations switched, and no one checked them out, even to see when they were open the day we were scheduled to go. If you check every detail that’s important to you, it should be OK, but that’s a hell of a way to have to do business, in my opinion.

Thank you for the 20/20 hindsight observation on your Russian tour operator, and better priced than the ship's excursion cost.

Thanks very much for the feedback.

We had the same experience as you so far as price. We originally booked a Viking Cruise but, hearing some things about the river cruises that made us unhappy, looked into other options. T-A-R cost the same or less than a cruise and had us in hotels for 11 days. We opted for the private tour. They have three tour levels, based on hotels. We originally opted for the four star as it did not cost much more than the three star hotels. Finally we decided to throw it all in and upgraded to five star. In Moscow we will be at the newly opened Kempinsky which is two blocks from Red Square. In St. Petersburg it is the Grand Hotel Europe, one of the most vaunted luxury hotels in Russia. Location is important for us as the tours use up only part of the day so being in the center of everything for our independent touring is important. As with many other cities, the less you pay, the farther out of the center of town you are.

We have been working with our salesman in D.C. and he seems to get back to us with the changes we want. He recently returned from Russia so is up on everything. When I asked they said they paid the full TA commission if I wanted so I got my usual TA on board so he is watching our back and giving us that extra level of comfort. He also set up our air, which I know pays him little or nothing, and got us business class for much less than T-A-R wanted for economy, though it took working for a while with a consolidator. He's happy to get his 10 percent on this trip without having booked it. He also took care of the trip insurance. We've been doing a lot of research on the CC sister site Trip Advisor and will write a report there. We will, I guess, become a source of info for CC members after having spent 5 days in Moscow and 6 in SP.

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Anybody considering a day trip to Moscow from St. Petersburg on the Sapsan may want to look at our travelogue filled with pictures.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1927687

Very informative. Thanks dor sharing. Jeff

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