Goblin’s original soundtrack for Dario Argento’s Phenomena is on sale here at Turntabling while supplies last. This one is getting scarce, order while you can!
Dario Argento made Phenomena in that strange mid-eighties twilight zone of horror movie releases–the genre was expanding beyond the cliches of the 60s and 70s and everything seemed to be up for grabs both plotwise and from a musical and visual standpoint.
The camerawork on Phenomena and Goblin’s moody soundtrack are good examples of the best of the era. Argento got interesting, quirky performances out of Jennifer Connelly and Donald Pleasence, and Daria Nicolodi’s turn as the mother of a twisted creature kept chained in a basement is as trippy as you’d expect it to be.
The music for this one is great–Goblin shows off yet another side of their multiple musical personalities, managing to cram some operatic vocalizations into an electro/dancefloor sounding score–and for once, the opera-style vocals actually work.
If you haven’t seen this slice of mid-80s Italian horror, you owe it to yourself to catch up, and fast. Jennifer Connelly might be embarrassed by this early effort (has she said so one way or the other?) but for fans of all things Argento (and Goblin) this is great stuff. Just don’t expect any of it to make sense (except as dream logic) and you’ll do fine.
Phenomena was released in a butchered version in the USA called Creepers, but thanks to several sources you can see it in its uncut glory the way it was intended.
Phenomena–the Complete Original Soundtrack by Goblin is a new, sealed import compact disc. Buy it now from Turntabling for $22 plus shipping.
