Tenebrae (soundtrack)
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Tenebrae is the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...

 to Dario Argento
Dario Argento
Dario Argento is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror and slasher movies....

's film of the same title
Tenebrae (film)
Tenebrae is a 1982 Italian horror thriller film written and directed by Dario Argento. The film stars Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, and Daria Nicolodi...

, first released as an album in 1982, and reissued most recently in 2004 with multiple bonus tracks. The score was composed and performed by three former members of the defunct rock group, Goblin
Goblin (band)
Goblin are an Italian progressive rock band known for their soundtracks for Dario Argento films ....

, who briefly reunited at the request of the film's director. Although the movie itself credits the score to "Simonetti-Pignatelli-Morante", the soundtrack album is credited to "Simonetti-Morante-Pignatelli".

In 2007, Tenebre, the first track, was sampled by French electronic music duo Justice
Justice (French band)
Justice is a French electronic music duo consisting of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay . The duo is one of the most successful groups on Ed Banger Records and is managed by the label's head, Pedro Winter...

, in the album
† (album)
†, alternatively known as Cross, is the debut album of the French electro house duo Justice, released on June 11, 2007. It was certified as Silver in the UK March 13, 2009 for sales of 60,000 copies.-Recording history:...

, in the songs Phantom
Phantom (song)
"Phantom" is the fourth single by Justice. It was released on CD and as a download with remixes by Boys Noize and Soulwax. The song contains a sample of Goblin's "Tenebre ".- Track listing :*CD # "Phantom"# "Phantom Pt. II"...

 and Phantom Pt. II.

Track listing

  1. "Tenebre" - 4:34
  2. "Gemini" - 3:11
  3. "Slow Circus" - 2:30
  4. "Lesbo" - 5:17
  5. "Flashing" - 6:23
  6. "Tenebre" (Reprise) - 4:13
  7. "Waiting Death" - 4:19
  8. "Jane Mirror Theme" - 1:59
  9. "Flashing" [Film Version] - 2:43
  10. "Gemini" [Film Version Suite] - 2:06
  11. "Flashing" [Intro Film Version] - :51
  12. "Gemini" [Alternate Film Version Suite] - 2:57
  13. "Jane Mirror Theme" [Film Version] - :39
  14. "Tenebre" [Alternate Film Version] - :57
  15. "Slow Circus" [Film Version Suite] - 4:55
  16. "Lesbo" [Film Version] - 3:52
  17. "Tenebre Maniac" [Special Effects Bonus Track] - :45
  18. "Tenebre" [Remix] - 5:08
  19. "Flashing" [Remix] - 5:32

Personnel

  • Claudio Simonetti
    Claudio Simonetti
    Claudio Simonetti is an Italian composer who has specialized in the scores for Italian and American horror films since the 1970s.- Biography :...

     - Roland Jupiter-8
    Roland Jupiter-8
    The Jupiter-8 is an eight-voice polyphonic analog subtractive synthesizer introduced by Roland Corporation in 1981.The Jupiter-8, or JP-8, was Roland's flagship synthesizer for the first half of the 1980's...

    , Roland Vocoder
    Vocoder
    A vocoder is an analysis/synthesis system, mostly used for speech. In the encoder, the input is passed through a multiband filter, each band is passed through an envelope follower, and the control signals from the envelope followers are communicated to the decoder...

     Plus, Minimoog
    Minimoog
    The Minimoog is a monophonic analog synthesizer, invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. It was released in 1970 by R.A. Moog Inc. , and production was stopped in 1981. It was re-designed by Robert Moog in 2002 and released as Minimoog Voyager.The Minimoog was designed in response to the use of...

    , Piano
    Piano
    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

    , Electric piano
    Electric piano
    An electric piano is an electric musical instrument.Electric pianos produce sounds mechanically and the sounds are turned into electrical signals by pickups. Unlike a synthesizer, the electric piano is not an electronic instrument, but electro-mechanical. The earliest electric pianos were invented...

    , Oberheim
    Oberheim
    Oberheim Electronics is an American company, founded in 1969 by Tom Oberheim , which manufactured audio synthesizers and a variety of other electronic musical instruments.-Oberheim Electronics:...

     DMX Digital Drum, Roland TR-808
    Roland TR-808
    The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer was one of the first programmable drum machines . Introduced by the Roland Corporation in early 1980, it was originally manufactured for use as a tool for studio musicians to create demos. Like earlier Roland drum machines, it does not sound very much like a real...

    , Roland MC4 Computer
  • Fabio Pignatelli
    Fabio Pignatelli
    Fabio Pignatelli is an Italian musician. He was the bass guitar player for the defunct Italian progressive rock band Goblin. Goblin provided soundtracks for several horror films, most famously Dario Argento's Suspiria and George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead...

     - Fender bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , normal and fretless
    Fretless guitar
    A fretless guitar is a guitar without frets. It operates in the same manner as most other stringed instruments and traditional guitars, but does not have any frets to act as the lower end point of the vibrating string...

  • Massimo Morante
    Massimo Morante
    Massimo Morante is an Italian musician. He was the guitar player for the Italian progressive rock band Goblin. Goblin provided soundtracks for several horror films, including Dario Argento's Deep Red and Suspiria , and George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead .-External links:...

     - Electric and Acoustic Guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

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