PROFONDO ROSSO [AKA: DEEP RED] (OST)

'Profondo Rosso' is a soundtrack album to the Dario Argento movie of the same name, arranged and performed by the Italian progressive rock band Goblin, a progressive rock act led by organist Claudio Simonetti, also featuring the talents of well-known Italian musicians Fabio Pignatelli, the band's bassist, and Massimo Morante, the guitar player of the collective. This 1975 release is the first official release under this band's name and has since become one of the obscure but rather intriguing places of the Italian prog rock scene; the genre indeed has a rich history of movie soundtracks, and this happens to be one of the most ingenious and original ones to have even graced the Continent. Being a psychological horror movie, the music to 'Deep Red', as would go the translation, is quirky, intense and spooky, bringing in a variety of influences like progressive rock, fusion and even proto-metal, all making up for an eclectic work of great scope.

The original album release lasts for just about thirty minutes and features seven separate tracks, the first one of which is the title track with its menacing organ work and solid but minimal rhythm section working its way through in the background. 'Death Dies' comes second here and is a suspenseful piece that takes advantage of various percussive instruments until the main riff gets introduced, a really effective song. 'Mad Puppet' with its unusual and rather haunting opening actually develops into a trippy krautrock-inspired instrumental, unlike 'Wild Session', which is precisely where the prog rock pedigree of Goblin is completely prevalent, from the wicked introductory section to the quirky interplay between the keys and the bass, to the unhinged sax solo at the final section of this instrumental. 'Deep Shadows' is then the most experimental number on here, technical but haunting, leading to the two shorter closing pieces 'School at Night' and 'Gianna', both of which have this classical crossover feel and provide an excellent ending to this gorgeous soundtrack album from the mid-70s.

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