Sunday, March 7, 2010

Suspiria

So, the Academy Awards (aka The Gay Superbowl) have descended upon the western world once again. I'm not too excited about this years crop of nominated films so I plan to instead reflect upon a classic. I give you Goblin's soundtrack to Dario Argento's film, Suspiria. Both are masterpieces and will haunt you long after their conclusion. The film and the soundtrack have a fairytale like surrealism. The plot and dialogue are ultimately secondary to the visual and audio stimuli that Argento has masterfully incorporated together. The cinematography and colors of the film work in conjunction with the soundtrack throughout, creating a nightmarish vision of horror. The music, sound effects and overall tone of Goblin's soundtrack is an equal partner to the bizarre and graphically violent imagery of Suspiria.



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