Michael Winner’s espionage thriller is really a thinly veiled variation of his prior film, the hitman classic The Mechanic (1970), in which an aged & experienced ace ultimately becomes the target of his younger partner, a cocksure snot eager to raise his own profile and become the top in his profession…
After directing the international and cult hit The Italian Job (1969), Peter Collinson seemed poised to break into the big time, landing high profile productions that would benefit from his glossy commercial style…
Reviews of five soundtracks I originally covered in Rue Morgue magazine: Claudio Simonetti’s Demons + Goblin’s Profondo Rosso (Rustblade Records), Steve Moore’s Cub / Welp + Shape Shift with A.E. Paterra (Relapse Records), and Anders Manga’s Hexed (Bandcamp).
To mark Profondo Rosso’s 40th anniversary, Claudio Simonetti and his newly formed band recorded faithful version of Goblin’s main themes, engineered with the same precision as prior re-recordings…
Steve Moore’s latest film score unfolds like a Tangerine Dream score with fuzzy bass lines akin to John Carpenter in a really pissed off state, and it’s a fusion of elements that give the score dramatic contrasts, and ensure tracks aren’t mere homages…
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