Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin is currently touring North America with a live score to Lamberto Bava’s Demons. That alone is worth the price of admission, but the band follows it with a full greatest hits concert.
While the majority of the set consists of classic Goblin cues from the likes of Dawn of the Dead, Suspiria, and Deep Red, the band also performs renditions of John Carpenter’s Halloween theme and Mike Oldfield’s “Tubular Bells” from The Exorcist.
Enjoy my live footage of the covers from last night’s event at the Somerville Theatre in Somerville, Massachusetts:
“I have two favorite horror films, also for the music, and we did a special arrangement for these two songs,” Simonetti told the audience. “One is Halloween, and the second is ‘Tubular Bells’ from The Exorcist.” The crowd erupted as he began playing the iconic Halloween theme.
Simonetti and his bandmates — guitarist Daniele Amador, bassist Cecilia Nappo, and drummer Federico Maragoni — put a fresh spin on the songs, seamlessly flowing from Carpenter’s unmistakable cue into Oldfield’s prog-rock odyssey while clips from the respective films play on the screen behind them.
Stay tuned for full coverage of the event.
In the interim, read my interview with Simonetti here and grab your Demons tour tickets here.
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