To the questions!
Mr. Frizzi, could you tell us how your passion for film music began and who your influences were? Also how you got started in the film music business? Was it difficult or relatively easy?
Mirek
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Fabio Frizzi, legendary film music composer with over sixty film scores, including many for Lucio Fulci, will be dropping by Latarnia to answer some of our
questions. You can head over to the IMDB to read the impressive list of Mr. Frizzi's credits. Before I
begin with a series of questions, I'd like to thank Humberto Amador for making this possible and Mr. Frizzi for consenting.
To the questions! Mr. Frizzi, could you tell us how your passion for film music began and who your influences were? Also how you got started in the film music business? Was it difficult or relatively easy? Mirek |
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Hello Mr. Frizzi,
I suppose some of these may be general questions in regards to composing music for film, but its not a process that seems widely talked about. When composing your scores how much (if any) music may you have worked out before you viewed the movie? How closely does a film director work with you, in that, has a director ever said they want a certain type of song, sound or musical cue in a particular place in a movie? Or does this not happen? Is there any film score you have done that you're more fond of than others? Paul |
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Two questions from me at this time.
1> Is it true the basic beat to Zombi 2 was yourself (or someone else) thumping their thumb on top of a mic? 2> There is an alternivtive version to the the theme to Zombi 2 that appeared in the movie Spermula (English language print) that is also featured on the Blackest Heart Media soundtrack to both Zombi 2 and Cannibal Ferox. It is credited as The Long Lost "Godzilla" Demo and is track # 26. If you know the cut I am talking about, could you tell me if it was an earlier recorded version to the theme to Zombi 2 that ended up as stock music, or was it an entire piece all together that just happens to sound similer? http://www.moviegrooves.com/shop/zombieferox.htm
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bertoldo |
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Goodnight everybody and thanks for that pleasant and beautiful opportunity. And thanks Mirek for the first questions.
So, my father was n the Italian movie business, I grew up as we say in Italian, eating bread & cinema. When I had my first band (at the age of 16) I dreamt to became a pop/rock professional. But a couple of years later I understood that my real musical love was film scoring... |
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Hello Mr Frizzi...
First off...thank you for answering some questions (thanks goes to Mirek and Paura also) I mainly know your work on Fulci films which I find to be the best part of his films. My questions are on the famous synth sound in ZOMBI... Did you program the synthesizer or was the sound already in the keyboard? Also...what keyboard did you use? Thank you! |
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Hello Mr. Frizzi. I don't really have a question, but I just wanted to say thanks for all of your great musical scores. Your work on ZOMBI 2 is some of
the most memorable of all European films. Cheers.
Brant |
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Yes, as Howling Beast stated, no questions from me. BUT, thank you for your contributions to the films we all love here at Latarnia! Welcome to the forums, and
don't hesitate to come back on your own time.
Ben
Lux Interior: 10.21.46-2.4.09 RIP
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bertoldo wrote: Thanks for coming over, Mr. Frizzi. Your response got me thinking here, and wondering a couple of things. First, you wanted to play rock, as you have stated. What were some of your favorite rock bands that you would say influenced you? Second, what are some of you favorite soundtracks that you would say influenced the soundtracks you wrote? |
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Mr. Frizzi,
Just a few questions about your work on Luigi Cozzi's 1977 colorized version of GODZILLA:
How did you get involved? Was there anything in particular that influenced you while creating the main theme with Franco Bixio and Vince Tempera? Did you
base any of the ZOMBI 2 theme on this piece?
Here is a link to that version of the film for viewing: http://video.google.com/v...527682913389288&hl=en
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Hi
Koukol 5, and thanks for your question.
Zombie was the first time I entered with Lucio in the horror field. Basicly I had 2 musicians: Maurizio Guarini, well known by all of you, I think, and Adriano Giordanella a very good percussionist who had thousands of hellish "what's-its-name"! Adriano had to underline every Caribbean perc. situation, Maurizio was the "basic instrument" of the work. Maurizio had almost every keyboard you could use in that period and an amount of fantasy virtually endless. The 2 main instruments we worked with were of Yamaha family, the piano CP 80 and the "poly revolution" CS 80. Maurizio is and was a great programmer, so every sound was made for the single situation... Thanks for the kindness, all the best! F |
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Thank you, Mr Frizzi!
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Ciao Paul, and thanks!
My very long 30 years ago composer's life was different: the only thing that did not change is reading the screenplay, then like today this is the first moment of work. So it can happen that you write something before seeing any image, if the screenplay makes you dream, makes you fly to the right direction, you can try to take down notes. Yes, more or less every director knows what music he wants on his movie, when you have a long collaboration is obviously easier to understand each other. At first contact, I mean the first time you work with a director, the way is longer and cunning. Often the best solution is talking about musical likings and sometimes ask him frankly some examples. Anyway, when the themes are approved I have a long meeting with the director and the film editor and together we decide the position and the meaning of every single M (we call M + a number from 1 to.... the single takes, scores of the music). Then arrangements, then recording studio booking, orchestra convocation, recording, mixing, music editor, film mixing... Few words for a long wonderful work!! To the next, Paul F |
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Many thanks Mr. Frizzi, your responses definitely gave me insight into the process for film composition.
Paul |
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I like your music very much! My favorite is "The Beyond." Do you have any special memories about composing or recording that score?
With the theme for Zombi 2, it seems like some of the instrument sounds are played in reverse, particularly the percussion sounds. |
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bertoldo |
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Thank you very much for your words
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bertoldo |
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Thanks for your words
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Hello, Mr. Frizzi. I enjoy your film scoring work, especially your scores for Lucio Fulci films.
I wanted to see if you could tell us anything about any influences on your score for the film Manhattan Baby. I find this score interesting because it doesn't sound like a typical horror movie score. A track that I find particularly interesting is Baby Sequenza 2, which sounds to me just a little bit like the work of Swiss musician Andreas Vollenweider (albeit with a darker tone), even though this score predates most of his albums by at least a few years. To me it's kind of interesting to hear a horror movie score that has a slightly "new age" (a term that I generally dislike even though I do like several musicians associated with the "new age" genre) sound to it. When you were composing this score, did you make a conscious descision to compose a score that was a little atypical for a horror film and/or stay away from the cliches of horror movie music? Also, have any of the other prominent composers in the field of Italian horror, such as Claudio Simonetti or Ennio Morricone, influenced your work? If you had to choose a favorite Italian horror movie score composed by someone else, what would it be? -Doran |
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Maestro Frizzi, my question is about the score to ZOMBI 2. I am wondering if there will ever be a complete or expanded soundtrack? The reason I ask is because
my favorite version of the main theme is during the underwater scene in which a zombie fights with a shark. It's a wonderful version of the main theme with
some excellent sound effects, but it's not on the soundtrack. Is there any hope to get the rest of your excellent music some day? thank you.
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Ciao Fabio,
Paura Nella Citta dei Morti Viventi is another of my favorites... I'd love to hear some anecdotes about it too... |
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bertoldo |
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Ciao Pierre and all people around...
These days I'm very very busy, working on a couple of Tv Series here in Italy... I'll come back soon! Thanks for your words and support. F |
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Fabio, like a few of the others here I don't really have a musical question for you but even though I am very late to this discussion I wanted to say
"thank you" for your wonderful scores to many classic Italian horror films. Overall I would point to your score for Gates of Hell as my favorite. My
favorite individual track however is from Zombie and is titled "Leaving Hell" ( The Cab Ride) on the soundtrack album. The track is very upbeat and
tropical sounding with a cheesy organ melody line and what sounds like steel drums accompanying the funky beat. This track never fails to lift my spirits! So
best of luck in your future and I am sure we all hope to hear you score another Italian horror epic soon! Thanks for giving us all a chance to hear your
thoughts and offer you our gratitude, by dropping by Latarnia!
Bill a.k.a. HombreLobo44
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