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PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE Reviews of Brian De Palma’s musical horror pastiche

‘He sold his soul for rock n’ roll’ Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 American musical horror film written and directed by Brian De Palma (Carrie, The Fury, Dressed to Kill). The story …

THE SONATA Rutger Hauer horror! reviews

The Sonata is a 2018 horror thriller film in which a young violinist unravels her long lost father’s past, triggering dark forces that reach beyond her imagination. Directed by Andrew …

Stelvio Cipriani – composer

Stelvio Cipriani – born 20 August 1937, in Rome, died 1 October 2018 – was an Italian composer, mostly of movie soundtracks, many of which were for genre films, including, …

Elisabeth Lutyens – composer

(Agnes) Elisabeth Lutyens (9 July 1906 – 14 April 1983) was an English composer of classical music but is best known for her soundtrack scores to horror films throughout the 1960’s. Born …

Riz Ortolani – film composer

Riziero “Riz” Ortolani was an Italian film composer. Born on 25 March 1926, he died in Rome, on 23 January 2014. In the early 1950s, Ortolani began his musical career as a founder …