Fabio Frizzi
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| Born | 2 July 1951 Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation(s) | Film composer |
Fabio Frizzi (born 2 July 1951) is an Italian musician and composer. Born in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, he is best known for his film scores and was a frequent collaborator with horror director Lucio Fulci.
Frizzi is the older brother of the late television presenter Fabrizio Frizzi.
Selected filmography
- Amore libero - Free Love (1974)
- Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket (1975)[1]
- Dracula in the Provinces (1975)[2]
- Four of the Apocalypse (1975)[1]
- Go Gorilla Go (1975)
- Get Mean (1975)[1]
- Fantozzi (1975)
- The Loves and Times of Scaramouche (1976)
- Blue Belle (1976)
- Il secondo tragico Fantozzi (1976)
- Febbre da cavallo (1976)
- Sette note in nero aka The Psychic (1977)[1]
- Silver Saddle (1978)[1]
- Manaos (1978)
- Cindy's Love Games (1979)
- Zombi 2 (1979)[1]
- Contraband (1980)
- City of the Living Dead (1980)[3]
- The Beyond (1981)
- Vieni avanti cretino (1982)
- Manhattan Baby (1982)
- Scorpion with Two Tails (1982)
- La gorilla (1982)
- Delitto in Formula Uno (1984)
- Blastfighter (1984)
- Devil Fish (1984)
- Cop in Drag (1984)
- Aladin (1986)
- Cat in the Brain (1990)
- Fantozzi 2000 – La clonazione (1999)
- Febbre da cavallo - La mandrakata (2002)
- House of Forbidden Secrets (2012)
- The Cold Eyes of Death (2013)
- Violets Bloom at an Empty Grave (2014)
- Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018)
Finnish singer Taiska used the melody of Frizzi’s composition "Ibo lele" for her song, "Mombasa".[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Spencer, Kristopher (2008). Film and television scores, 1950-1979: a critical survey by genre. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 141, 159, 279–281. ISBN 978-0-7864-3682-8.
- ^ Browning, John (2010). Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010. McFarland. pp. 45. ISBN 0-7864-3365-5.
- ^ Willis, Donald (1984). Horror and science fiction films III. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 110. ISBN 0-8108-1723-3.
- ^ L'Espresso, Izd. 6-9. 2003. "La musica originale sarebbe stata composta da Fabio Frizzi (fratello dello showman Fabrizio) per una cantante finlandese, tale Taiska, «una delle poche eroine nel misero panorama del pop finlandese».”
External links
- Fabio Frizzi at IMDb
- Fabio Frizzi interviewed by Lionel Grenier for luciofulci.fr (in French)
- Fabio Frizzi interviewed by Tim Fife for Cinema Suicide (in English)
- Fabio Frizzi interview by Fangoria
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