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{{Short description|Soundtrack to Dario Argento's film of the same title}}
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
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| Name = Inferno
| Artist = [[Keith Emerson]]
| name = Inferno
| Type = Film score
| type = Film score
| artist = [[Keith Emerson]]
| Cover = InfernoSoundtrack.jpg
| Released = 1981
| cover = InfernoSoundtrack.jpg
| Recorded = 1980
| alt =
| released = 17 October 1980<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1980/Music-Week-1980-10-18.pdf|title=Music Week|page=31}}</ref>
| Genre = [[Progressive rock]]<br />[[Film score]]
| Length = 47:26
| recorded = 1980
| Label = [[Cinevox]]
| venue =
| Producer =
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| producer = Keith Emerson
| prev_title = [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer in Concert|In Concert]] ''<small>([[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]])</small>''&nbsp;
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = {{Ill|Nighthawks (soundtrack){{!}}Nighthawks|it|Nighthawks (Keith Emerson)}}
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r511516 |title=Emerson: Inferno &#91;Original Motion Picture Soundtrack&#93; - Keith Emerson &#124; AllMusic |first=K. |last=Dryden |work=allmusic.com |year=2011 [last update] |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r511516 |title=Emerson: Inferno &#91;Original Motion Picture Soundtrack&#93; - Keith Emerson &#124; AllMusic |first=K. |last=Dryden |work=allmusic.com |year=2011 |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
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'''''Inferno''''' is the [[soundtrack]] to [[Dario Argento]]'s film of [[Inferno (1980 film)|the same title]], first released as a 15-track [[LP album|LP]] in 1981, by [[Cinevox]], then as a [[Compact Disc|CD]] in 2000, with a [[bonus track]] of [[outtake]]s reportedly utilized in the film itself, but not included on the original vinyl release. The score was composed and performed by [[keyboardist]] [[Keith Emerson]], former member of the [[progressive rock]] band [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]].
'''''Inferno''''' is the [[soundtrack]] to [[Dario Argento]]'s film of [[Inferno (1980 film)|the same title]], first released as a 15-track [[LP album|LP]] in 1980 on [[Atlantic Records]] (K 50753), in 1981 by [[Cinevox]], then as a [[Compact Disc|CD]] in 2000, with a [[bonus track]] of [[outtake]]s reportedly utilized in the film itself, but not included on the original vinyl release. The score was composed and performed by [[keyboardist]] [[Keith Emerson]], former member of the [[progressive rock]] band [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]].


As a selection from Giuseppe Verdi's ''[[Nabucco]]'' is played in several different sequences in the film, Argento tasked Emerson with including the piece in his soundtrack. Emerson re-orchestrated "[[Va, pensiero]]..." in [[Time signature|five-four time]] to mimic a "fast and bumpy" taxi ride through Rome.<ref name=profondo>Jones, Alan. ''Profondo Argento: The Man, The Myths And The Magic''. Godalming, UK: FAB Press, 2004. Page 116. ISBN 1-903254-23-X</ref> When Argento reviewed Emerson's progress he did not initially recognize the remix, but was later pleased to discover it was used for Sara's taxi ride.<ref name=profondo/>
As a selection from Giuseppe Verdi's ''[[Nabucco]]'' is played in several different sequences in the film, Argento tasked Emerson with including the piece in his soundtrack. Emerson re-orchestrated "[[Va, pensiero]]..." in [[Time signature|five-four time]] to mimic a "fast and bumpy" taxi ride through Rome.<ref name=profondo>Jones, Alan. ''Profondo Argento: The Man, The Myths And The Magic''. Godalming, UK: FAB Press, 2004. Page 116. {{ISBN|1-903254-23-X}}</ref> When Argento reviewed Emerson's progress he did not initially recognize the remix, but was later pleased to discover it was used for Sara's taxi ride.<ref name=profondo/>


Emerson's music met with a mixed response from critics, some of whom compared it unfavorably to [[Goblin (band)|Goblin]]'s score for Argento's ''[[Suspiria]]'' (1977). ''Time Out'''s Scott Meek noted that "Argento's own over-the-top score [for ''Suspiria''] has been replaced by religioso thunderings from the keyboards of Keith Emerson."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/film/75993.html|last=Meek|first=Scott|title= ''Inferno'' Review|publisher=[[Time Out (company)|Time Out]]|accessdate=2006-12-09}}</ref> A review of the 2000 Cinevox CD from [[Allmusic]] notes, "The [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]] selections are rather unremarkable, except for the finale, "Cigarettes, Ice, Etc.," on which Emerson uses his full keyboard arsenal to excellent effect. Unfortunately, the choral segments sound rather pretentious and dated."<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r511516|pure_url=yes}}|last=Dryden|first=Ken|title=''Inferno'' (Original Score)|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=2006-07-16}}</ref> In a review of the [[Anchor Bay Entertainment|Anchor Bay]] DVD, Michael Mackenzie of ''DVD Times'' opined, "The music is more or less adequate and at times adds to the tension, but it frequently contradicts what is happening on-screen, and is certainly nothing when compared to Goblin's soundtrack for ''Suspiria''."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=6356|last=Mackenzie|first=Michael|title=''Inferno''|publisher=DVD Times|accessdate=2007-06-01}}</ref> While Guido Henkel of the ''DVD Review'' website wrote that Emerson's score was "a beautiful and impressive piece", he felt that "[t]he music is poorly spotted and too often cues are placed where they shouldn't be, or placed so that they actually break tension rather than help building it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdreview.com/fullreviews/inferno.shtml|last=Henkel|first=Guido|title=''Inferno''|publisher=DVD Review|accessdate=2007-06-01}}</ref>
Emerson's music met with a mixed response from critics, some of whom compared it unfavorably to [[Goblin (band)|Goblin]]'s score for Argento's ''[[Suspiria]]'' (1977). ''Time Out'''s Scott Meek noted that "Argento's own over-the-top score [for ''Suspiria''] has been replaced by religioso thunderings from the keyboards of Keith Emerson."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/film/75993.html|last=Meek|first=Scott|title= ''Inferno'' Review|publisher=[[Time Out (company)|Time Out]]|accessdate=2006-12-09}}</ref> A review of the 2000 Cinevox CD from [[Allmusic]] notes, "The [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]] selections are rather unremarkable, except for the finale, "Cigarettes, Ice, Etc.," on which Emerson uses his full keyboard arsenal to excellent effect. Unfortunately, the choral segments sound rather pretentious and dated."<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r511516|pure_url=yes}}|last=Dryden|first=Ken|title=''Inferno'' (Original Score)|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=2006-07-16}}</ref> In a review of the [[Anchor Bay Entertainment|Anchor Bay]] DVD, Michael Mackenzie of ''DVD Times'' opined, "The music is more or less adequate and at times adds to the tension, but it frequently contradicts what is happening on-screen, and is certainly nothing when compared to Goblin's soundtrack for ''Suspiria''."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=6356|last=Mackenzie|first=Michael|title=''Inferno''|publisher=DVD Times|accessdate=2007-06-01}}</ref> While Guido Henkel of the ''DVD Review'' website wrote that Emerson's score was "a beautiful and impressive piece", he felt that "[t]he music is poorly spotted and too often cues are placed where they shouldn't be, or placed so that they actually break tension rather than help building it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdreview.com/fullreviews/inferno.shtml|last=Henkel|first=Guido|title=''Inferno''|publisher=DVD Review|accessdate=2007-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230755/http://www.dvdreview.com/fullreviews/inferno.shtml|archive-date=2007-09-27|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Track listing==
== Track listing ==
# "Inferno (Main Titles Theme)" – 2:56
# "Inferno (Main Titles Theme)" – 2:56
# "Rose's Descent into the Cellar" – 4:58
# "Rose's Descent into the Cellar" – 4:58
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All songs composed and performed by Emerson, except for track 13: words by Emerson/Godfrey Salmon, arranged by Emerson/Salmon; orchestrated and conducted by Salmon.
All songs composed and performed by Emerson, except for track 13: words by Emerson/Godfrey Salmon, arranged by Emerson/Salmon; orchestrated and conducted by Salmon.


==References==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 04:24, 2 September 2024

Inferno
Film score by
Keith Emerson
Released17 October 1980[1]
Recorded1980
GenreProgressive rock
Length47:26
LabelCinevox
ProducerKeith Emerson
Keith Emerson chronology
In Concert (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) 
(1979) 		Inferno
(1980) 		Nighthawks [it]
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Inferno is the soundtrack to Dario Argento's film of the same title, first released as a 15-track LP in 1980 on Atlantic Records (K 50753), in 1981 by Cinevox, then as a CD in 2000, with a bonus track of outtakes reportedly utilized in the film itself, but not included on the original vinyl release. The score was composed and performed by keyboardist Keith Emerson, former member of the progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

As a selection from Giuseppe Verdi's Nabucco is played in several different sequences in the film, Argento tasked Emerson with including the piece in his soundtrack. Emerson re-orchestrated "Va, pensiero..." in five-four time to mimic a "fast and bumpy" taxi ride through Rome.[3] When Argento reviewed Emerson's progress he did not initially recognize the remix, but was later pleased to discover it was used for Sara's taxi ride.[3]

Emerson's music met with a mixed response from critics, some of whom compared it unfavorably to Goblin's score for Argento's Suspiria (1977). Time Out's Scott Meek noted that "Argento's own over-the-top score [for Suspiria] has been replaced by religioso thunderings from the keyboards of Keith Emerson."[4] A review of the 2000 Cinevox CD from Allmusic notes, "The keyboard selections are rather unremarkable, except for the finale, "Cigarettes, Ice, Etc.," on which Emerson uses his full keyboard arsenal to excellent effect. Unfortunately, the choral segments sound rather pretentious and dated."[5] In a review of the Anchor Bay DVD, Michael Mackenzie of DVD Times opined, "The music is more or less adequate and at times adds to the tension, but it frequently contradicts what is happening on-screen, and is certainly nothing when compared to Goblin's soundtrack for Suspiria."[6] While Guido Henkel of the DVD Review website wrote that Emerson's score was "a beautiful and impressive piece", he felt that "[t]he music is poorly spotted and too often cues are placed where they shouldn't be, or placed so that they actually break tension rather than help building it."[7]

Track listing

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  1. "Inferno (Main Titles Theme)" – 2:56
  2. "Rose's Descent into the Cellar" – 4:58
  3. "Taxi Ride (Rome)" – 2:15
  4. "The Library" – 0:57
  5. "Sarah in the Library Vaults" – 1:17
  6. "Bookbinder's Delight" – 1:11
  7. "Rose Leaves the Apartment" – 3:30
  8. "Rose Gets It" – 2:04
  9. "Elisa's Story" – 1:10
  10. "A Cat Attic Attack" – 3:13
  11. "Kazanian's Tarantella" – 3:34
  12. "Mark's Discovery" – 1:23
  13. "Mater Tenebrarum" – 2:38
  14. "Inferno Finale" – 2:26
  15. "Cigarettes, Ices, Etc." – 2:50
  16. "Inferno Outtakes Suite" – 10:17 (CD bonus track)

All songs composed and performed by Emerson, except for track 13: words by Emerson/Godfrey Salmon, arranged by Emerson/Salmon; orchestrated and conducted by Salmon.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 31.
  2. ^ Dryden, K. (2011). "Emerson: Inferno [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Keith Emerson | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b Jones, Alan. Profondo Argento: The Man, The Myths And The Magic. Godalming, UK: FAB Press, 2004. Page 116. ISBN 1-903254-23-X
  4. ^ Meek, Scott. "Inferno Review". Time Out. Retrieved 2006-12-09.
  5. ^ Dryden, Ken. "Inferno (Original Score)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2006-07-16.
  6. ^ Mackenzie, Michael. "Inferno". DVD Times. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  7. ^ Henkel, Guido. "Inferno". DVD Review. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
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