Sante Maria Romitelli
Paura (2LP)
Killer collection of previously unreleased rare Italian horror sounds from the CAM Sugar archives: a hypnotic, sonic journey into a labyrinth of fear
Top Sensation
From the original soundtrack of Top Sensation, also known as The Seducers. A late sixties erotic cult movie starring a young Edwige Fenech, along with Rosalba Neri, in a Freudian Eros and Thanatos driven drama, complete with corrupt bourgeois, and an exotic locale. Both ‘”Aldo and Ulla” and “Beat del Panfilo” are two prime examples of late 1960s shake compositions by Sante Maria Romitelli, one of Italy’s most underrated film music heroes who specialized in horror, thriller, and giallo. Hammond g…
A Hatchet For The Honeymoon (Il Rosso Segno Della Follia)
Great horror work from Sante Maria Romitelli, the stunning score to this psychological thriller (also known as 'Il Rosso Segno Della Follia') directed by the legendary Mario Bava, the granddaddy of Italian horror films.– served up in a very nice mix of styles! Some of the tunes here share a spare, tense feel with other Italian composers of the time – while others veer a bit more towards the darker modes of late 60s American scoring – especially in the way the woodwinds are used, almost in an a…