Fabio Frizzi

Fabio Frizzi
Fabio Frizzi
	Fabio Frizzi in 2011
Background information
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

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 on 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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[Spencer-1] 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-2] 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-3] Willis, Donald (1984). Horror and science fiction films III. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 110. ISBN 0-8108-1723-3.

[4] 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».”