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The Giallo the original poster listed are from the late period (1977 and 1982), and they don't really define the sound of the Giallo series. I would recommended starting with a few ealier Giallos as suggested, and then suggest some more... I agree. The giallo period is from about 1969 through 1975.
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...any of you good folk care to chip in with personal favourites? My personal favorites are Piero Piccioni's giallo from 1971 & 1972.
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A great giallo score that isn't mentioned a lot is Riz Ortolanis "Non si sevizia un paperino" for one of the very best examples of the genre (directed by Fulci). Gialli tend to use three kinds of music: lyrical melodies (often over-the-top sweet or twisted), experimental soundscapes (for the thriller stuff) and rock (sometimes other forms of popular music). These three styles were already defined in Morricones musically defining outings for Argento, namely "Bird". Morricone continued to use a mixture of the lyrical and experimental stuff most of the time. Check out "My Dear Killer", "Who Saw Her Die", "Short Night of the Glass Dolls", "Autopsy" and "Spasmo". Actually Morricones giallo scores can be recommended wholesale (must be about 30 films). Bruno Nicolais scores like "Red Queen" and "Jennifer" already mix in a great deal of rock elements, which becomes the prevalent style in Argentos Goblin-scored masterworks "Profondo rosso" and genre-eclipsing "Tenebre" (which still retain the experimental stuff and lyrical melodies). Other notable composers are Stelvio Cipriani (the wonderfully sardonic "Bay of Blood" and others) and Gianni Ferrio. Nicola Piovani did the wonderful "Perfume of the Lady in Black", Ortolani the already mentioned "Duckling", Nora Orlandi the haunting "Signora Wardh", Bixio/Frizzi/Tempera "Seven notes" (quoted by Tarantino), the De Angelis "Torso". There's a lot more, but these are probably my favourites. Well, don't forget Bruno Nicolais "Your vice is a locked room and only I have the key" and Morricones late entry "Stendhal Syndrome"! Also, honorable mention go to two Mario Bava gialli with unusual scores: Romitellis darkly romantic "Hatchet for the Honeymoon" and Umilianis swinging "Five Dolls for the August Moon".
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