Night of the Devils
Released by Digitmovies, 2004
24 Tracks with a Total Running Time of 45 min.
Music Composed and Conducted by Giorgio Gaslini

Haunting is the main word that comes to mind when I listen to this score. From the very first track, Sdenka’s Theme – Main Title, the woman’s vocals immediately work their way into your psyche, giving you a feeling of calmness, peace, and just a relaxing melody. It does have a feel of some giallo films, how they are not always overly mysterious or tension building.

But when you get to the second track, Terrible Echoes, that is when the calmness stops, and the tension begins. When you get to the third track, the harpsicord comes in and does something I’m not used to. Usually, the instrument is loud and boisterous, but here it is played softly and just adds to the mystery. When you get to track 10, Voices in the Wood, it’s like a soundtrack from a nightmare!

Gaslini, who didn’t work on a ton of horror or even giallo titles, other than doing some work on Deep Red (1975) for Argento, or The Slasher is the Sex Maniac (1972), he has left us with one incredible score that works so well within the movie. It builds the tension when we need it, but also floats around a sort of love story theme in there as well.

I think what I enjoy the most is his choice of instruments to create these memorable sounds. From the woman’s voice, the harpsicord, a regular organ that sounds like a small funeral home would have, then the flute, with a little percussion going in the background, all brings together a wonderful score.