European Composers

Red and Black ballet dancing movie poster by La Boca for Black Swan

Black Swan – Clint Mansell (2012)

Clint Mansell adds cacophonous noise and jarring sounds to beautiful, classical melodies that slowly degrade as Black Swan progresses. This degradation directly mirrors the protagonist’s own descent into insanity. Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake is obviously thematically appropriate. However, it is too […]

Original dangerous black and red movie poster for Suspiria 1977

Suspiria – Goblin (1977)

Suspiria is madness.  The mechanism largely driving this madness is Goblin’s score and, most importantly, their”Suspiria” theme. In the film’s opening moments doe-eyed ballet student Suzy Banyon arrives alone in a foreign land.  Immediately Goblin begins pummeling her with bursts […]