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Song of the Day: Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf
Today’s song of the day is dedicated to the memory of my father. I miss you.
Song of the Day: Profondo Rosso by Goblin
In honor of Daria Nicolodi’s birthday, today’s song of the day comes from Dario Argento’s Deep Red!
Deep Red features the first collaboration between Argento and Goblin and the score remains a classic.
Here’s Goblin performing Profondo Rosso on Italian television in 1975.
Song of the Day: Main Theme From Zombi 2 by Fabio Frizzi
Zombi 2 (1979, dir. Lucio Fulci, DP: Sergio Salvati)
For today’s song of the day, we celebrate the birthday of Lucio Fulci with Fabio Frizzi’s main theme from 1979’s Zombi 2. If you’ve ever seen the film, it’s impossible to hear this piece of music without imagining hundreds of zombies walking across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Song of the Day: Those Damn Blue Collar Tweekers by Primus
I’ve had this song stuck in my head — or at least, I’ve had the bassline stuck in my head — ever since I watched Woodstock ’94.
Song of the Day: Main Theme From Patton by Jerry Goldsmith
Happy Flag Day!
Today’s song of the day comes from the score of 1970’s Patton.
Song of the Day: Title Music From A Clockwork Orange by Wendy Carlos
Seeing as how today is Malcolm McDowell’s birthday, it only seems right that today’s song of the day should be one that was used in his best-known film.
The Title Music For A Clockwork Orange was, of course, adapted from Music For The Funeral of Queen Mary, composed by Henry Purcell.
Song of the Day: Superman March by John Williams
Since today is Superman Day, it only makes sense that today’s song of the day should John Williams’s rousing Superman March from 1978’s Superman. In this video from 2023, John Williams conducts the Saito Kinen Orchestra.
Song of the Day: Fade to Black, performed by Gordean Simpson
Today’s song of the day is the haunting final song from Paul Lynch’s 1980 classic, Prom Night.
Song of the Day: A Close Friend by James Newton Howard
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a belated happy birthday to the great composer, James Newton Howard! Today’s song of the day comes from his score for Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.
