Maurizio Guarini is a self-taught

keyboardist A keyboardist or keyboard player is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instr ...

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and

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, best known as a member of the progressive rock band

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Biography

Born in

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, Italy in 1955, Guarini started playing organ and guitar at the age of 10. He started playing live at high school concerts with some rock bands. Later, his music exploration moved on to progressive / jazz-rock. After graduating from high school in 1973, he attended the Math faculty at the University La Sapienza in Rome. In spring 1975

Massimo Morante Massimo Morante (6 October 1952 – 23 June 2022) was an Italian musician who was the guitar player for the Italian progressive rock band Goblin. Goblin provided soundtracks for several horror films, including Dario Argento's ''Deep Red'' (1975) ...

from

invited Guarini to join the band, just after

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was released. Starting with the very first concert in September 1975, Goblin, that reached top of the charts at that time, kept touring Italy until the end of 1976.
In March 1976 Goblin released the album ''

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''. Just after three days of recording of the score for the movie

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, on November 23, 1976, Guarini temporarily left the band. Late in 1978, after two years of studio work mainly in studio at

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in Rome, Guarini re-joined Goblin, with a different line-up. Production of the band in the following years includes scores for the movies ''Patrick'' (1978), ''Buio Omega'' (1979), ''Contamination'' (1980), ''St.Helene's'' (1981), ''Notturno'' (1983) and the non-movie related album ''Volo]' (1982). In parallel, during this years, Guarini collaborated with other musicians, mainly with the Italian composer

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, and performed as

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in several scores, mostly for movies directed by Italian director

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: The Beyond, City of Living Dead, Zombi 2 and others. Still about film scoring, in 1984 Maurizio started a cooperation with the Italian Composer

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, with whom he collaborated on 25 soundtracks. Other non movie-related activities up to 1990 include collaborations with Italian artists, in studio production and in live concerts. In 1993 Guarini earned a bachelor's degree in

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. In November 1998 Guarini and his wife moved to

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, and for a few years worked mainly in

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. In 2003 former

bandmates

and

Fabio Pignatelli Fabio Pignatelli is an Italian musician. He is the bass guitar player for the Italian progressive rock band Goblin. Goblin provided soundtracks for several horror films, most famously Dario Argento's '' Suspiria'' (1977) and George A. Romero' ...

contacted Guarini with the idea to restart the dormant Goblin. The new band, under the name BackToTheGoblin, worked two years to realize the new album BackToTheGoblin 2005, released at the beginning of 2006, with the Canadian independent label BackToTheFudda. In 2007 Guarini founded a trio with Great Bob Scott and Chris Gartner, former members of the Canadian band Look People. The band, named Orco Muto, played live in Canada, mostly performing revisited Goblin tunes, with the addition of some original compositions. In 2009 Goblin started a European tour, but in December the band split again. In March 2010 Guarini and Morante asked the original founder

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to re-join the band, and founded New Goblin, with a new line-up. New Goblin started a World tour that included Europe, Japan and Australia, and released two live albums recorded in Rome and in Tokyo in 2011. Guarini released his first solo album, ''Creatures from a Drawer'', in January 2013 Guarini has recently begun work on new material for his follow up record to 2013's Creatures from a Drawer. Guarini was invited by legendary French progressive rock ensemble MAGMA to support and showcase live the world premiere of his new group MAURIZIO GUARINI CIRCLE in Toronto, Canada on April 2, 2016, at The Opera House. More plans for Canadian, U.S., Japanese and European festival appearances are in development.

Discography

Solo albums

2013 Creatures from a Drawer

Goblin

* 2015 ''Four of a Kind'' * 2012 ''Live in Roma'' * 2012 ''Two Concerts in Tokyo'' (DVD) * 2006 ''BackToTheGoblin'' * 1983 ''Notturno'' * 1982 ''Volo'' * 1981 ''St. Helens'' * 1980 ''Contamination'' * 1979 ''Buio Omega'' * 1979 ''

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'' * 1977 ''

'' * 1976 ''

'' * 1976 ''Chi''

Guest appearances and additional discography

* * Various Artists - Prog Exhibition 2 (live with Goblin/

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) 2012 *

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– Anleitung Zum Totsein 2011 *

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- Carella De Carellis 1992 + arrangements *

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- Oltre l'Eden 1989 + arrangements *

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- L'amore e' un pericolo 1988 + arrangements *

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- Ehi la' 1986 + arrangements *

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- Bracardevolmente 1986 + arrangements *

- Occulte persuasioni/Per una Bambola 1984 + arrangements *

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- Noi non cresceremo mai 1984 * Anna Maria Nazzaro - Anna Maria Nazzaro 1984 *

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- Estensioni 1983 *

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- Oh! Era ora 1983 *

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- Calore 1983 *

- Esclusivo 1983 *

- Smalto 1983 * Piero Finà - Indeformabile 1982 * Beppe Dati - Beppe Dati 1982 *

- Corpo a corpo 1982 *

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- Le mie strade 1981 * New Perigeo - Effetto Amore 1981 *

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- Anche meglio di Garibaldi 1980 * Martine Michellod - Martine M. and the BVD' ensemble 1979 *

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- RP '80 1979 * Starter - Pole Position 1979 *

- Barbara e altri Carella 1979 + arrangements *

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- Buona Domenica 1979 * Dario Farina - Destinazione Tu 1979 *

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- E io Canto 1979 + arrangements *

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- Gamma 1975

Other collaborations in studio production

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* Goran Kuzminac * Mario Zanotelli * Alberto Macario * *

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* Daniela Davoli * Rokko *

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* Donato Ciresi *

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Film Scores

As Goblin

* ''The Solitude of Prime Numbers'' 2010 (Saverio Costanzo)- opening titles * ''Notturno'' 1983 (Giorgio Bontempi) * ''St. Helens'' 1981 (Ernest Pintoff) * ''Contamination'' 1980 (Luigi Cozzi) * ''Patrick'' 1979 (Richard Franklin) * ''Buio Omega'' 1979 (Joe D'Amato) * ''Martin'' 1977 (George A. Romero) * ''Suspiria'' 1976 (Dario Argento)

Other soundtrack work as performer or composer

*- ''Tophet Quorum (Profane Exhibit)'' 2013 (S.Stivaletti) - work in progress *- ''The Phantom of the Opera'' 1998 (Dario Argento, E.Morricone) composer of additional music only *- ''Il Portaborse'' 1991 (Daniele Luchetti, Dario Lucantoni) Kb *- ''Indio'' 1989 (Antonio Margheriti, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''La partita'' 1988 (Carlo Vanzina, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''Zelly and Me'' 1988 (Tina Rathborne, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''Kansas'' 1988 (David Stevens, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''Don Camillo'' 1988 (Therence Hill, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''Catacombs'' 1988 (David Schmoeller, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''Qualcuno in ascolto a.k.a. - High Frequency'' 1988 (Faliero Rosati, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''The Barbarians'' 1987 (Ruggero Deodato, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''Phantom of Death - a.k.a. Un delitto poco comune'' 1987 (Ruggero Deodato, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''Appointment with Dead'' 1988 (Michael Winner, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''Sette chili in sette giorni'' 1987 (Luca Verdone, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''Dancers'' 1987 (Herbert Ross, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''My African Adventure'' 1987 (Boaz Davidson, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''Scirocco'' 1987 (Aldo Lado, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''Jenatsch'' 1987 (Daniel Schmid, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''Renegade'' 1987 (E.B.Clucher, M.Paoluzzi) Kb *- ''Crawlspace'' 1986 (David Schmoeller, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''L'inchiesta a.k.a. - The Inquiry'' 1986 (Damiano Damiani, R.Ortolani) Kb *- ''La monaca di Monza a.k.a. - Devils of Monza'' 1986 (Luciano Odorisio, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''Murder Rock - Dancing Death'' 1986 (Lucio Fulci, K.Emerson) Additional kb *- ''Il caso Moro'' 1986 (Giuseppe Ferrara, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''Hotel Colonial'' 1986 (Cinzia Th. Torrini, P.Donaggio) Kb *- ''Sotto il Vestito niente'' 1985 (Carlo Vanzina, P.Donaggio) Kb *-
The Beyond aka - L'aldila
' 1983 (Lucio Fulci, F.Frizzi) Kb *- ''Conquest'' 1983 (Lucio Fulci, C. Simonetti) voice effects only *- ''Hercules'' 1983 (Luigi Cozzi, Pino Donaggio) kb *- ''Segni particolari: bellissimo'' 1983 (Franco Castellano, Gino Santercole) kb *- ''Zombi 2 a.k.a. - Zombie'' 1980 (Lucio Fulci, F.Frizzi) Kb *- ''The Gates of Hell (City of the living Dead)'' 1980 (Lucio Fulci, F.Frizzi) Kb *- ''White Pop Jesus'' 1980 (Luigi Petrini, Bixio/Tempera) Kb *- ''Schock'' 1977 (Mario Bava, Libra) Kb *- ''Gamma (TV)'' 1975 (Salvatore Nocita, E.Simonetti) Kb

Theatre works

*Macbeth (Vittorio Gassman, mus. G.Gazzola) *Amleto (Gabriele Lavia, mus. Carnini)

Live Music

* 2013–present Goblin * 2012 New Goblin * 2011 New Goblin * 2010 New Goblin * 2009 apr - jul Goblin * 2008 aug - oct Orco Muto (trio) * 2007 aug - oct Goblinia (trio) * 1990 nov - dec

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, Japan * 1989 may - jun

Mario Castelnuovo Mario Castelnuovo (born 25 January 1955) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer. Life and career Born in Rome, after the diploma in surveying Castelnuovo studied French literature at the university, specializing in Provençal and Troubadou ...

* 1988 jul - sep

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* 1987 apr - sep

Mimmo Locasciulli Mimmo Locasciulli (born 7 July 1949) is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, producer and musician. Life and career Born in Penne, Pescara, Locasciulli is the son of a vet who in his spare time used to perform as a crooner with the stage na ...

* 1986 sep - oct

* 1986 jan - mar

* 1985 dec - dec Patty Pravo * 1985 jul - sep

Fiorella Mannoia Fiorella Mannoia (; born 4 April 1954) is an Italian singer and songwriter. Biography The Beginning Fiorella Mannoia's father Luigi was an Italian film stuntman, and Fiorella, her brother Maurizio and sister Patrizia began work in this area a ...

* 1984 apr - jun Patty Pravo * 1982 jul - sep Riccardo Cocciante + New Perigeo * 1982 jan - mar Luca Barbarossa * 1981 nov - dec Luca Barbarossa * 1980 jul - oct Alberto Fortis * 1979 apr - nov Riccardo Cocciante * 1978 jul - aug Francesco De Gregori * 1976 jan - nov Goblin * 1975 sep - dec Goblin * 1974 nov - dec Loy & Altomare

References

External links

Official website

Maurizio on Imdb

BackToTheGoblin Official website

New Goblin Official website
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