THE MIND'S EYE: Steve Moore Musician Profile

Steve Moore wonders if he has what it takes to be a Vanguard Mascot.

When you hear the name Zombi, what does it bring to mind? Does it make you think of the alternate title of George A. Romero's 1978 film Dawn of the Dead? Or Lucio Fulci's 1979 film Zombie, a.k.a. Zombi 2? Or do you think about the guy in the above photo?

Steven R. Moore is one half of instrumental duo Zombi, along with Anthony Paterra (a.k.a. Maserati). Together they've been making retro-inspired yet utterly modern (and frequently futuristic) music since first part of the current millennium. Their music is influenced by (what else?) the soundtracks of films by Romero, Fulci, and horror maestro John Carpenter... meaning the soundtrack work of bands like Goblin and Fabio Frizzi, as well as Carpenter's own film scores. He's also provided the score to The Mind's Eye.

Moore is nothing if not prolific and like the movies mentioned above, he also goes by the alias Gianni Rossi (pretty inspired, if you ask us), and is a member of the bands Lovelock and Titan.

You might also recall Moore's score for last year's Midnight Madness fave, The Guest.

Click this link to hear samples from the score on Soundcloud!

Or you might remember his score for another MM movie from last year, Cub (Murder Scouts FTW!)

Moore's music can currently be found in The Mind's Eye, which has one last screening on Saturday.

Still need more Moore? You're in luck! Zombi's upcoming release Shape Shift will be out on October 16 from Relapse Records.

THE MIND'S EYE Screening Times:
Sat, Sept 19, 7:00 PM SCOTIABANK 10

TOKYO TRIBE: Getting Down with some J Hip-Hop

Get in the mood for the final screening of Sion Sono's Tokyo Tribe with some J Hip-Hop, including some from Tokyo Tribe star Young Dias.

From the Tokyo Tribe original sound track, Young Dias, Simon, Y's and Ai, "Hope--Tokyo Tribe Anthem."  (Some potential spoilers 'cause some bits from the film).



 DJ Muro's "J.P.N." from the Tokyo Tribe 2 soundtrack. (Spoiler free)



Illmatic Buddha MC's "Top of Tokyo" from the Tokyo Tribe series soundtrack.



Catch the final screening of TOKYO TRIBE today:
Sun., Sept. 14th, 3:30 PM, LIGHTBOX 3

THE GUEST: The Music of TIFF14

Midnighteer Sachin wrote a little about Steve Moore's contribution to The Guest and Cub soundtracks here. And Film Music Reporter goes into more detail about the soundtrack. Meanwhile, Cineplex News has a look at the music of The Guest and put together this sweet TIFF14 Playlist. (Thanks, guys!)

THE GUEST screening times:

Sat., Sept. 13th, 11:59 PM, RYERSON

Sun., Sept. 14th, 6:45 PM, SCOTIABANK 3

THE EDITOR: Giallo Playlist!

Get ready for tonight's screening of the giallo-comedy The Editor with this playlist of giallo classics!

Goblin's theme for Dario Argento's Deep Red / Profondo Rosso (1975).



Berto Pisano's funky theme for Andrea Bianchi's Strip Nude For Your Killer (1975)



Ennio Morricone gets a little romantic with, "Un Uomo Si E' Dimesso" from Paolo Cavara The Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971) 




Edda Dell'Orso sings on this track from Bruno Nicolai's soundtrack for Sergio Martino's All The Colors Of The Dark (1971)
 

 

Ennio Morricone's "Come un Madrigale" from Dario Argento's Four Flies on Gray Velvet (1971)



And finally a bit of Stelvio Cipriani's soundtrack for Mario Bava's Bay Of Blood (1971)


And if you're interested, you can learn more about giallo soundtracks from "Black Glove Ballads: The Art of the Italian Giallo Soundtrack" at The Black Museum.

 THE EDITOR screening times:
Thu., Sept. 11th, 11:59 PM, RYERSON
Fri., Sept. 12th, 9:15 AM, SCOTIABANK 3
Sat., Sept. 13th, 6:15 PM, SCOTIABANK 4