Fabio Frizzi (Italian score composer)

Fabio Frizzi (born 2 July 1951) is an Italian musician and composer. Born in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, he is best known for his scores for horror films. Prior to his work in film, he was a member of several classical music groups and a pop rock band. Working on his own and as a member of a trio with Franco Bixio and Vincenzo Tempera, Frizzi was most active in Spaghetti Western, exploitation and horror films, though he also scored action and comedy films, as well as an erotic film. He was a frequent collaborator with horror film director Lucio Fulci. Fabio is the older brother of the late television presenter Fabrizio Frizzi. Fabio Frizzi's scores draw from electronic, classical and rock music. He often uses the mellotron and Moog synthesizer in his compositions, owing to his love of progressive rock. Solo Finnish singer Taiska used the melody of Frizzi's composition "Ibo lele" for her song, "Mombasa". With Bixio - Frizzi - Tempera Ham, Robert (December 10, 2019). "Fabio Frizzi Talks Synthesizers, Italian Cinema, and Reviving the Soundtrack to Supernatural Gorefest The Beyond". Portland Mercury. Retrieved July 1, 2026. Deming, Mark. "Fabio Frizzi Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2026. Yanick, Joseph (September 25, 2015). "Bloody, Disgusting, and Just Perfect: An Interview with Italian Horror Composer Fabio Frizzi". Vice. Vice Media. Retrieved July 2, 2026. Spencer, Kristopher (2008). Film and television scores, 1950-1979: a critical survey by genre. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 141, 159, 279–281. ISBN 978-0-7864-3682-8. Willis, Donald (1984). Horror and science fiction films III. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 110. ISBN 0-8108-1723-3. L'Espresso, Izd. 6-9. 2003. "La musica originale sarebbe stata composta da Fabio Frizzi (fratello dello showman Fabrizio) per una cantante finlandese, tale Taiska, «una delle poche eroine nel misero panorama del pop finlandese».” Browning, John (2010). Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010. McFarland. pp. 45. ISBN 978-0-7864-3365-0. Fabio Frizzi at IMDb Fabio Frizzi interviewed by Lionel Grenier for luciofulci.fr (in French) Fabio Frizzi interviewed by Tim Fife for Cinema Suicide (in English) Fabio Frizzi interview by Fangoria