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AKA:
Exhumed (USA) (working title)
Mother of Tears: The Third Mother (International) (English title)
The New Dario Argento's Movie starring Asia Argento, Daria Nicolodi, Udo Kier and Philippe Leroy. Claudio Simonetti composed the soundtrack for The Third Mother, which was completed in early April 2007 after four months of work. He chose a classical style with Gothic influences present in many of the choruses. Simonetti described the score as "very different" from his previous work due to the subject matter of the film. The music was influenced by his own work for Argento's Masters of Horror episodes ("Jenifer" and "Pelts") as well as composers such as Carl Orff, Jerry Goldsmith, and Bernard Herrmann (among others). The score also incorporates electronic music and influences from Simonetti's earlier work on Argento films, such as Suspiria and Phenomena. The piece at the end of Simonetti's "Mater Lachrimarum" is called "Dulcis in Fondo" and was performed by his heavy metal band, Daemonia. Cradle of Filth frontman Dani Filth recorded a song with Simonetti, (She's) The Mother of Tears, for the soundtrack of the film. The soundtrack was recorded in the Acquario Studio of Castelnuovo in Porto-Roma. The symphonic orchestra parts were performed by the Orchestra D.I.M.I. The choral parts were performed by the Nova Lyrica chorus in February 2007. Both were recorded in Lead Studios in Rome with the help of sound-man Giuseppe Ranieri. Filmmakers finished dubbing the soundtrack into the film on 5 April 2007. At the preview during the Cannes Film Festival, journalist Alan Jones described Simonetti's score as an "unqualified success".
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