 The Italian rock band Goblin had provided the scores for two of Argento 's previous films , Deep Red ( 1975 ) and Suspiria ( 1977 ) , but the director had employed English composer Keith Emerson for his foray outside of the giallo subgenre , 1980 's Inferno . Goblin had disbanded that year , but in 1982 Argento asked three of the band 's former members – Claudio Simonetti , Fabio Pignatelli and Massimo Morante – to work on Tenebrae . Owing to their history together , Simonetti felt it appropriate that Argento 's return to giallo films should utilise the core members of Goblin . The resulting synth @-@ driven score was credited to " Simonetti @-@ Pignatelli @-@ Morante " , as Goblin 's former drummer owned the rights to use the band 's name . 
