Acknowledged all over the world for its activity in the field of film soundtracks, Cinevox Record is, in fact, fundamental for the history of music as a whole. Cinevox catalogue includes works by some of the most important composers ever, which are cult for collectors and milestones in different music genres, ranging from beat to lounge, from jazz to prog rock.

History

Cinevox was created in the mi-60 by Cesare Andrea Bixio, composer, author of the soundtrack for the first Italian talking picture and founder of Gruppo Editoriale Bixio. Bixio was able to get together several talented authors, representing the renewal of the Italian music, such as Ennio Morricone, Piero Piccioni, Giorgio Gaslini and many more. Those artists contributed to build a huge catalogue, distributed and appreciated all over the world. Cinevox first LP, issued in 1966, was the soundtrack of “Poppy is also a flower”, featuring music by George Auric. During the 70s, the label released some of the most beautiful soundtrack ever. We can mention , as examples, masterpieces like “Giù la testa”, “Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto”, “Metti una sera a cena” (Morricone). Jazz had always an important role in Cinevox repertoire, as shown by compositions like “La notte” by Giorgio Gaslini and “Adua e le compagne” by Piero Piccioni. Cinevox brand is also strongly connected with Horror and Thriller cinema. It produced music for some movies by Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci and the Italian master of Horror, Dario Argento. Besides “L’uccello dalle piume di Cristallo” and “Quattro mosche di velluto grigio”, both by Ennio Morricone, it’s impossible not to remember the contribution of The Goblin. The Italian legendary rock band composed music for a lot of Argento’s movies, such as “Suspiria”, “Phenomena” “Tenebre” and , in 2001, “Non ho sonno”. The collaboration between The Goblin and Giorgio Gaslini brought to the composition of “Profondo Rosso” soundtrack, with its immortal main theme. Along with the above, many other artists have recorded with Cinevox: from Keith Emerson to Bill Wyman, from Trovajoli to Umiliani, Piovani, Rota, Carpi, Cipriani, Ortolani, Rustichelli, Lurie.

Cinevox today

Cinevox is currently digitalising its whole archive, including original masters and movies takes. This permits to reissue some of Cinevox most beautiful products, featuring unreleased composition and rarities.