INFERNO (OST)

This was Keith Emerson's debut solo album , coming after the split of ELP a year earlier in 1979. He retained conductor Godfrey Salmon from ELP's Orchestral Works Tour for what is mainly a traditional horror soundtrack that recalls Hitchcock movie scores . Perhaps not that surprising as Italian film maker Dario Argento is quite a disciple of the master of suspense. It's not all typical soundtrack music though as Emerson shows his proggy brilliance on Taxi Ride, Cigs Ices Etc and Mater Tenebrarum. I love that latter piece especially , weird time signature, pipe organ, choir et al. Prog madness at its best. Overall perhaps this may disappoint ELP and prog fans a bit but there is no wasted moments as Emerson manages to add his own little twists to well trodden ground.