Demons (1985)
A fun horror romp with plenty of grue as demons tear up the seats and patrons in a Berlin cinema.
As per the norm the film is spoiled by Claudio Simonetti and his clunky keyboard rock soundtrack which removes all atmosphere completely. As the films music co-ordinator Simonetti doesn't appear to have any concept of fitting the soundtrack to what's happening in the film. Too often the music is intrusive and totally out of place. For example a group of kids exploring darkened corridors should have a spooky ambiance not bloody Motley Crue blaring out. Simonetti only manages to complement the music to movie scenes twice. Once with Billy Idol's White Wedding the background to some punks doing drugs in a car and then the slaughter fest finale as Accept's Fast as a Shark fills the speakers. This film isn't quite as bad as Argento's Phenomena, released the same year, for it's poor use of music but it runs it close.
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