Paul Giovanni

Paul Giovanni (1933-1990) was an American playwright, actor, director, singer and musician. New Yorker Giovanni was best known for writing the music for the 1973 British horror film The Wicker Man. The soundtrack, which was eventually released by itself in 2002, uses Celtic musical themes, traditional instrumentation played by folk-rock group Magnet and a combination of ancient pagan verse, as well as Giovanni’s own lyrics. After this Giovanni returned to New York where he produced the play The Crucifier of Blood, which was filmed for TV. He also composed a musical entitled Shot Through The Heart, which is still yet to be performed. He died from AIDS on June 20, 1990.