Cherry Five was formed by Claudio Simonetti (keyboards), Massimo Morante (guitars), Fabio Pignatelli (bass), Tony Tartarini (lead vocals), and Carlo Bordini (percussion). Having started out as Oliver (releasing a few demo tapes) they later changed their name to Cherry Five, and under this name released one LP. During the completion of the Cherry Five album, Dario Argento asked the members to score his Profondo Rosso soundtrack; at which point drummer Carlo Bordini was replaced by Walter Martino and Goblin was formed. Decades later, Bordini and Tartarini reconvened and recorded Il Pozzo dei Giganti as Cherry Five.