Dracula
With the release this week of Chris McKay's new film Renfield, Matthew Sweet looks back at the many appearances of Dracula on our screen and at the music the count has inspired.
With the release this week of Chris McKay's new film Renfield, Matthew Sweet looks back at the many appearances of Dracula on our screens and at the music the count has inspired. The programme looks back to some of the earliest cinematic manifestations of Dracula, from the 1920s, including the silent classic 'Nosferatu' and brings things right up to date with scores from Wojciech Kilar, Popol Vuh, Dan Jones, Philip Glass, James Bernard, Mark Isham, John Williams and Marco Beltrami.
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David Arnold
Dracula "Boxes of Undead"
Composer: Michael Price. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Price.- Dracula (Original Television Soundtrack).
- Silva Screen Records.
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Wojciech Kilar
Bram Stoker's Dracula "Vampire Hunters"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Anton Coppola.- Bram Stoker's Dracula: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
- Columbia.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake (Act 2, No 10: Scene)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: André Previn.- Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker: LSO, Previn.
- EMI Classics.
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Philip Glass
Dracula "Dr. Van Helsing and Dracula"
- Philip Glass: Dracula.
- Nonesuch.
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Florian Fricke
Nosferatu The Vampyre "Die Nacht der Himmel"
Composer: Popol Vuh. Performer: Popol Vuh.- Nosferatu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- BMG Rights Management GmbH.
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Dan Jones
Shadow of the Vampire "Suite"
Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Christopher Austin.- Shadow of the Vampire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Wave Theory Records.
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James Bernard
Dracula "The Final Battle"
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine.- Dracula / The Curse of Frankenstein.
- Tadlow Music.
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Michael Vickers
Dracula A.D. 1972 "Dracula Returns:Dracula Bites Laura / Main Theme"
Orchestra: Hammer Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Mike Vickers.- Dracula A.D. 1972 - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
- BSX Records.
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Elliot Goldenthal
Interview with the Vampire "Libera Me"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Jonathan Sheffer.- Interview With The Vampire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Geffen.
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Ramin Djawadi
Dracula Untold "Dracula Untold"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.- Dracula Untold (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Back Lot Music.
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Mark Isham
Blade "Daywalker"
Singer: David Hykes. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Kenneth Kugler.- Blade (Original Motion Picture Score.
- Varese Sarabande.
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John Williams
Dracula "Night Journeys / Dracula's Death"
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.- Dracula (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Geffen.
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Marco Beltrami
Renfield "Renfield at the CODA"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Renfield (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Universal.
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Gene Page
Blacula (The Stalkwalk)
Lyricist: Gene Page. Music Arranger: Gene Page. Conductor: Gene Page.- Blacula: Music From The Original Soundtrack.
- Legacy Recordings.
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RADWIMPS
Suzume "Suzume"
Performer: 十明. Ensemble: RADWIMPS.- Suzume (Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- EMI Records.
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