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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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Sat 15 Apr 2023 15:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • David Arnold

    Dracula "Boxes of Undead"

    Composer: Michael Price. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Price.
    • Dracula (Original Television Soundtrack).
    • Silva Screen Records.

  • Wojciech Kilar

    Bram Stoker's Dracula "Vampire Hunters"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Anton Coppola.
    • Bram Stoker's Dracula: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Columbia.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake (Act 2, No 10: Scene)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr¨¦ Previn.
    • Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker: LSO, Previn.
    • EMI Classics.

  • Philip Glass

    Dracula "Dr. Van Helsing and Dracula"

    • Philip Glass: Dracula.
    • Nonesuch.

  • Florian Fricke

    Nosferatu The Vampyre "Die Nacht der Himmel"

    Composer: Popol Vuh. Performer: Popol Vuh.
    • Nosferatu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • BMG Rights Management GmbH.

  • Dan Jones

    Shadow of the Vampire "Suite"

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Christopher Austin.
    • Shadow of the Vampire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Wave Theory Records.

  • James Bernard

    Dracula "The Final Battle"

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine.
    • Dracula / The Curse of Frankenstein.
    • Tadlow Music.

  • 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.

  • Elliot Goldenthal

    Interview with the Vampire "Libera Me"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Jonathan Sheffer.
    • Interview With The Vampire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Geffen.
    • 1.

  • Ramin Djawadi

    Dracula Untold "Dracula Untold"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.
    • Dracula Untold (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Back Lot Music.

  • Mark Isham

    Blade "Daywalker"

    Singer: David Hykes. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Kenneth Kugler.
    • Blade (Original Motion Picture Score.
    • Varese Sarabande.

  • John Williams

    Dracula "Night Journeys / Dracula's Death"

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Dracula (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Geffen.

  • Marco Beltrami

    Renfield "Renfield at the CODA"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Renfield (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Universal.

  • Gene Page

    Blacula (The Stalkwalk)

    Lyricist: Gene Page. Music Arranger: Gene Page. Conductor: Gene Page.
    • Blacula: Music From The Original Soundtrack.
    • Legacy Recordings.

  • RADWIMPS

    Suzume "Suzume"

    Performer: Κ®Γχ. Ensemble: RADWIMPS.
    • Suzume (Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • EMI Records.

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  • Sat 15 Apr 2023 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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