Dracula (1999)

About this title: Do not expect scary music for a scary film. Philip Glass' 1999 soundtrack for the 1931 film Dracula is a well-executed piece of work, notably for many of its stylistic choices. There is nothing particularly scary or frightening about the music -- the horror and thrill of the project is left to the imagery and drama of the film itself. The music in absolutely beautiful, augmented by the raw, woody sounds of the Kronos Quartet. No refined or reverbed string sounds here; you hear the naked, scratchy sound of a bow on a string all the way through, playing in the interwoven arpeggiated style that ... read more

Tracks:

1. Dracula
2. Journey to the Inn
3. The Inn
4. The Crypt
5. Carriage Without a Driver
6. The Castle
7. The Drawing Room
8. 'Excellent, Mr. Renfield'
9. The Three Consorts of Dracula
10. The Storm [Crispell]
11. Horrible Tragedy
12. London Fog
13. In the Theatre
14. Lucy's Bitten [Glass]
15. Seward Sanatorium
16. Renfield
17. In His Cell
18. When the Dream Comes
19. Dracula Enters
20. Or a Wolf
21. Women in White
22. Renfield in the Drawing Room
23. Dr. Van Helsing and Dracula
24. Mina on the Terrace
25. Mina's Bedroom/The Abbey
26. The End of Dracula [Glass]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.