Nosferatu - Hans Erdmann - Gillian B. Anderson

[VideoMask93]

I'll put my two cents in here. I liked Berndt Heller's arrangement; I think he did the best he could with what he could find. He did a good job with timing the music precisely to the film, and overall gave good feeling of mood to many parts. That being said, I do think that his arrangement lacked in some parts, particularly this one. This arrangement is terrifying at parts, but I overall prefer Heller's for its better timing to events in the film.

[gmdinformation]

I have to say that this is pretty disappointing. It appears that the original score was not particularly good. That's no surprise though since it's a German film, and their films were never known for great music scores. Thanks for putting it up though.

[legitfreek]

The original Nosferatu score was the best.All the posers that came in later deserve to die.

[HOHNancy]

Is this the same GIllian Anderson who played Scully on "The X-Files"? If I am wrong, I apologize.

[bixgomez]

Baracine, On your blog, you post links to download high res versions of your sync-up. These links are not complete and so they don't work... are they still available? I have been a Nosferatu fan & scholar since the 70s, and I was at Ms. Anderson's premiere of the restored score in 1995. WHY, oh WHY, is that CD out of print? And, more puzzling, WHY did Kino not include it on their DVD?

[baracine]

Please explain what you mean by "on your blog". If you mean the text on the right, the link works. I used to post on dvdtalk but I am now suspended for speaking my mind about the state of American films and can't access those posts. The film itself is public domain.

[TenderTrap86]

This score is a great update to this classic. The old score would turn people off for the simple eason that the film is already silent and in black and white. The same has been done for the 1925 Phanotm and Dracula. They sound very good and make the movie seem less cheesy. After all they were made a long time ago. Don't get rid of the old ones, though.

[baracine]

You don't seem to understand that THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1922 SCORE.

[TenderTrap86]

Alright, don't capitalize me! lol I didn't know. This is very good. Thanks for posting.

[SubmergedRecords]

I interviewed Gillian Anderson about this and am currently working on the story. I'll post a link here when it goes on-line.

[baracine]

Send me the link. I'll put it in the info. YT deletes links in ordinary posts.

[baracine]

GREAT news! My video has just been linked to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's website:

Nosferatu! A Special Hallowe'en Presentation

Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 8pm

Orpheum Theatre

Gillian Anderson , conductor

Google it!!!

[frederikolsen]

Great idea... very apt music while Heller's treatment of this scene is quite dull and unintentionally funny. Why not sync Anderson's score up with a better-looking version, though?

[baracine]

Because that would be illegal.

[frederikolsen]

Well, duh... you're certainly right there! Slightly uncommon to hear that from a YouTube user, though ;)

[HappyAccidentFilms]

This is amazing! I just saw Nosferatu for the first time, but the copy I saw had a really eclectic, annoying score that sounded completely synthesized. It was sepia-toned as well. But this score is awesome!

[subatomic09]

Racine, I keep watching this clip, waiting for my copy of Anderson's CD to arrive. Thanks so much for putting this together and sharing it!

[baracine]

A recent search shows that this CD is available, used or new, from Amazon resellers in Japan, France (Italy) and Germany and from the giant record store movieboulevard in the UK. The prices vary from 37 $US to 130 $US. It's hard to find but it does exist. Good luck!

[Oudler]

In other German silent film news. Lost scenes of Fritz Lang's Metropolis have been found!

watch?v=vq2Uc61YRMY

[baracine]

OMG! Another expensive restoration on the way!

[Oudler]

Well, this is illuminating. So what is the real Erdmann score, then? I do like the Kino Ultimate DVD but I'll also keep in mind that Heller may not have reproduced Erdmann's intentions for this film. Thanks for creating this!

[baracine]

Let's just say that Heller tried to reinvent the wheel at the last minute while Anderson had thought about and solved most problems of this core over a period of decades.

[bluestripetiger]

i first saw this movie last week on recommendation of a friend-it was the grainy public domain version on internet archive but i liked it. I bought the Kino Ultimate version last night and saw it for the first time this morning. The picture quality is superb, the story flows smoother, and seeing that silent films used tinting was a pleasant surprise! However I enjoyed the music on the public domain version better. The Kino isnt bad but the tension is not built up as much,the castle scene is 1 ex

[bluestripetiger]

1 example of it---Hutter is sitting down to eat at the table with Orlock watching--a clearly uncomfortable moment but the score does not reflect that. Just like Barracine I also thought that the scene where Orlock comes into Hutter's room to attack him was a "miss" on the Kino Ultimate score. That should be one of the most horrifying moments in the movie but it isnt. A score contributes so much to a silent film. Ive heard good things about the Howard organ score and the Bernard score.

[bluestripetiger]

by the way--what is the name of the score on the public domain version of the film? Who created it?

[baracine]

If you mean the one that is playing here, please read the comment in the right column of this page. Otherwise, there are hundreds of different scores on public domain copies out there. The one on the most popular PD version is not credited.

[fooniemusic]

Great to hear the original music.I've never heard it before.

I've composed a new score for this movie.

Tell me what you think about it!

[Lauritz02]

Great stuff, Racine! You're a genious. I agree with some others here, if you can, please add other scenes combined with Gillian Anderson's excellent adaption. Yes, why not the Empusa scene?

Well done.

[RidgeShark]

Very nice work. Any chance of you putting up some more clips?

[baracine]

This one cost me my Chrismas holiday. Maybe after Easter: The Empusa scene?

[RidgeShark]

The Empusa would be great. As you've proven, Anderson's recontruction is quite superior. Even before now, I've refrained from showing my friends the 2007/Heller version for all the obvious reasons. I end up showing them the visually inferior BFI James Bernard version instead. I've considered creating a version that uses the 2007 restoration along with the James Bernard score, but knowing that a superior reconstruction of Hans Erdmann's original score is out there has canceled that plan.

[baracine]

I've been synchronizing the Anderson CD with various versions of the film for the past 13 years, by repeating certain sections at just the right places. It's the thing to do if you can get hold of that very rare CD.

[CGAlex22007]

The new Kino score is so much better than this

[baracine]

Thank you for that enlightened, well documented and informative comment.

[baracine]

A month ago, you commented on piebum3's comment about the superiority of Gillian B. Anderson's score on the Empusa scene (and I quote): "Can I bum the score off of you? I really like it." Maybe you should make up your mind...

[Johnnysugar]

Fantastic. "Nosferatu" is one of my favorite films, and the music is beautiful. Ms. Anderson also did work on the DVD release of "Haxan", another famous silent film.

[Greg2162]

I don't know much on this stuff, but awesome job my buddy

[pezeveng1975]

great job thanks a bunch.

[baracine]

Feel free to rate and comment.

[jerryaltman]

Goob Job Baracine! This video, comparing to the link, shows clearly that Anderson's reconstruction is more scarring than the one used in the last Kino DVD.