Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde- Scanner/Varese

Taking cues from Edgard Varèse'’s complete recorded work, british Electronic Artist par excellence Robin Rimbaud, aka Scanner, presents his new score for John S. Robertson’'s silent film version of Stevenson'’s classic horror story. Here is an excerpt of this feature length work.

“It’s a little known fact that the composer Edgard Varèse, celebrated for his inventive and sculptural works, abrasive and precise, also acted in this classic 1921 silent movie, playing the role of a police officer. For this new interpretation Scanner has re-sampled the entire archive of Varese recordings towards a new soundtrack, using digital tools to re-process and re-imagine something that might be heard today if only Varese were still with us.”

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Edgard Varèse
• Scanner
• Robin Rimbaud
• Dr Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
• black & white movie
• classic
• horror
• soundtrack
• movie
• Robert Louis Stevenson
• John Barrymore
• classic silent movie

[robinrimbaud]

This soundtrack is only available at present on live performances but could be released on DVD at a later date

[eveline41]

What about this re-sampling of the entire archive of Varèse recordings? I would be interested in this. Could somebody tell me where to find it?

[einzelgangermusic]

I love it. It really enhances the tension.

[banabila9]

Great score !  Beautiful sounds ...

[ZoyArtery]

Thats well done and Vareses music really fits to that movie which comes from the same age. Now I am inspired to listen to some of my Varese records.

[LadyEleanorRosakitty]

Dramatic, and great mash up of sound for a classic silent film. Makes great use of YouTube medium as well.