Nosferatu - Hans Erdmann - Gillian B. Anderson

[I have reloaded this video in Dolby Surround here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lagE2_yKleg ]

Great article on this score and Gillian Anderson:
http://straight.com/article-266374/symphony-horror

I have synchronized American musicologist Gillian B. Anderson's reconstruction of Hans Erdmann' original 1922 score with a Public Domain copy of Murnau's "Nosferatu". Unfortunately, Ms. Anderson's 1995 recording of her score on a BMG Dolby Surround CD is currently out of print, although occasionally sold for its approximate weight in gold on eBay.

This little essay demonstrates that her reconstruction is infinitely preferable to the one used in the latest "Ultimate Edition" of the film on DVD where another arrangement (by Berndt Heller) was used along with music from extraneous sources.

Ms. Anderson's music is 100 % Erdmann and 100 % suspenseful and psychologically acute. Judge for yourself by comparing with extracts of the Kino/Masters of Cinema edition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cli81aPaiOs where Heller's music is almost comical by comparison.

Ms. Anderson's website: http://www.gilliananderson.it/film.asp?IDPellicola=20

This clip was prepared with love and admiration. No copyright infringement was intended.

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[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.

[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.

[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.

[TenderTrap86]

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