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Everyone who has seen the Hammer DRACULA films knows that the music for those films is nothing less than terrific.

Hammer Films was unique in its approach to music for its films as David Huckvale illustrates not only in his books but also in his excellent commentaries on many of the Blu-rays of Hammer’s motion pictures, in this book and in Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde.

I have a keen interest in motion picture music. These books and others by David Huckvale are highly recommended.–Reg Hartt

James Bernard, Composer to Count Dracula: A Critical Biography Paperback – Illustrated, November 3, 2011

by David Huckvale (Author)

Composers give a unique and powerful voice to stories on the big screen. Those who work principally with one genre may leave a unique imprint. James Bernard was one such composer. From 1952 to the late 1990s, he was one of horror’s definitive and distinctive voices, scoring many of Hammer’s best-known films, including Dracula.

This is a critical biography of James Bernard. It is also a thorough and meticulous examination of his music, including its intricate mechanisms and the many sources of Bernard’s inspiration. Movie scores examined include The Quatermass Experiment, Quatermass 2, X–The Unknown, The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Kiss of the Vampire, She, and many others. A foreword by Ingrid Pitt, a glossary, a filmography, notes, bibliography and index complete the work.

 

 

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