Philip Glass - Overture (La Belle et la Bête: An Opera for Ensemble and Film)

Michael Riesman - The End of Dracula (composed by Philip Glass)

This track comes from a re-recording of  Glass’s Dracula, which he composed as a soundtrack for the 1931 film. The music was originally written for string quartet, but for this recording, Michael Riesman arranged the entire score for solo piano.

The original version of this track, perfomed by Kronos Quartet, was previously posted here.

Kronos Quartet - Dr. Van Helsing & Dracula (composed by Philip Glass, from Philip Glass: Dracula, his score for 1931’s Dracula)

Kronos Quartet - Dracula Enters (composed by Philip Glass)

Dracula had no musical score when it was first released, apart from a few excerpts from Swan Lake. In 1998, Philip Glass composed a score for the film, which was performed by the Kronos Quartet.

Glass:“The film is considered a classic. I felt the score needed to evoke the feeling of the world of the 19th century. For that reason I decided a string quartet would be the most evocative and effective. I wanted to stay away from the obvious effects associated with horror films. With [the Kronos Quartet], we were able to add depth to the emotional layers of the film.”

Philip Glass - Les Tourments de la Bête (via La Belle et la Bête: An Opera for Ensemble and Film)

The original score for Beauty and the Beast was written by Georges Auric, however, in 1995, Philip Glass composed an opera designed to be performed while the film is projected without sound (the vocals are in sync with the lips of the actors onscreen).

Kronos Quartet - The Castle (composed by Philip Glass, via Philip Glass: Dracula, his score for 1931’s Dracula)

Kronos Quartet - The End of Dracula (composed by Philip Glass, from Philip Glass: Dracula, his score for 1931’s Dracula)

Kronos Quartet - Carriage Without a Driver (composed by Philip Glass, via Philip Glass: Dracula, his score for 1931’s Dracula)