Press Release USHE Press Release: Nosferatu - Extended Cut (2024) (4k UHD) (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[titch]

I don't quite know what is missing here. Perhaps it lacked an emotional connection to any of the characters. While the film is visually appealing, it's bogged down by poor pacing and a lackluster plot.

Bram Stoker's Dracula is a much, much better film that doesn't rely on elevated sound design, over story and visuals to invoke fear.

In Coppola's film, you completely feel why Mina and Dracula long for each other ("I have crossed oceans of time to find you").

One of the things that really elevated the romance in that version, was Wojciech Kilar's beautiful score. However, the Nosferatu score is deliberately alienating. I re-watched Egger's The Northman the day after Nosferatu and immediately noticed how Robin Carolan had composed a much more romantic score for the previous film, which strongly supported the attraction and love between the two main characters. I also noticed many similarities in the filming of The Northman and Nosferatu, not least the many night-time, moonlit scenes. The Northman was a romantic quest for vengeance film, whereas Nosferatu is a (horror) romantic tragedy, without a romantic or tragic score.

A superb soundtrack can completely influence the mood of a film.

‘Nosferatu’ Composer on Using 60 String Players to Create a Disorienting, ‘F—ed Up’ Score

'Nosferatu' composer Robin Carolan discusses using 60 string players and a Romanian toaca to create a "disorienting, fucked up" score.

variety.com