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18/08/2018

The Sound of Gothic

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Matthew Sweet revels in the film music of the Gothic.

Matthew Sweet explores Gothic film music in a programme recorded with the BBC Philharmonic at the International Gothic Association's annual conference in Manchester.

Matthew Sweet in conversation with Matthew Foley, explores Gothic film music in a programme recorded with the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Jonathan Lo at the International Gothic Association's annual conference at the Stoller Hall, in Manchester. The programme features music from the 1922 silent classic 'Nosferatu - A Symphony of Horrors', James Bernard's 'Taste the Blood of Dracula', Marc Shaiman's 'Addams Family Values', and brings things up to date with last year's Oscar winner, Alexandre Desplat's score for 'The Shape of Water'.

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