Nosferatu (Popol Vuh album)
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Nosferatu | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Popol Vuh | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Genre | Krautrock, new age | |||
Length | 45:06 | |||
Label | Brain Records | |||
Producer | Gerhard Augustin | |||
Popol Vuh chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Nosferatu is the eleventh album by Popol Vuh and was released as the original motion picture soundtrack of Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht by director Werner Herzog. It was originally released in 1978.[2] In 2004 SPV re-released the album with a slightly different track list and adding four tracks originally released on the Popol Vuh album Brüder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts.
Track listing[]
- "Mantra" – 6:14
- "Morning Sun Rays" – 3:20
- "Venus Principle" – 4:39
- "Mantra II" – 5:22
- "Auf dem Weg - On the Way" - 3:20 (bonus track - only on vinyl reissue)
- "On the Way" – 4:02
- "Through Pain To Heaven" – 3:46
- "To a Little Way" – 2:34
- "Zwiesprache der Rohrflöte mit der Sängerin" – 3:20
- "Die Nacht der Himmel" – 4:50
- "Der Ruf der Rohrflöte" – 3:39
CD and vinyl reissues altered this track listing slightly.
Personnel[]
- Florian Fricke – piano, Moog synthesizer
- Daniel Fichelscher – E-guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion
- Guest musicians
- – oboe
- Alois Gromer – sitar
- – tamboura
- A chorus from Munich
Credits[]
Recorded at Bavaria Studio, Munich, August 1978
Produced by Gerhard Augustin
Notes[]
Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth has been known to use "Through Pain to Heaven" as their entrance music for live concerts.
References[]
- ^ Neate, Wilson. "Nosferatu: The Vampyre (Original Soundtrack) - Popol Vuh : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ Nosferatu: The Vampyre [Original Soundtrack] - Popol Vuh | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
External links[]
- Nosferatu at Discogs (list of releases)
- http://www.furious.com/perfect/populvuh.html (Comprehensive article & review of every album, in English)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080119184752/http://www.enricobassi.it/popvuhdiscografia70.htm (featuring the original credits)
- http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/nosferat.htm
Categories:
- Popol Vuh (band) soundtracks
- 1978 soundtrack albums
- Nosferatu
- Albums produced by Gerhard Augustin
- Horror film soundtracks