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Podcast: State of the Arts
Episode: State of the Arts Episode 100; The Halloween Special: Composer Joe Grado Jr. Who Recomposed the Score of Silent Film Nosferatu
Description: State of the Arts Episode 100; The Halloween Special just published! To commemorate this very special milestone I welcome my husband, music composer Joe Grado Jr., to my podcast this week. Over a year ago he began rescoring the 1922 silent horror film Nosferatu, which was an assignment given to him by his teacher, Hollywood composer Joel Diamond. This German expressionist horror movie, which was by F. W. Murnau, was a vexing adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. With no gore and very mild violence, the creators of this movie relied on the power of suggestion to convey its frightening storyline. Extremely edgy f...