{"product_id":"james-bernard-composer-to-count-dracula-a-critical-biography-9780786466139","title":"James Bernard, Composer to Count Dracula: A Critical Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David Huckvale\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Composers give a unique and powerful voice to stories on the big screen. Those who work principally with one genre may leave a unique imprint. James Bernard was one such composer. From 1952 to the late 1990s, he was one of horror's definitive and distinctive voices, scoring many of Hammer's best-known films, including \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is a critical biography of James Bernard. It is also a thorough and meticulous examination of his music, including its intricate mechanisms and the many sources of Bernard's inspiration. Movie scores examined include The Quatermass Experiment, Quatermass 2, X--The Unknown, The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Kiss of the Vampire, She, and many others. A foreword by Ingrid Pitt, a glossary, a filmography, notes, bibliography and index complete the work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47599541616791,"sku":"9780786466139","price":2861.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786466139.webp?v=1775004856","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/james-bernard-composer-to-count-dracula-a-critical-biography-9780786466139","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}