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Dracula has captured our collective imagination for generations, from Vlad the Impaler to Bela Lugosi to Bram Stoker. But who is the real Dracula? In this hour-long special, we look at the films, literature, music and art that all attempt to construct the image of this eerie yet elusive character.
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Piece Description
Dracula has captured our collective imagination for generations, from Vlad the Impaler to Bela Lugosi to Bram Stoker. But who is the real Dracula? In this hour-long special, we look at the films, literature, music and art that all attempt to construct the image of this eerie yet elusive character.
Timing and Cues
Piece Audio Version
Total Program Length: 59:00
Accum Time Seg Time
00:00 Segment 1: Program Intro/Billboard (1:00)
01:00 Segment 2: Optional Cutaway for News (5:00)
06:00 Segment 3: Program Part 1 (17:25)
22:25 Floating break at 16:25 within segment (1:00 music bed)
Outcue : “… Stay with us.”
23:25 Segment 4: Program Part 2 (19:55)
42:20 Floating break at end of segment 18:25 (1:00 music bed)
Outcue : “… you're listening to Unearthing Dracula .”
43:20 Segment 5: Program Part 3/End credits (15:41)
59:00 End Program
Single file version Version
Total Program Length: 59:00
Accum Time Seg Time
00:00 Segment 1: Program Intro/Billboard (1:00)
01:00 Segment 2: Optional Cutaway for News (5:00)
06:00 Segment 3: Program Part 1 (17:25)
22:25 Floating break at 16:25 within segment (1:00 music bed)
Outcue : “… Stay with us.”
23:25 Segment 4: Program Part 2 (19:55)
42:20 Floating break at end of segment 18:25 (1:00 music bed)
Outcue : “… you're listening to Unearthing Dracula .”
43:20 Segment 5: Program Part 3/End credits (15:41)
59:00 End Program
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Dragaicuta” | Cançonièr | The Black Dragon. | self published | 2010 | 02:24 |
| “Mina/Dracula” | Sony Music Entertainment | Bram Stoker's Dracula: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. | Columbia | 1992 | 04:47 |
| "Main Title & Storm Sequence" from the score to the 1979 film Dracula | Various Artists | The Music of John Williams. | X5 Music Group | 2008 | 03:00 |
| “Excellent, Mr. Renfield” | Philip Glass and Kronos Quartet | Philip Glass: Dracula. | Nonesuch | 1999 | 02:48 |
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