Bram Stocker's Dracula And Other Film Music (2003)

"Songs from Bram Stoker’s Dracula together with some of Kilar’s lesser-known efforts. The King of the Last Days, Roman Polanski’s Death and the Maiden, and Kilar’s most obscure works, The Beads of One Rosary and Pearl in the Crown, offer a point of reference for Kilar’s talents before Francis Ford Coppola snapped him up. It is through these older scores that one can hear Kilar’s early studies for his tragic vampire themes. The desperate mood of the music for Death and the Maiden has more than a passing resemblance to the retrospective and romantic moments between Mina and Drakul. And, via glorious writing for timpani, you can almost hear the violent character of "The Storm" ripping through "Miserere." (soundstagenetwork) The Polish National Radio Orchestra play with commitment and passion. The strings especially sound impressive and as far as I can tell their performances are ideal. The Cracow Choir are strong and well balanced and the whole enterprise well presented and with commendable music. (musicweb)