Nosferatu (Popol Vuh album)

Nosferatu
Soundtrack album by
Popol Vuh
Released1978 (1978)
Recorded1978
Genre
Length45:06
LabelBrain Records
ProducerGerhard Augustin
Popol Vuh chronology
Brüder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts
(1978) 		Nosferatu
(1978) 		Die Nacht der Seele
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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 as On the Way to a Little Way.[2][3] 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

  1. "Mantra" – 6:14
  2. "Morning Sun Rays" – 3:20
  3. "Venus Principle" – 4:39
  4. "Mantra II" – 5:22
  5. "Auf dem Weg - On the Way" - 3:20 (bonus track - only on vinyl reissue)
  6. "On the Way" – 4:02
  7. "Through Pain To Heaven" – 3:46
  8. "To a Little Way" – 2:34
  9. "Zwiesprache der Rohrflöte mit der Sängerin" – 3:20
  10. "Die Nacht der Himmel" – 4:50
  11. "Der Ruf der Rohrflöte" – 3:39

CD and vinyl reissues altered this track listing slightly.

Personnel

Guest musicians

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.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Neate, Wilson. "Nosferatu: The Vampyre (Original Soundtrack) - Popol Vuh : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  2. ^ Nosferatu: The Vampyre [Original Soundtrack] - Popol Vuh | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
  3. ^ "Popol Vuh - on the Way to a Little Way (Soundtracks from "Nosferatu")". Discogs. 1978.