Bram Stoker's Dracula - 12 Piano Pieces

Music by Wojciech Kilar
Arranged by Piano Palt
Master director Francis Ford Coppola's (1992) take on the tale of dreaded Count Dracula is in my eyes not really a horror movie, but an epic love story.
In medieval Transylvania the count returns from a victory against the Turks to find that his beloved wife Elisabeta has committed suicide after his enemies falsely reported his death. The priest proceeds to tell him that his wife's soul is damned to Hell for committing suicide. Enraged, Dracula desecrates the chapel and renounces God, declaring that he will rise from the grave to avenge Elisabeta with all the powers of darkness. Centuries later, in London, Prince Vlad (Dracula) discovers Mina, he recognises her as the reincarnation of his beloved. He speaks to her:
"I have crossed oceans of time to find you"
And in the end it is she who redeems him with her love, and frees him from his existence in darkness.
I've come back to this score time and time again, and now I've decided it's my all time number one film score. Wojciech Kilar's music perfectly captures the atmosphere of this haunting, dark, beautiful and tragic love story. From the beginning, and through the whole score, the key of A minor resounds relentlessly (Kilar's favorite key), and nowhere in music is the lowest key on the keyboard (A) hit so many times. Only at the very end (Love Eternal) does it give way for an etheral A major.

[@pianopalt8702]

The Beginning 0:10
The Journey 3:19
Lucy's Party 6:51
The Brides 10:07
Love Remembered 15:36
Rules Cafe Waltz 20:12
The Letter 21:39
The Hunt Builds 23:35
Lucy's Lullaby 26:31
The Stake 27:22
Mina / Dracula 28:05
Love Eternal 33:29

[@jacknapier1562]

Hermosa interpretación, lo felicito sinceramente. Drácula de Wojciech Kilar, es una de las bandas sonoras más hermosas de la historia del cine. Nunca entenderé como los propios productores de la película se negaron a incluirla entre las candidatas a participar como mejor banda sonora en la entrega de los premios Oscar. Una decisión muy extraña y que aun nadie explica.

[@lucaludca5997]

I love it, I like listening to you when I study. Good job

[@pianopalt8702]

Thanks for watching! But don't you get a little distracted from your studies upon reaching i.e. The Stake (27.22)? :)

[@freebee8221]

I have crossed the ocean of time to find you

[@Joemurphy123]

Really good!! Love the soundtrack myself.

[@pianopalt8702]

Yes, the original soundtrack is mesmerizing. Kilar's masterpiece. Thanks for watching!

[@marcidee869]

Absolut fantastic 😊 I Love 💕 the movie 🎥 and the music 🎶 it is a masterpiece of music and play wonderful 😊

[@pianopalt8702]

Thank you so much! It's my all time favourite score too, mesmerising both to arrange and play. Beautiful, dark and unforgettable.

[@odysseaspapantonakos9461]

Incredible cover and excellent choice of soundtrack!

[@pianopalt8702]

It's my favourite soundtrack of all time. Thank you for watching!

[@odysseaspapantonakos9461]

@@pianopalt8702 mine too! This is the best piano cover of it in all TH-cam! You deserve more views!

[@lucyadair6212]

This is amazing!!!!!!❤❤❤
How long did it take you to learn how to play these songs?
Do you this by ear or from sheet music? Are you classically trained?
Do you have any sheet music for this?
Also do you have any advice for someone who wants to play by ear/arrange? I don't know how people do it lol but I find it truly amazing.
This just sounds so beautiful!!!!

[@pianopalt8702]

Thank you so much for your kind words! This channel is a hobby of mine and as much as I enjoy writing and playing the music, being in touch with film music lovers around the world is even more inspiring. I've done almost all my arrangements by ear, and this has actually been the my main way of learning music ever since I was a child - listening to something, and then running to the piano to try to find out how to play it. I remember Gabriel Yared, the great score composer, once said he learned this way too. If you'd like to try, start with something simple, try to figure out the melody, then the bassline, and then the harmonies (and voicings, but that's more difficult sometimes).
Yes, I'm classically trained, I have a piano degree from the conservatory, but that came late in life, I was 35 when I graduated.
The Dracula score is my favorite of all time, and for me it's Wojciech Kilar's masterpiece. I think I spent about half a year with it, listening, arranging, playing and recording. A friend of mine came across the Mina/Dracula score (hand written from the composer!), so this piece I didn't do by ear (that would have been difficult, it has really complex harmonies).
If you look in the description for the single pieces (there's a separate video for each of the 12 pieces), you'll find a link to the sheet music. If that doesn't work out, send me an email pianopalt@gmail. and I'll send you the sheets.
Thank you again for listening and for leaving an inspiring comment!

[@lucyadair6212]

@@pianopalt8702 Sent you an email! Thank you!!!!