http://www.freshhorror.com ~ LOOKING AT SCARY MOVIES IN A NEW WAY ~ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:41:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://www.freshhorror.com/why-was-music-from-tchaikovskys-swan-lake-used-during-the-beginning-of-certain-old-monster-movies/ http://www.freshhorror.com/why-was-music-from-tchaikovskys-swan-lake-used-during-the-beginning-of-certain-old-monster-movies/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:05:47 +0000 Horror Reviews http://www.freshhorror.com/why-was-music-from-tchaikovskys-swan-lake-used-during-the-beginning-of-certain-old-monster-movies/ During the opening credits of 1930’s horror films like “Dracula” and “The Mummy”, a selection from Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” was used. Why that particular piece? I can understand why Bach’s “Toccata & Fugue” was used for the 1930’s version of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”. It’s a pretty commanding piece and sounds a bit preachy. But a bit of ballet music for a horror film? Why hadn’t anyone written music for these films as had been done for others during as well as before that time?

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