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Dracula, Frankenstein, The mummy, the invisible man, the wolf man, the Phantom of the Opera and

more.

Universal pictures created some memorable monsters almost a century ago. And by examining their creation, we can

also examine the evolution of movie music. This is the soundtrack show. The Oh, Welcome back to the soundtrack show. I'm your host David W Collins and on this

episode we're going to take in the thrills and chills of the music of

classic monsters from Universal Studios, including Dracula, Frankenstein,

The Wolfman, and more.

Starting in the early 1930s, just a few short years after talkies went mainstream and the

silent movie era came to a close in 1927. Universal Studios discovered huge

success by shocking and delighting audiences with horror films.

By taking a listen to them, we can track the progression of film music from the early talky days into its full maturity

over just a few years. And what we will hear today will fill us with ghoulish delight. But first some history. Universal Studios was founded

in 1912 by German-born Carl Lemley, who came to America in 1884 and started a moving picture company in

Chicago in 1906 realizing that this was an amazing exciting business to be a

part of. He was a pioneer in many ways and is credited by some

for really coming up with the idea of a contained movie lot where you could achieve all aspects

of a movie's production. He created Universal Studios in the same

location that it sits today and produced classic silent films such as The

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