Nosferatu (Popol Vuh album)

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.

Nosferatu
Soundtrack album by Popol Vuh
Released	1978 (1978)
Recorded	1978
Genre	Krautrock new age
Length	45:06
Label	Brain Records
Producer	Gerhard Augustin
Popol Vuh chronology
Brüder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts (1978) Nosferatu (1978) Die Nacht der Seele (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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

• Florian Fricke – piano, Moog synthesizer
• Daniel Fichelscher – E-guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion

Guest musicians

• Robert Eliscu – oboe
• Alois Gromer – sitar
• Ted de Jong – tamboura
• A chorus from Munich

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.

External links

• Nosferatu at Discogs (list of releases)
• http://www.furious.com/perfect/populvuh.html (Comprehensive article & review of every album, in English)
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080119184752/http://www.enricobassi.it/popvuhdiscografia70.htm (featuring the original credits)
• http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/nosferat.htm