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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. \u2013 The lights went down inside The Grand Halle.<\/p>\n
\u201cNosferatu: A Symphony of Horror,\u201d a black-and-white silent movie, flickered on the screen. Pittsburgh pianist Tom Roberts started playing the 300-page original score he composed for the film on its 100th anniversary in 2022.<\/p>\n
And, for one night, audience members were transported from modern-day Johnstown back to 19th-century Transylvania for a story involving Count Orlok, a grotesque vampire.<\/p>\n
Nosferatu<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh composer Tom Roberts introduces the silent film \u201cNosferatu: A Symphony of Horror\u201d at The Grand Halle in Johnstown on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201c \u2018Nosferatu\u2019 is no longer scary,\u201d Roberts said during his introduction. \u201cIt\u2019s not scary. We have been so desensitized by things that we see every day on that stupid phone, things we see on anti-social media. We have been desensitized. This film is no longer terrifying for us. So perhaps what we should do is we should watch this with the eyes that people had in 1922.\u201d<\/p>\n
The movie, directed by German filmmaker F. W. Murnau, was an unauthorized adaptation of author Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel \u201cDracula.\u201d<\/p>\n
The original score was a compilation of traditional classical orchestra pieces, according to Roberts. For his new score, Roberts created music that was \u201cinspired by the aura\u201d of German and Austrian composers Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn and Ludwig van Beethoven.<\/p>\n
Nosferatu<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh composer Tom Roberts plays the piano during a showing of the silent film \u201cNosferatu: A Symphony of Horror\u201d at The Grand Halle in Johnstown on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.<\/p>\n
Dozens of people attended the viewing.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst of all, I\u2019ve heard about it forever,\u201d Anita Lorek, from Salix, said. \u201cI\u2019ve never seen it. I like vampire movies. It\u2019s an historical thing. Then, of course, with the pianist, we\u2019ve heard a lot about him, and his capabilities and how great he is. Him putting a score to this sounded very interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kim Rauch, a Grand Halle board member, said the movie was shown at this time to be part of the Halloween season.<\/p>\n
Nosferatu<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh composer Tom Roberts plays the piano during a showing of the silent film \u201cNosferatu: A Symphony of Horror\u201d at The Grand Halle in Johnstown on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a great film,\u201d Rauch said. \u201cI have a strong interest in silent film and all kinds of film. I teach music and film at UPJ (University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown). Any time there\u2019s an opportunity to do something awesome like this here, we do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rauch added: \u201cI think part of our mission here is to try to culturally reach various audiences and we find music events really work well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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