In the Nursery delivers score for Basil Copper’s ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’
In the Nursery delivers score for Basil Copper's 'The Fall of the House of Usher'
Fresh news from In The Nursery as they have delivered a score for Basil Copper’s 1950s film adaptation of “The Fall of the House of Usher” (from the story by Edgar Allan Poe).
Basil Copper was a prolific writer, best known for his horror and detective fiction. His film adaptation of “The Fall of the House of Usher” was created in the 1950s and was a passion project. But it remained a personal project, unseen by the public until its discovery in a film can in Basil’s study following his death in 2013.
This version has now been professionally transferred to digital format and features a music score by In the Nursery (ITN), as originally intended by Copper. The edited version on this DVD runs for around twenty-six minutes.
ITN adapted their score for Copper’s alternative film version of the classic story noting the similarities in pace and style between Copper’s film and Jean Epstein’s 1928 adaptation, attributing this to the influence of Edgar Allan Poe’s storytelling.
The DVD, featuring ITN’s adapted score, will be included in a slipcased hardcover collection limited to 100 numbered and signed copies. ITN will also have a limited number of DVDs for sale upon release in August.
As for the hardcover book itself, after Basil Copper’s death in 2013, additional papers and manuscripts were discovered. This newly found material has been incorporated into the revised edition. The book now includes the most comprehensive working bibliography of Copper’s work, rare articles on subjects ranging from Arkham House creator August Derleth to a brief history of Count Dracula, numerous short story fragments and ideas, and a complete television script based on M.R. James’ classic horror story “Count Magnus”.
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