Feb. 24th, 2020

calliopes_pen: (oraclegreen Maggie Barnabas)
Bob Cobert passed away on February 19th, at the age of 95, as a result of pneumonia. May he rest in peace. I heard about this earlier via Shadowgram, but have yet to find a news article that mentions it; if I do, shall edit one in.

For fans of the original Dark Shadows, he was a composer of the music (including Quentin's Theme and Shadows Of The Night). Along with the original series, he composed the scores for House of Dark Shadows (1970), Night of Dark Shadows (1971), and the short-lived 90’s revival series.

As a result of his association with Dan Curtis, his work popped up in many places, including (but not limited to) these: The Strange Case of Dr. Jeykll & Mr. Hyde (1968, the Jack Palance version), Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon (1969), The Night Stalker (1972), The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973), The Norliss Tapes (1973), Frankenstein (1973, Bo Svenson version), Dracula (1974, the Jack Palance version) The Turn of the Screw (1974), Trilogy of Terror (1975), and Burnt Offerings (1976).

I suspect I'll be rewatching the Palance Dracula or The Turn of the Screw later, as I have that on a DVD set. I know I've got House of Dark Shadows somewhere on the external hard drive, too.

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