Nosferatu (Popol Vuh album)  

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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 on Egg. 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.

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