I worked closely with Damian Volpe, who is one of the main sound designers. Essentially we tried to isolate what was most important. Rob wanted a lot of music for this film to be big and in your face. I also knew Rob wanted a lot of sound design, especially in like, a lot of the Orlok scenes. When we’re in the castle things need to suddenly start to feel otherworldly and kind of like off. You wanna make sure that those two things are in harmony and they’re not clashing or competing.
There’s only so much that you can do with the weight of, for instance, Orlok’s cloak, which was all fur-lined and it’s massive. It’s a massive costume piece. We devised a harness that went next to Bill’s body, came out through his inner clothing, and clipped onto the cloak, and it meant that we could do a quick release, and get it off him because his prosthetic makeup was very hot for him. Then you add all the costuming onto it and the hat and everything else and the poor guy was just boiling.
Which film is poised to make the holidays better? Robert Eggers’ remake of Nosferatu, which he spent years trying to get off the ground. Finally, the filmmaker behind The Lighthouse and The Northman got the green-light and assembled a terrific cast, including Bill Skarsgård, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, and Willem Dafoe. Check out the latest Nosferatu trailer, teasing the December release date.