The count with a penchant for sucking blood, like all the good horror villains who have followed in his footsteps, refuses to stay dead. “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror,” F.W.
Murnau’s celebrated silent-era vampire film, has been given new life for the 21st century: It’s returning to theaters this fall with its orchestral classical score replaced by Radiohead’s dense and moody albums “Kid A” and “Amnesiac.” Few people have actually heard the original Hans Erdmann score since much of it was lost; later shows either built off what remained or created new orchestral scores . The original movie, an unauthorized 1922 “Dracula” adaptation now in the public domain, has inspired filmmakers for more than a century, including Werner Herzog’s 1979 “Nosferatu the Vampyre,” E.
Elias Merhige’s 2000 “Shadow of the Vampire” with Willem Dafoe and Robert Eggers’ upcoming “Nosferatu.” The revamped version, dubbed “Nosferatu X Radiohead,” marks the debut of “Silents Synced,” a series that marries classic silent films with alternative rock: “Nosferatu” will be followed by Buster Keaton’s “Sherlock Jr.” to the tunes of REM’s “Monster” and “New Adventures in Hi Fi” and other films featuring the music of Pearl Jam, They Might Be Giants, the Pixies and Amon Tobin.
(The Buster Keaton film will be preceded by a Charlie Chaplin short backed by music from Girls Against Boys.) “Silents Synced” has its world premiere Saturday at Ameri.