On the anniversary of the birth of Franz Liszt – and with Halloween right around the corner – some altruistic chap took the time and effort to compile all the classical music adapted for use in “The Black Cat” (1934), with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi.

Liszt’s music frequently turns up in those pre-code horror movies. Why was he considered so spooky? Was it because of his “Mephisto Waltzes?” His “Totentanz?” His “Faust Symphony?” More than likely it was because he was in the public domain.

Liszt features prominently in “The Black Cat”s underscore, with an orchestration of his Piano Sonata in B minor, the orchestral version of his “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3,” the symphonic poem “Tasso: Lament and Triumph,” and of course “Les Preludes.”

The Liszt goes on. You can Liszt-en to it here:

There’s even Liszt in this “faux” trailer (and Bach and Schubert and near-Tchaikovsky too):