Franz Waxman's score for James Whale's The Bride of Frankenstein is as iconic as the movie itself. It has a weird and haunting quality to it with its three distinctive themes: one for the Monster; one for the Bride; and another for Pretorius. With only a modest twenty two piece orchestra , the score was recorded in a single nine hour session. Universal recycled many elements of the music in other productions over the years, most notably in Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars. This has led to it becoming an accepted part of popular culture and synonymous with spooky castles and baroque electrical equipment. It has aged remarkably well over the years and is still very evocative.