Oh and to reply to musicman, the idea was to give it an old school epic feeling, but the actual content of the movie has taken more of a life of its own since then. One of the biggest inspirations for me has been Metropolis by Fritz Lang as far as look and music. the 1930's Dracula and Philip Glass' music for it have also been a big inspiration. So it feels almost like a dark epic similar to those films, but obviously it isn't silent. It's familiar in its classic stylings, but with a completely original feel.