Bernard Herrmann was an American composer and conductor.
Born June 29th, 1911, New York, USA.
Died December 24th, 1975, Los Angeles, USA.
Recognized for his original film scores, many of which were for the films of Alfred Hitchcock. These include Psycho, North By Northwest, Vertigo, The Trouble with Harry and Marnie. Other major scores include Taxi Driver, Citizen Kane, Jane Eyre, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Jason and the Argonauts, and Mysterious Island. He has remained un-credited for decades for the well-known Suspense radio show theme aka The Wailing Theme which was originally composed by Herrmann for the radio drama series that was broadcast on CBS Radio from 1942 through 1962. The iconic intro and outro to The Twilight Zone is also his. He passed away the day that he finished the score for Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver.
The Vertigo soundtrack is performed by an uncredited orchestra conducted by Muir Matheson. In addition to this, music from other Hitchcock films is included – see tracklist.
European import.
Tracklisting:
| A1 | Vertigo Prelude And Rooftop | |
| A2 | Madeleine And Carlotta’s Portrait | |
| A3 | The Beach | |
| A4 | Farewell And The Tower | |
| A5 | The Nightmare And Dawn | |
| B1 | Love Music | |
| B2 | The Neckless And The Return And Finale | |
| Bonus Tracks – Original Soundtrack Recordings From Alfred Hitchcock Productions | ||
| B3 | Theme from Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV series (Funeral March of a Marionette)
Composed By – Charles Gounod |
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| B4 | Theme From Dial M For Murder
Composed By – Dimitri Tiomkin |
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| B5 | Mouvements Perpetuels From Rope
Composed By – Francis Poulenc |
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| B6 | Theme From The Trouble With Harry
Composed By – Bernard Herrmann |
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| B7 | Juke Box #6 From Rear Window
Composed By – Franz Waxman |
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| B8 | Prologue, Duet For Four Feet From Strangers on a Train (Dimitri Tiomkin) |
