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9 Favorite Scores of Bernard Herrmann
I have been diving deep into the works of Bernard Herrmann the last few weeks while researching his opera, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, for my upcoming “Gold Rush” column at Film Score Monthly Online. So who better to
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Herrmann On the Mount
Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann. Two great tastes that taste great together. Along with Prokofiev and Eisenstein and Steven Spielberg and John Williams, H&H constitute one of the most successful composer/director collaborations in film history.
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Sell Crazy Someplace Else, We’re All Stocked Up Here
Apparently bidders at Bonhams auction house earlier this week agreed with Jack Nicholson’s Mevil Udall from 1997′s As Good As It Gets. Bernard Herrmann’s 20-page autographed score from Psycho failed to sell for the
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Psycho For Sale
No, it’s not me. The Associated Press has reported that a 20-page autographed manuscript of Bernard Herrmann’s classic 1960 score to Psycho is to be auctioned off through Bonhams in London. The manuscript is
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Film Music: To Be or Not To Be
Like children, should film music be “seen and not heard”? Many people denigrate film music, saying it takes them out of the experience of watching the film. And yet, these same folks will go
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