My own personal favorite @bernardherrmann.bsky.social score is from what also happens to be my favorite episode of The Twilight Zone — "Walking Distance." I listen to it every year, and i t chokes me up every time. youtu.be/oH2gbhJl-CY

"Walking Distance" [Bernard Herrmann]

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Benjamin Dreyer@bcdreyer.social · last mo.

For @bernardherrmann.bsky.social's birthday, my 5 favorite Herrmann scores: 5. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 4. Vertigo 3. Psycho 2. The Day the Earth Stood Still 1. Journey to the Center of the Earth Good lord, that was difficult.

For @bernardherrmann.bsky.social's birthday, my 5 favorite Herrmann scores: 5. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 4. Vertigo 3. Psycho 2. The Day the Earth Stood Still 1. Journey to the Center of the Earth Good lord, that was difficult.

Maestro Bernard Herrmann June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975 “The camera can only do so much; the actors and the direction can only do so much. But the music can tell you what people are thinking and feeling… that is the real function of music.“ –Herrmann on film music, Oct. 1973

Bernard Herrmann’s father, Abraham, outside of his office in 1915. Abraham worked as an optometrist in New York City.

Composer Bernard Herrmann and director William Dieterle review the score for ALL THAT MONEY CAN BUY, or: THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER (1941). Bernard Herrmann earned his first and only Academy Award for his original score for the film.

Hitchcock x Burks x Herrmann The director, the eye, the ear. From the dizzying heights of VERTIGO (1958) to the psychological fractures of MARNIE (1964), this trio redefined modern cinema. A decade of suspense, vivid imagery and beautiful, yet haunting music.

Cover art for Mercury Records’ 1977 LP release of Bernard Herrmann’s score for VERTIGO (1958). Conducted by Muir Mathieson and performed by the Sinfonia of London.

Cover of François Truffaut’s shooting script for the 1966 film adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451.

Cover art for the vinyl release of Bernard Herrmann's score for Brian De Palma's SISTERS (1973).

Behind the scenes of Martin Scorsese’s CAPE FEAR (1991). Elmer Bernstein was hired to arrange, adapt & conduct Bernard Herrmann’s original score from the 1962 film for the remake. Bernstein also integrated unused cues that Herrmann had originally composed for Alfred Hitchcock’s film TORN CURTAIN.

Italian poster for A HATFUL OF RAIN (1957), directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Eva Marie Saint, Don Murray, and Anthony Franciosa. The film's score was composed by Bernard Herrmann, who conducted 18 scores for Fox from 1943 to 1962. 🎨 Poster art by Ezio Tarantelli.

Saul Bass’s storyboards for the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO (1960). “I liked its purity. I must say, when I saw the thing in the theater, it really scared the hell out of me and apparently everybody else.” –Saul Bass on PSYCHO

Cover art for the 1977 vinyl release of Bernard Herrmann’s unused score for Alfred Hitchcock’s TORN CURTAIN (1966). The music for this album was performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Herrmann’s friend and colleague, Elmer Bernstein.

Kim Novak photographed on location in San Francisco for Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO (1958).

Cybill Shepherd and director Martin Scorsese filming TAXI DRIVER (1976) on location in New York City.

Decca’s 1971 release of “Music From Great Film Classics,” featuring the Bernard Herrmann’s portrait on the album cover. Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra (@lporchestra.bsky.social), with music from CITIZEN KANE, JANE EYRE, THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO & JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS.

From his final film... priceless.

A Reluctant Hero / Betsy / End Credits

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Happy National Film Score Day! 🎬🎶 Bernard Herrmann's legendary scores continue to thrill audiences. From CITIZEN KANE to NORTH BY NORTHWEST to TAXI DRIVER, which Herrmann score is your go-to? 🎼👇 #nationalfilmscoreday

WHITE WITCH DOCTOR (1953). Music by Bernard Herrmann...My research materials & hand-copies...

A Polish poster for The Birds in my office.

Bernard Herrmann Archive@bernardherrmann.bsky.social · 4mo ago

On March 28, 1963, Hitchcock’s "The Birds" hit U.S. theaters. On a $3.3M budget, it grossed $11.4M domestically. It features no musical score; Bernard Herrmann supervised a pioneering electronic soundscape using the Mixtur-Trautonium to create synthesized bird effects. 🎬🐦‍⬛

On March 28, 1963, Hitchcock’s "The Birds" hit U.S. theaters. On a $3.3M budget, it grossed $11.4M domestically. It features no musical score; Bernard Herrmann supervised a pioneering electronic soundscape using the Mixtur-Trautonium to create synthesized bird effects. 🎬🐦‍⬛

Tippi Hedren photographed for THE BIRDS (1963) by Philippe Halsman.

Eva Marie Saint and Martin Landau in Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" (1959).

Bernard Herrmann won his first and only Academy Award for composing the score for William Dieterle’s ALL THAT MONEY CAN BUY (1941). 📸 #1: Herrmann & Mary Astor at the 1942 Academy Awards 📸 #2: The Oscar today, shown to us by his daughter Dorothy Herrmann during a 2016 interview in New York City

Cover art for Decca’s 1977 Phase 4 LP release of “Bernard Herrmann Conducts.” Music performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Track listing: • Finlandia - Jean Sibelius •The Sorcerer’s Apprentice - Paul Dukas •Samson & Delilah: Bacchanale - Camille Saint-Saëns •Les Preludes - Franz Liszt

youtu.be/udBaBobGKEU "The Checkbook" featuring both Diane Baker in the scene and Bernard Herrmann's atmospheric music!

"The Checkbook" [Marnie] Bernard Herrmann

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Happy Birthday to Diane Baker, born on this day in 1938! Shown here on the set of MARNIE (1964), a film that marked the conclusion of Alfred Hitchcock’s work with Robert Burks (died in 1968), George Tomasini (died in late 1964) and composer Bernard Herrmann, who was notably fired from TORN CURTAIN.