Today we unveil the next film score in our series, the mysterious and romantic score to Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 classic, Vertigo. This week we begin by celebrating composer Bernard Herrmann, who in addition to being Hitchcock's long-standing musical collaborator is one of the most important and influential names in the landscape of film music. We examine some of the many musical traits that embody Herrmann's stellar output and contextualize this month's seminal score in the process. Join us as we dive into cinema's other great master of suspense!

Listen to episode 2m1 Vertigo: The Harmony of Herrmann

Citizen Kane - Bernard Herrmann - 1941 - RKO Pictures (Orson Welles, dir,)

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - B. Herrmann -1947 -20th Century Fox (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, dir.)

The Day the Earth Stood Still - B. Herrmann - 1951 - 20th Century Fox (Robert Wise, dir.)

North By Northwest - B. Herrmann - 1959 - MGM (Alfred Hitchcock, dir.)

Cape Fear - B. Herrmann - 1962 - Universal Pictures (J. Lee Thompson, dir.)

Marnie - B. Herrmann - 1964 - Universal Pictures (Alfred Hitchcock, dir.)

Psycho - B. Herrmann - 1960 - Paramount Pictures (Alfred Hitchcock, dir.)

Vertigo - B. Herrmann - 1958 - Paramount/Universal (Alfred Hitchcock, dir.)

Twisted Nerve - Herrmann - 1968 - National General Pictures (Roy Boulting, dir.)

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