Sound Of Cinema - 476. Bernard Herrmann

SOUND OF CINEMA - 476. BERNARD HERRMANN (320lbs-m4a/135mb/59mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 30th August 2025

Matthew Sweet on the music of Bernard Herrmann - his work with Alfred Hitchcock on Marnie, with Orson Welles on Citizen Kane, and with François Truffaut on The Bride Wore Black. And there's more Herrmann in the Classic Thriller Soundtracks Prom on 4 September at 7.30, with music from Vertigo, Psycho, North by Northwest and Taxi Driver.

Bernard Herrmann - Vertigo (1958) - Vertigo (Suite) [Varèse Sarabande]
Bernard Herrmann - The Devil And Daniel Webster (1941) - Mr. Scratch [New York Philharmonic]
Bernard Herrmann - Citizen Kane (1941) - Prelude: Xanadu - Snow Picture [RCA Red Seal]
Bernard Herrmann - Citizen Kane (1941) - Aria From Salammbo [RCA Red Seal]
Bernard Herrmann - Jane Eyre (1943) - The Fire [Hollywood]
Bernard Herrmann - Jane Eyre (1943) - Jane's Return [Hollywood]
Bernard Herrmann - Marnie (1964) - Suite: I. Prelude [Sony Classical]
Esa‐Pekka Salonen & Los Angeles Philharmonic - Fahrenheit 451 (1966) - Suite For Strings, Harps, And Percussion: Flowers Of Fire [Sony Classical]
Esa‐Pekka Salonen & Los Angeles Philharmonic - Fahrenheit 451 (1966) - Suite For Strings, Harps, And Percussion: Fire Engine [Sony Classical]
Esa‐Pekka Salonen & Los Angeles Philharmonic - Fahrenheit 451 (1966) - Suite For Strings, Harps, And Percussion: The Bedroom [Sony Classical]
Esa‐Pekka Salonen & Los Angeles Philharmonic - Fahrenheit 451 (1966) - Suite For Strings, Harps, And Percussion: The Reading [Sony Classical]
Bernard Herrmann - The Bride Wore Black (1968) - The Wedding [Quartet]
Bernard Herrmann - Obsession (1976) - Valse lente [Decca Music Group Ltd.]
Bernard Herrmann - Obsession (1976) - Kidnap [Decca Music Group Ltd.]
Bernard Herrmann - The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) - Prelude - Outer Space - Radar [Classic Soundtracks]
Bernard Herrmann - The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) - Klaatu [Classic Soundtracks]
Bernard Herrmann - The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) - GORT - The Visor - The Telescope [Classic Soundtracks]
Bernard Herrmann - Journey To The Center Of The Earth (1959) - Underworld Ocean - The Dimetroden's Attack [Varèse Sarabande]
Jess Gillam - This Classical Life (2019) - Theme - Brazileira (Scaramouche)