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Herrmann / Hitchcock: A Partnership In Terror (Film Score Anthology) [Soundtrack]
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Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann make one of the great director- composer collaborations, but Herrmann's scores for such films as Vertigo and North by Northwest are among the greatest music ever written for the screen. From the ecstatic longing of Vertigo's "Scene D'Amour" to the infamous shrieking violins in Psycho, Herrmann's music here reveals him to be a composer of the first rank. Other unforgettable moments: the headlong "Overture" to North by Northwest and the brooding "Prelude" from Marnie. Herrmann's unusual instrumentation, off-kilter rhythms, and dark, tortured melodies create a world in which safety is a sad, distant illusion and sudden terror lies behind the commonplace. Almost every track here can stand on its own, but when added to Hitchcock's masterpieces of suspense, the results are sheer genius. --Heidi MacDonald
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Herrmann / Hitchcock: A Partnership In Terror (Film Score Anthology)
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ASIN: B000004BR9 Release Date: 1996-07-23 |
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Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann make one of the great director- composer collaborations, but Herrmann's scores for such films as Vertigo and North by Northwest are among the greatest music ever written for the screen. From the ecstatic longing of Vertigo's "Scene D'Amour" to the infamous shrieking violins in Psycho, Herrmann's music here reveals him to be a composer of the first rank. Other unforgettable moments: the headlong "Overture" to North by Northwest and the brooding "Prelude" from Marnie. Herrmann's unusual instrumentation, off-kilter rhythms, and dark, tortured melodies create a world in which safety is a sad, distant illusion and sudden terror lies behind the commonplace. Almost every track here can stand on its own, but when added to Hitchcock's masterpieces of suspense, the results are sheer genius. --Heidi MacDonaldCustomer Reviews:
The Best Hitchcock/Herrmann collection so far!.......2002-11-27
I must say there are one or two small things that annoy me about this collection.... the first is the change in key from minor to major for the stinger end to the theme from "North By Northwest"..."The Wild Ride". But, as I have heard it on other CDs by other artists, I will not split hairs.
Second, the tantalizing taste of Torn Curtain. I would have liked more... of most of these movies....
This CD almost has it all.... the trouble with Harry...Vertigo... Psycho... Marnie...North by Northwest..Torn Curtain.. It's great!
Look at the price. Can't you afford this minimal investment to hear Herrmann as he was meant to be heard! So buy it already!
PS: I might also warn you away from another collection. The LA Symphony re-recording of Salosan (sp?) is by no means as good. But it may have one or two more themes that you haven't heard elsewhere. But I absolutely detest the speeded up version of the North By Northwest theme...TOO FAST..and that damn stinger end. But that is another review....
Nice Collection of Hitch's musical themes: Bernard Herrman.......2002-10-18
It represents a nice cross-section of Bernard Herrman's amazing work, though not always the original recording. I noticed this most in the arrangement of the theme from North by Northwest... which doesn't disappoint, but somehow lacks the punch of the original. (Perhaps it was the miking technique, or the distance from the microphone in THIS orchestra??) And I must say, I detest the sudden change in key from minor to major at the end of the piece for the stinger end that was added to the piece. It doesn't ring true. But, it does certainly make this performance original!
I would recommend this CD to anyone who can find a copy. Unless you are a purist and have incredible knowledge and high standards, you will not be disappointed. I wasn't. And now, I have three CDs similar to this one!
disappointed...........2002-05-01
"excellent sampler of genius vs genius---Herrmann/Hitchcock".......2001-12-06
Let's look at some we remember as if it were yesterday ~ "THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY"(1955)---"THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH"(1956)---"VERTIGO"(1958)---"NORTH BY NORTHWEST"(1959)---"PSYCO"(1960) suspense and horror, they both re-wrote the "Entertainment Industry Guidelines" that year---"THE BIRDS"(1963)---"MARNIE"(1964)---"TORN CURTAIN"(1965), this was the end of an era, closing the book on a partnership in terror.
Of course the stand outs ~ "VERTIGO", featuring Jimmy Stewart and the beautiful Kim Novak, the dream-like opening, as if spinning out of a state of being, Herrmann captures the essence perfectly, so haunting and simply unforgettable---"NORTH BY NORTHWEST", only Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint could keep the audience entertained, but it was Herrmann's score that kept them on the edge of their seat...repetition of tiny musical fragments, you hear running through the entire score, a masterpiece within film, highlighted by our composers very nature, that cinema needs music.
Total Time: 45:37 on 12 Tracks ~ Silva Screen Records 5005 ~ (1996)
Choice collection of Bernard Hermann classics.......2000-08-17
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