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)

Sound Of Cinema - 229. Hitch And Herrmann

SOUND OF CINEMA - 229. HITCH AND HERRMANN (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 19th January 2019

Matthew Sweet examines the Alfred Hitchcock/Bernard Herrmann artistic collaboration through the music for their films, including North By Northwest, Psycho, Marnie, and Vertigo.

The programme marks the BBC's Icons Season. Alfred Hitchcock features among the short list of Icons in the "Artists and Writers" category in BBC TWO's venture to discover the 20th Century's most important and influential figure. Further details can be found on the "BBC Icons" website.

Jeremiah Bornfield - Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) - Etheric Bath [Postsound]
Nitin Sawhney - The Lodger (1927): Titles [Network]
Louis Levy - The Lady Vanishes (1938) - Prelude [Silva Screen]
Bernard Herrmann - The Trouble With Harry (1955) - Overture, Autumn [Varese Sarabande]
Arthur Benjamin - The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Storm Clouds Cantata [Toccata Classics]
Bernard Herrmann - The Wrong Man (1956) - Prelude
Bernard Herrmann - Vertigo (1958) - Prelude And Rooftop [Varese Sarabande]
Bernard Herrmann - Vertigo (1958) - Carlotta's Portrait, Scene D'Amour [Varese Sarabande]
Bernard Herrmann - North By Northwest (1959) - Overture [Sony]
Bernard Herrmann - Psycho (1960) - Shower Scene [Sony]
Bernard Herrmann - The Birds (1963) - Suite [Sinetone]
Bernard Herrmann - Marnie (1964) - Prelude, Marnie [Varese Sarabande]
Charles‐François Gounod - Alfred Hitchcock Theme - Funeral March For A Marionette [Not Now Music]
Bernard Herrmann - Torn Curtain (1966) - Prelude [Varese Sarabande]
John Addison - Torn Curtain (1966) - Prelude, End Credits [Decca]
Bernard Herrmann - Twisted Nerve (1968) - The Twisted Nerve - Jazz [Kritzerland]
Bernard Herrmann - Psycho (1960) - Prelude [Sony]