Bernard Herrmann Archive

Bernard Herrmann (back, right) conducting in a rehearsal of Orson Welles’ THE WAR OF THE WORLDS radio adaptation, which aired Oct. 30, 1938.

Bernard Herrmann (back, right) conducting in a rehearsal of Orson Welles’ THE WAR OF THE WORLDS radio adaptation, which aired Oct. 30, 1938.

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Cover art for Decca’s 1976 Phase 4 LP release of “Bernard Herrmann Conducts Psycho And Other Film Scores.”

Cover art for Decca’s 1976 Phase 4 LP release of “Bernard Herrmann Conducts Psycho And Other Film Scores.”

Hayley Mills and Hywel Bennett photographed for Sidney Gilliat‘s ENDLESS NIGHT (1972),

Hayley Mills and Hywel Bennett photographed for Sidney Gilliat‘s ENDLESS NIGHT (1972), which was based on Agatha Christie’s 1967 novel.

The role of Harry was played by the uncredited Philip Truex.

Publicity still for Alfred Hitchcock’s THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (1955), featuring: Mildred Natwick, Edmund Gwenn, Jerry Mathers, Shirley MacLaine, John Forsythe and “Harry.”

Publicity still for Alfred Hitchcock’s THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (1955), featuring: Mildred Natwick, Edmund Gwenn, Jerry Mathers, Shirley MacLaine, John Forsythe and “Harry.”

Cover art for Varèse Sarabande's 1983 LP release of "The Twilight Zone: Volume 1." The album featured Bernard Herrmann's music for the episode "Walking Distance," along with additional music by Jerry Goldsmith, Franz Waxman, Nathan Van Cleave and Marius Constant.

Cover art for Varèse Sarabande's 1983 LP release of "The Twilight Zone: Volume 1." The album featured Bernard Herrmann's music for the episode "Walking Distance," along with additional music by Jerry Goldsmith, Franz Waxman, Nathan Van Cleave and Marius Constant.

Tippi Hedren photographed for THE BIRDS (1963).

Tippi Hedren photographed for THE BIRDS (1963).

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De Palma has a great way of mixing humor with the macabre!

Director Brian De Palma and Margot Kidder on the set of SISTERS (1973).

Director Brian De Palma and Margot Kidder on the set of SISTERS (1973).

Truly! So many great scores!

Composer Bernard Herrmann and director William Dieterle review the score for ALL THAT MONEY CAN BUY, or: THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER (1941).

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.

‘She wrote the best first line – and the most chilling stories’: Stephen King on the dark brilliance of Daphne du Maurier From Rebecca to The Birds and scores of creepy short stories, Du Maurier was queen of the uncanny, writes the US horror maestro

Stephen King on Daphne du Maurier.

Alfred Hitchcock (left) working with cinematographer Robert Burks, ASC (looking through a viewfinder) while filming THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (1955).

Alfred Hitchcock (left) working with cinematographer Robert Burks, ASC (looking through a viewfinder) while filming THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (1955). This film was Hitchcock’s first collaboration with composer Bernard Herrmann.

Each release includes a lavish, 24-page booklet featuring an exclusive essay by Herrmann’s official biographer, Steven C. Smith, which uncovers new aspects of the relationship between the composer and director Orson Welles.

The albums have been remixed and remastered by Chris Malone (@malonedigital.bsky.social) on Super Audio CD at 32-bit/96 kHz from high-resolution sources transferred in two-channel stereo.

Cover art for CITIZEN KANE

Cover art for THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS

Quartet Records (@quartetrecords.bsky.social), in collaboration with Fifth Continent Music Classics, presents remastered reissues of the acclaimed 1991 recordings of Bernard Herrmann’s CITIZEN KANE & THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS scores, conducted by Tony Bremner.

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1983 re-release poster for Alfred Hitchcock's THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (1955).

1983 re-release poster for Alfred Hitchcock's THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (1955).

Kim Novak photographed for Alfred Hitchcock’s VERTIGO (1958).

Kim Novak photographed for Alfred Hitchcock’s VERTIGO (1958).

Saul Bass’s storyboards for the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO (1960).

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

7 Treasured Film Scores (semi-random)

• Ennio Morricone, Days of Heaven
• @bernardherrmann.bsky.social, Journey to the Center of the Earth
• Thomas Newman, Road to Perdition
• Michael Gibbs, Housekeeping
• Nino Rota, Giulietta degli spiriti
• José Nieto, Passion in the Desert
• James Bernard, She

Author Ray Bradbury with Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann.

Author Ray Bradbury with his friends and colleagues Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann.

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Front cover art for Arista’s 1976 LP release of Bernard Herrmann's score for Martin Scorsese’s TAXI DRIVER.

Back cover art for Arista’s 1976 LP release of Bernard Herrmann's score for Martin Scorsese’s TAXI DRIVER.

Front and back cover art for Arista’s 1976 LP release of Bernard Herrmann's score for Martin Scorsese’s TAXI DRIVER.

Side 1: Composed by Bernard
Herrmann. Arranged & conducted by David Blume with Tom Scott on saxophone.

Side 2: Composed & conducted by Bernard Herrmann.

Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s TAXI DRIVER (1976).

Robert De Niro was born on this day in 1943, shown here in Martin Scorsese’s TAXI DRIVER (1976).

Chilling AF! Anthony Perkins take a bow. #Psycho #TCMParty

Bernard Herrmann’s handwritten “Prelude” from VERTIGO (1958).

Bernard Herrmann’s handwritten “Prelude” from VERTIGO (1958).

Hitchcock and Herrmann on the set of THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH in 1955.

Alfred Hitchcock was born on this day in 1899. Composer Bernard Herrmann and Hitchcock collaborated on eight films from 1955 to 1964, and also The Alfred Hitchcock Hour television program.

Photo: Hitchcock and Herrmann on the set of THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH in 1955.

Kim Novak in Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO (1958).

Kim Novak in Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO (1958).

Kim Novak in Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO (1958).

Kim Novak in Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO (1958).

Four costumes by designer Edith Head worn by Kim Novak in Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO (1958).