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Bernard Herrmann


Birth name: Maximillian Herman
Birth: 29 June 1911
Died: 24 December 1975
Nationality: American

Career / Biography

Bernard Herrmann was a composer known for his film scores, particularly the ones in collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock. In Citizen Kane there is his use of short musical sequences whilst in Psycho there is a score played only on strings but in the shower scene there is dramatic change in the musical emphasis.

Music

Psycho (1998)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Marnie (1966)
Jason And The Argonaughts (1963)
Tender Is The Night (1962)
Mysterious Island (1961)
Psycho (1960)
Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (1959)
North By Northwest (1959)
Vertigo (1958)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Trouble With Harry (1955)
The Kentuckian (1955)
The Snows Of Kilimanjaro (1952)
The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Ghost And Mrs Muir (1947)
Jane Eyre (1943)
Citizen Kane (1941)


Oscars

Nomnation - Obsession (1976)
Nomnation - Taxi Driver (1976)
Nomnation - Anna And The King Of Siam (1946)
Won - All That Money Can Buy (1941)
Nomnation - Citizen Caine (1941)