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Bernard Herrmann explores the work of a composer who created music for over 50 films and takes audiences behind the scenes in Hollywood to the mixing rooms and dubbing stages where music is put to picture. Best remembered for his twelve-year collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock in such classics as Vertigo, North By Northwest, and the unforgettable Psycho, Herrmann pioneered many fundamental techniques of film scoring in the course of his 35-year career.
Music For The Movies: Bernard Herrmann Reviews
Music For The Movies: Bernard Herrmann Reviews
| 28 of 28 people found the following review helpful  An excellent documentary about an excellent composer, By A Customer This review is from: Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann [VHS] (VHS Tape) Bernard Herrmann was an uncompromising composer of not only film music but also music for radio, concert hall, theatre and television. He was also a very respected conductor. This documentary focuses on his film music from the early 1940s to his death in 1975. While most music documentaries only focus on the subject's private life, this film successfully blends the art and the artist. You are shown leading musicians at the piano giving instruction in how Herrmann's pieces were built - eg. his use of parallel thirds, slight motifs, the 'Hitchcock' chord (a minor triad with major 7th), etc. The result is a very entertaining and informative documentary that relies on archival footage and interviews with Herrmann's friends and professional associates. There are also some very funny anacdotes, like Herrmann's fight with his violin teacher when a boy, his reaction to the music for Murder On The Orient Express, etc. Anyone with a true love for what music can be - an experimental,... Read more 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful Excellent Bio, By This review is from: Music For The Movies: Bernard Herrmann (DVD) This is a great biography of the Composer/Conductor Bernard Herrmann. He was one of those inovators particularly in the Hollywood Film Music scene and you hear about him from many of his contemporaries. What a character he was. Herrmann's known chiefly as the composer of choice for Hitchcock in the 50's and early 60's, but he did much more, starting in radio, segueing into film while working on serval substansive pieces of concert music.I was given the VHS as a gift years ago and now that it's out on DVD I will cherish this version as well. 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful A treat for the movie music fan, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Music For The Movies: Bernard Herrmann (DVD) For years I've been wishing for a DVD edition of this irreplaceable documentary--one of the few VHS tapes I kept after I gave away most of my VHS collection. Now the DVD, recently ordered from Amazon, has arrived--and after playing it straight through once, I had to go to the chapter selections and watch my favorite parts again.This 1992 documentary is a treat not only for Bernard Herrmann fans, but for all fans of movie music, because it shows so well how music works with movies. Interviews with directors, composers, musicians, editors, sound mixers, and film scholars, as well as with Herrmann himself and his first wife, shed light on music itself and its relationship to movies, while also illuminating Herrmann's contribution. Of course, the soundtrack of this documentary is full of Herrmann's music, sometimes serving as background, sometimes accompanying the film clips from ten of the numerous movies Herrmann scored--including the first, CITIZEN KANE, and the... Read more |
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