Bernard Herrmann
Sound
- Born
- June 29, 1911 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- December 24, 1975 (age 64)
Bernard Herrmann (born Max Herman; June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975) was an American composer best known for his work in composing for motion pictures. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers.
An Academy Award-winner (for The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1941; later renamed All That Money Can Buy), Herrmann is particularly known for his collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock, most famously Psycho, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo. He also composed scores for many other movies, including Citizen Kane, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Cape Fear, and Taxi Driver. He worked extensively in radio drama (composing for Orson Welles), composed the scores for several fantasy films by Ray Harryhausen, and many TV programs, including Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone and Have Gun–Will Travel.
Known for
Taxi Driver
February 9, 1976
Psycho
June 22, 1960
Vertigo
May 28, 1958
Citizen Kane
April 17, 1941
North by Northwest
August 6, 1959
The Birds
March 28, 1963
Cape Fear
November 13, 1991
The Man Who Knew Too Much
May 16, 1956
The Day the Earth Stood Still
September 18, 1951
Marnie
July 17, 1964
Fahrenheit 451
September 7, 1966
Psycho
December 4, 1998
Behind the camera69
- 2020Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes Original Music Composer
- 2019The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration Original Music Composer
- 2018The Morricone Duel: The Most Dangerous Concert Ever Music
- 2009Le carnaval de l’angoisse Music
- 2008Back to Room 666 Original Music Composer
- 1999Psycho Path Musical
- 1998Psycho Original Music Composer
- 1994Bon week-end Monsieur Bennett ! Music
- 1993The Egg Music
- 1991