Thursday, June 30, 2011

Something for Thursday

In honor of the 100th birthday of film composer Bernard Herrmann, here are a few selections. First, the Love Music from Vertigo:



The theme from North by Northwest:



For the Fallen (a wartime elegy):



Herrmann was one of the very greatest of all film composers, and his legacy stands proud more than thirty years after his death.

1 comment:

Roger Owen Green said...

what the heck is that snatch of Christmas music in the third piece? Driving me crazy.