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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.
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1 comment:

  1. Roger Owen Green6/30/11, 3:44 PM

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

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