Bernard Herrmann - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Bernard Herrmann: Encyclopedia - Bernard Herrmann
Bernard Herrmann (June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975) was a composer, best known for his film scores, particularly for those directed by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Herrmann: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernard Herrmann - Early Life And Career
Herrmann was born in New York City. His father encouraged musical activity, taking him to the opera, and encouraging him to learn the vio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Ives: Encyclopedia - Charles Ives
Charles Edward Ives (October 20, 1874–May 19, 1954) was an American composer of classical music. He is widely regarded as one of the fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citizen Kane: Encyclopedia - Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane was the first feature film directed by Orson Welles, after he had directed two short films previously. Endlessly discussed a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brian De Palma: Encyclopedia - Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma (born September 11, 1940 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American film director. De Palma is often cited as a leading member ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Danny Elfman: Encyclopedia - Danny Elfman
Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman (born May 29, 1953, in Amarillo, Texas) is a Jewish-American pop musician, composer and writer of film score...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Hitchcock: Encyclopedia - Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was a British-born film director and producer, closely associated wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vertigo Film: Encyclopedia - Vertigo Film
Vertigo is a 1958 suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film is usually taken as a classic of the genre and is considered by ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Composers: Encyclopedia - List Of Composers
Composers are generally people who write music. A strong distinction is made, however, between composers, lyricists, and performers in su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1975 In Music: Encyclopedia - 1975 In Music
See also: 1974 in music, other events of 1975, 1976 in music, 1970s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1975 in music - Events. J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970s: Encyclopedia - 1970s
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. Informally, it can a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1911: Encyclopedia - 1911
1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). 1911 - Events. 1911 - January-June. January 1 - Nort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Original Music Score: Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Original Music Score
From "Rule Sixteen" of the "Special Rules for The Music Awards" Original Score: An original score is a substantial body of music in the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1975: Encyclopedia - 1975
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). 1975 - Events. 1975 - January. January ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symphony: Encyclopedia - Symphony
A symphony is an extended piece of music usually for orchestra and comprising several movements. The main characteristics of the classica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1975 In Film: Encyclopedia - 1975 In Film
See also: 1974 in film 1975 1976 in film 1970s in film years in film film 1975 in film - Events. January 28 - George Lucas creates th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minority Report Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Minority Report Film - Plot
Minority Report is set in Washington, DC during the year 2054. Thanks to three "precogs" and technology built around their ability to see...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vertigo Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Vertigo Film - The Plot
Vertigo tells the story of a San Francisco detective, Scottie (James Stewart), who leaves the police force (and develops acrophobia) afte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Power Of Nightmares: Encyclopedia Ii - The Power Of Nightmares - Documentary
The documentary consisted of three parts. The Power of Nightmares - Part 1 – Baby It's Cold Outside. In the 1950s Sayyid Qutb, an Egy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taxi Driver: Encyclopedia Ii - Taxi Driver - Plot Summary
Travis Bickle (De Niro) is an alienated, sexually frustrated young man of 26 from the Midwest, who claims that he has recently been disch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - On Dangerous Ground: Encyclopedia Ii - On Dangerous Ground - Plot
The film opens with Herrmann's music of which is played over the RKO logo and the title credits as the camera cruises down a dark city st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North By Northwest: Encyclopedia Ii - North By Northwest - Origins
John Russell Taylor's official biography of Hitchcock, Hitch (1978), suggests that the story originated after a spell of writer's block d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North By Northwest: Encyclopedia Ii - North By Northwest - Origins
John Russell Taylor's official biography of Hitchcock, Hitch (1978), suggests that the story originated after a spell of writer's block d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psycho: Encyclopedia Ii - Psycho - Plot Summary
The movie's first scene takes place in a cheap hotel room in Phoenix and shows Marion Crane (Leigh) and her boyfriend Sam Loomis (Gavin) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Day The Earth Stood Still: Encyclopedia Ii - The Day The Earth Stood Still - Synopsis
Klaatu (Rennie) arrives in a flying saucer on The Mall in Washington, DC, wearing a silver spacesuit and helmet and accompanied by a larg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wuthering Heights: Encyclopedia Ii - Wuthering Heights - Plot
Brontë's novel tells the tale of Catherine and Heathcliff, their all encompasing love for one another, and how this unresolved passion e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Where Is Everybody?: Encyclopedia Ii - Where Is Everybody? - Cast
Mike Ferris: Earl Holliman Air Force General: James Gregory Where Is Everybody? - Opening narration. "The place is here, the time is no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minority Report Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Minority Report Film - Themes
Minority Report film - Fate vs. Choice. The first and most obvious theme is whether individuals are dominated by fate or whether they h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercury Theatre: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercury Theatre - Theatre
Their first production was the June 1937 staging of Marc Blitzstein's controversial labor union opera, The Cradle Will Rock." [1] Later t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - String Quartet: Encyclopedia Ii - String Quartet - List Of String Quartet Composers
String quartet - Born before 1800. Giovanni Battista Sammartini (ca. 1700–1775): wrote several quartets though as with many early wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sweeney Todd Musical: Encyclopedia Ii - Sweeney Todd Musical - Performance History
The original production opened on Broadway at the Uris Theatre on March 1, 1979 and starred Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou. It won the Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juilliard School: Encyclopedia Ii - Juilliard School - The Juilliard School Pre-college
A major part of the school, the Pre-College Division is that part of the school which teaches students that are enrolled in elementary, j...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psycho: Encyclopedia Ii - Psycho - Plot Summary
The movie's first scene takes place in a cheap hotel room in Phoenix and shows Marion Crane (Leigh) and her boyfriend Sam Loomis (Gavin) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revolver Album: Encyclopedia Ii - Revolver Album - Songs
Lennon contributed five songs on the album. "And Your Bird Can Sing" and "She Said, She Said" are two guitar-laden tracks with swirling ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Secular Jewish Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Secular Jewish Culture - Literary And Artistic Culture
In some places where there have been relatively high concentrations of Jews, distinct secular Jewish subcultures have arisen. For example...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - History
In March 1957, John Lennon formed a skiffle group, The Blackjacks, who later became The Quarrymen. On 6 July of that year, Lennon met Pau...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Day The Earth Stood Still: Encyclopedia Ii - The Day The Earth Stood Still - Synopsis
Klaatu (Rennie) arrives in a flying saucer on The Mall in Washington, DC, wearing a silver spacesuit and accompanied by a large human-lik...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Treasure Island: Encyclopedia Ii - Treasure Island - History
Stevenson was 30 years old when he started to write Treasure Island, and it would be his first success as a novelist. The first fifteen c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1975 In Music: Encyclopedia Ii - 1975 In Music - Chronological Table Of Us And Uk Number One Hit Singles
"Mandy" - Barry Manilow (1) "Please Mr Postman" - Carpenters (1) "Laughter In The Rain" - Neil Sedaka (1) "Fire" - Ohio Players (1) "You...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1911: Encyclopedia Ii - 1911 - Events
1911 - January-June. January 1 - Northern Territory is separated from South Australia January 3 - In London, in what becomes known as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brian De Palma: Encyclopedia Ii - Brian De Palma - Career Beginnings And Highlights
Following a disastrous Hollywood foray, in which his next film Get to Know Your Rabbit was reedited by Warner Bros. at the behest of star...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citizen Kane: Encyclopedia Ii - Citizen Kane - Overview
Produced in 1941, the film deals with the inability of Charles Foster Kane (played by Welles) to truly love. Instead Kane has only "Love ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Hitchcock: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred Hitchcock - Biography
Alfred Hitchcock - Early life. Alfred Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899, in Leytonstone, London, the second son and youngest of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Ives: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Ives - Ives's Music
Ives was trained at Yale, and his First Symphony shows a grasp of the academic skills required to write in the Sonata Form of the late 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Composers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Composers - Folk And Country
See also Folk music and Country music. Joan Baez John Denver Bob Dylan Nick Drake Ilayaraja, (1943) Jessen O'Sullivan Elad Mehl ... S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1970s - Culture During The Seventies
1970s - Emerging social perspectives in the Seventies. In the wake of the 1960s many of the social dimenisions and perspectives towards...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1975: Encyclopedia Ii - 1975 - Events
1975 - January. January 1 - Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symphony: Encyclopedia Ii - Symphony - History Of The Form
Symphony - The 18th century symphony. The form that we now recognise as the symphony took shape in the early 18th century. It is common...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Williams Composer: Encyclopedia Ii - John Williams Composer - Film Scoring
Williams later returned to Los Angeles, where he started working in the film studios. There he worked with some of the finest film score ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death Becomes Her: Encyclopedia Ii - Death Becomes Her - Plot Synopsis
Madeline (Streep) and Helen (Hawn) are romantic rivals for the affection of former cosmetic surgeon Ernest (Willis). Both women are despe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jill Tracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jill Tracy - Discography:
Jill Tracy - Albums:. Quintessentially Unreal (1996) Diabolical Streak (1999) Into The Land of Phantoms (2002) Jill Tracy - Comp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1975: Encyclopedia Ii - 1975 - Deaths
1975 - Unknown date. Will Mastin, American vaudevillian 1975 - January. January 8 - Richard Tucker, American tenor (b. 1913) Janua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1975: Encyclopedia Ii - 1975 - Births
1975 - January. January 2 - Doug Robb, American singer (Hoobastank) January 3 - Danica McKellar, American actress January 5 - Bradley ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Secular Jewish Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Secular Jewish Culture - Jewish Professions
Some professions have traditionally been considered particularly "Jewish," partially as a result of historical circumstances. These inclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minority Report Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Minority Report Film - Plot
Minority Report is set in Washington, DC during the year 2054. Thanks to three "precogs" and technology built around their ability to see...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minority Report Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Minority Report Film - Style
From the stylistic standpoint, Minority Report resembles A.I. more than E.T.. This is probably not coincidental since Spielberg began the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - In Film
The Beatles had a limited but largely successful film career, beginning with A Hard Day's Night (1964), a loosely scripted comic farce, s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1975: Encyclopedia Ii - 1975 - Births
1975 - January. January 2 - Doug Robb, American singer (Hoobastank) January 3 - Danica McKellar, American actress January 5 - Bradley ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revolver Album: Encyclopedia Ii - Revolver Album - Track Listing
Revolver album - Side one. "Taxman" (Harrison) "Eleanor Rigby" "I'm Only Sleeping" "Love You To" (Harrison) "Here, There and Everywher...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revolver Album: Encyclopedia Ii - Revolver Album - Drug Culture
The lightest track on the album is "Yellow Submarine," which was deliberately written as a psychedelic children's song by McCartney for R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Studio Style Evolution
Many observers have noted that understanding the success of The Beatles and their music begins and ends with an appreciation for the dive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minority Report Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Minority Report Film - Score
The score was composed and conducted by John Williams, orchestrated by John Neufeld. The vocals were sung by Deborah Dietrich. The score ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Song Samples
1963 songs I Want to Hold Your Hand 1965 songs Help!, Yesterday, Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), Nowhere Man, In My L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Song Catalogue
In 1963 The Beatles gave their song publishing rights to Northern Songs, a company created by Brian Epstein and music publisher Dick Jame...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Influences And Music
As youths, the members of The Beatles were enthusiastic followers of Elvis Presley, first and foremost, and later, of British rock-and-ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Secular Jewish Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Secular Jewish Culture - Origins Of Secular Jewish Culture
For at least 2,000 years, there has not been a unity of Jewish culture. Jews were always geographically dispersed, so that by the 19th ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1970s - Economy Of The Seventies
The developed economies of the world, the 1970s adversely distinguished itself from the prosperous postwar period between 1945 and 1969. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vertigo Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Vertigo Film - Restoration
After a controversial and lengthy restoration by Robert Harris and James Katz, the film was re-released to theaters in 1996. The new prin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1970s - National Issues
1970s - In the Middle East. Political authoritarianism in Arab and Middle Eastern states, combined with the occupation of the West Bank...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Day The Earth Stood Still: Encyclopedia Ii - The Day The Earth Stood Still - Critical Reaction
The Day the Earth Stood Still has been interpreted to contain religious symbolism, especially because of Klaatu's death and subsequent re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1911: Encyclopedia Ii - 1911 - Births
1911 - January-March. January 1 - Hank Greenberg, baseball player (d. 1986) January 1 - Dionysia Flambouras, Messenger/God of Wine and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wuthering Heights: Encyclopedia Ii - Wuthering Heights - In Other Literature
In Albert Camus' essay The Rebel, Heathcliff is compared to a leader of the rebel forces. Both are driven by a sort of madness: one by mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symphony: Encyclopedia Ii - Symphony - The Word Symphony
The word symphony is derived from the Greek syn (together) and phone (sounding), by way of the Latin symphonia. The term was used by the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wuthering Heights: Encyclopedia Ii - Wuthering Heights - Film And Television Adaptations
Perhaps the best-known of the film adaptations was released in 1939. It stars Merle Oberon as Cathy Linton, Laurence Olivier as Heathclif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1970s - Worldwide Trends In The Seventies
The ethos of the 1970s emerged from a transition of the global social structure. It reflected the transition from the decline of colonial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Hitchcock: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred Hitchcock - Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Hitchcock the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, in 1967. However, despite six ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1970s - Social Movements
1970s - Environmentalism. The seventies touched off a mainstream affirmation of the environmental issues early activists from the '60s,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North By Northwest: Encyclopedia Ii - North By Northwest - Analysis
Alfred Hitchcock planned the film as a change of pace after his dark romantic thriller Vertigo a year earlier. In an interview with FranÃ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psycho: Encyclopedia Ii - Psycho - Psycho In Film History
Psycho is often seen as a turning point in film history, representing the shift from Classical to the more experimental "Post-Classical" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psycho: Encyclopedia Ii - Psycho - Urban Legend
As one of the most iconic of all movies in film history, Psycho has had it's share of myths and legends. Despite being filmed in black a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Hitchcock: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred Hitchcock - His Style Of Working
Hitchcock once commented, "The writer and I plan out the entire script down to the smallest detail, and when we're finished all that's le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Hitchcock: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred Hitchcock - His Character And Its Effects On His Films
Hitchcock's films sometimes feature male characters struggling in their relationships with their mothers. In North by Northwest (1959), R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1970s - National Issues
1970s - In the Middle East. Political authoritarianism in Arab and Middle Eastern states, combined with the occupation of the West Bank...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Hitchcock: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred Hitchcock - Themes And Devices
Hitchcock preferred the use of suspense over surprise in his films. In surprise, the director assaults the viewer with frightening things...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vertigo Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Vertigo Film - Restoration
After a controversial and lenghty restoration by Robert Harris and James Katz, the film was re-released to theaters in 1996. The new prin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vertigo Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Vertigo Film - Awards
Vertigo was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White or Color and Best Sound. Vertigo was not ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vertigo Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Vertigo Film - Vertigo As A Hitchcock Film
Those interested in Hitchcock's biography have often noted the similarities between Scottie Ferguson's attitude toward Judy and Hitchcock...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vertigo Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Vertigo Film - San Francisco Bay Area Locations In Vertigo
Vertigo is notable for its extensive location footage of the San Francisco Bay Area, leading some to claim the city itself as an importan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Ives: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Ives - Biography
Charles was born in Danbury, Connecticut, the son of George Ives, a U.S. Army bandleader in the American Civil War, and his wife Mollie. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Treasure Island: Encyclopedia Ii - Treasure Island - Notable Derivative Works
Treasure Island has hundreds of cultural derivatives from movies, plays, comic books to radio shows. This section describes some of the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psycho: Encyclopedia Ii - Psycho - Psycho In Film History
Psycho is often seen as a turning point in film history, representing the shift from Classical to the more experimental "Post-Classical" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brian De Palma: Encyclopedia Ii - Brian De Palma - Trivia
His father, Anthony DePalma, was an orthopedic surgeon and teacher who made a lifelong contribution to the practice of medicine. His olde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vertigo Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Vertigo Film - Cinematic Qualities
Vertigo is notable for the "Hitchcock zoom," an in-camera perspective distortion special effect created by Hitchcock that suggests the di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vertigo Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Vertigo Film - The Screenplay And Its Sources
The movie was adapted by Samuel W. Taylor and Alec Coppel from the French novel Sueurs froides (d'entre les morts) [Cold Sweats: From Amo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Williams Composer: Encyclopedia Ii - John Williams Composer - Early Life
In 1948, John Williams and his family moved to Los Angeles, where he attended the University of California, Los Angeles. He also studied ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minority Report Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Minority Report Film - Score
The score was composed and conducted by John Williams, orchestrated by John Neufeld. The vocals were sung by Deborah Dietrich. The score ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minority Report Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Minority Report Film - The Ending And Its Possible Interpretations
There are two schools of thought as to the events portrayed at the end of the movie. One view holds that all events in the plot occurred ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citizen Kane: Encyclopedia Ii - Citizen Kane - Prints
Welles's original master film negative of Citizen Kane was destroyed in a fire in the 1970s. Until 1991, all existing theatrical prints o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citizen Kane: Encyclopedia Ii - Citizen Kane - Awards And Recognition
The 1941 Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay was shared by Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz as the only Oscar awarded for the fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Ives: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Ives - Reception
Ives's music was largely ignored during his life, and many of his works went unperformed for many years. His tendency to experimentation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citizen Kane: Encyclopedia Ii - Citizen Kane - Filmmaking Innovations
Film scholars and historians view Citizen Kane as Welles' attempt to create a new style of filmmaking by studying the various forms of mo...   » Read the article