Only Make-Believe Nov 16, 2009
The multiple narratives thicken, but you can feel the blood of the movie starting to thin, and what may have been intended as a pulsing reanimation of Vertigo Harry s concluding task is to remold his desires into a finished work of art, and Alberto Iglesias s music is in deep and breathless pursuit of Bernard Herrmann seems a touch too long, too airless, and too content with its own contrivances to stir the heart. Almod. (New Yorker)
'Twilight Zone' fans celebrate show's 50th anniversary Oct 11, 2009
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Interview with the Band Chinatown Aug 18, 2009
The boys that form Chinatown have an appreciation for all kinds of music including: Enicio Morricone, Bernard Herrmann, Vladimir Cosma and Michael Jackson. Not satisfied with composing music for the band itself, Pierre-Alain Faucon and F;lix Dyotte also work with other artists on their albums. (Suite101.com)
Music review: Australian Chamber Orchestra Apr 29, 2009
Australian composer Roger Smalley contributed "Footwork," an edgy, discordant tango that sounds like the music Bernard Herrmann must have written for the deleted scene in "Psycho" where Norman Bates takes Marion Crane dancing. As an encore, there was a delightfully rambunctious account of "The Noise of War" by Rameau. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Psycho' score fails to sell at London auction Mar 26, 2009
The music was composed by Bernard Herrmann to accompany Hitchcock's 1960 thriller. The manuscript carries the notes to the slashing, shrieking violin sounds that play when a knife-wielding killer bursts in on actress Janet Leigh as she showers in the Bates Motel. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Viewers Will Help Turner Classic Movies Celebrate 15th Anniversary By Programming Film Festival Mar 10, 2009
TCM will provide spotlight specials featuring the movies of legendary producers the Korda brothers; actors Ronald Reagan and Denzel Washington; producer Frank Capra; film composer Bernard Herrmann and still photographer Morris Engel; as well as movie showcases revolving around the British film and music invasion, mockumentary films and onscreen funny ladies. Other specials include a May installment of its "Race And Hollywood" franchise, focusing on Latino film images in May; a June directors'... (Multichannel News)
