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Bernard Herrmann

Arts Desk

The Story Behind That Really Creepy Sound In The Film Score from The Day The Earth Stood Still

Kevin Gordon

When composer Bernard Herrmann made the move from New York to Hollywood in 1951 to score the film, The Day The Earth Stood Still, he already had a taste…
Arts Desk

The Story of the Composer Who Wrote Suspenseful Music for Alfred Hitchcock's Films

Susan Lewis

Alfred Hitchcock created films filled with mystery, danger, and suspense—with music playing a major role. Bernard Herrmann, the prolific Academy…