Bernard Herrmann

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Bernard Herrmann

Sound June 29, 1911

New York City, New York, USA

Bernard Herrmann (born Max Herman; June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975) was an American composer best known for his work in composing for motion pictures. As a conductor, he champio…

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Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

8.1 1976 Movie
Psycho

Psycho

8.4 1960 Movie
Vertigo

Vertigo

8.1 1958 Movie
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

8.0 1941 Movie
North by Northwest

North by Northwest

8.0 1959 Movie
The Birds

The Birds

7.5 1963 Movie
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

7.3 1991 Movie
The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

7.4 1956 Movie
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.5 1959 TV Show
The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

7.5 1951 Movie
Marnie

Marnie

7.1 1964 Movie
Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

7.1 1966 Movie

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Bernard Herrmann (born Max Herman; June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975) was an American composer best known for his work in composing for motion pictures. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. An Academy Award-winner (for The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1941; later renamed All That Money Can Buy), Herrmann is particularly known for his collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock, most famously Psycho, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo. He also composed scores for many other movies, including Citizen Kane, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Cape Fear, and Taxi Driver. He worked extensively in radio drama (composing for Orson Welles), composed the scores for several fantasy films by Ray Harryhausen, and many TV programs, including Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone and Have Gun–Will Travel.

Filmography

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  1. 2026
    Cape Fear

    TV show Music

  2. 2020
    Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes

    Movie Original Music Composer

  3. 2019
    The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 2018
    The Morricone Duel: The Most Dangerous Concert Ever

    Movie Music

  5. 2009
    Le carnaval de l’angoisse

    Movie Music

  6. 2008
    Back to Room 666

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 2008
    Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

    TV show Main Title Theme Composer

  8. 2004
    20th Century Greats

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  9. 1999
    Psycho Path

    Movie Musical

  10. 1998
    Psycho

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 1994
    Bon week-end Monsieur Bennett !

    Movie Music

  12. 1993
    The Egg

    Movie Music

  13. 1991
    Cape Fear

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 1990
    Psycho IV: The Beginning

    Movie Music

  15. 1987
    The Story of a Recluse

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1983
    Cada ver es...

    Movie Original Music Composer

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  1. 1979
    Psycho Shampoo

    Movie Music

  2. 1978
    It Lives Again

    Movie Original Music Composer

  3. 1976
    God Told Me To

    Movie In Memory Of

  4. 1976
    Obsession

    Movie Original Music Composer

  5. 1976
    Taxi Driver

    Movie Original Music Composer

  6. 1975
    Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders

    Movie Music

  7. 1974
    It's Alive

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 1973
    Sisters

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 1972
    Endless Night

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 1971
    The Road Builder

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 1969
    The Battle of Neretva

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 1969
    Obsessions

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 1968
    Twisted Nerve

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 1968
    Companions in Nightmare

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1968
    The Bride Wore Black

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1968
    Death in the Afternoon

    Movie Original Music Composer

  17. 1966
    Fahrenheit 451

    Movie Original Music Composer

  18. 1965
    Lost in Space

    TV show Music

  19. 1964
    Marnie

    Movie Original Music Composer

  20. 1964
    A Talk with Hitchcock

    Movie Self

  21. 1963
    Jason and the Argonauts

    Movie Original Music Composer

  22. 1963
    The Birds

    Movie Music Consultant

  23. 1962
    Cape Fear

    Movie Original Music Composer

  24. 1962
    Tender Is the Night

    Movie Original Music Composer