April 9th, 2007
Bernard Herrmann: Documentary (1992)
For those who wish to know more about the master composer for motion pictures, Bernard Herrmann, Here is a 45 minute, 6-segment rip of the 1992 documentary recorded on VHS, digitized, and uploaded to YouTube by Andrew Hawke. A must see for young film composers.
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April 19th, 2007 at 1:05 pm
Worst thing hitch did in my opinion, was to ditch herrmann.
Listening to acetates of the herrmann score for Torn Curtain and then listening to the John Addison version - Even though I like Johns score it pales in comparison to herrmanns version.