{"title":"Bernard Herrmann","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A black-and-white sound' was how Bernard Herrmann described his strings-only score for Alfred Hitchcock's \u003cem\u003ePsycho\u003c\/em\u003e (1960), designed to mirror the film's photography. Hitchcock originally wanted the shower sequence silent; after screening it both ways, he changed his mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe learned his craft on New York radio, writing for Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre broadcasts, where even five seconds of music could tell the ear a scene was shifting – an idea carried into his first picture, \u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/em\u003e (1941). For \u003cem\u003eThe Devil and Daniel Webster\u003c\/em\u003e he conjured the devil with telephone wires singing at 4 a.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNine Hitchcock collaborations followed, including \u003cem\u003eNorth by Northwest\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVertigo\u003c\/em\u003e, whose obsessive love story echoes Wagner's \u003cem\u003eTristan und Isolde\u003c\/em\u003e. Away from Hitchcock came \u003cem\u003eThe Day the Earth Stood Still\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/em\u003e. His last assignment, recorded shortly before he died in 1975, was Martin Scorsese's \u003cem\u003eTaxi Driver\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like Bernard Herrmann you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/john-williams-vinyl\"\u003eJohn Williams\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ennio-morricone-vinyl\"\u003eEnnio Morricone\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/john-carpenter-vinyl\"\u003eJohn Carpenter\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/goblin-vinyl\"\u003eGoblin\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/clint-mansell-vinyl\"\u003eClint Mansell\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hans-zimmer-vinyl\"\u003eHans Zimmer\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ludwig-goransson-vinyl\"\u003eLudwig Göransson\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/johann-johannsson-vinyl\"\u003eJóhann Jóhannsson\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hildur-gudnadottir-vinyl\"\u003eHildur Guðnadóttir\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/max-richter-vinyl\"\u003eMax Richter\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"taxi-driver-soundtrack-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"'TAXI DRIVER' Soundtrack (Bernard Herrmann) 180g Vinyl LP (1976)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1976\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eHours after finishing this score, Bernard Herrmann died in his sleep, making it his final work. A smoky, seductive alto saxophone drifts over drums and dissonant brass, capturing both the lonely glow of night-time New York and Travis Bickle's growing menace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39318063055006,"sku":"GM07771","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/taxidriverMOV1.jpg?v=1716887641"},{"product_id":"psycho-soundtrack-vinyl-lp","title":"'PSYCHO' Soundtrack (Bernard Herrmann) 180g CLEAR Vinyl LP (Alfred Hitchcock) (1960)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1960\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eHitchcock wanted the shower scene played in silence until Bernard Herrmann played him these screeching violins, which became the most famous cue in horror. The whole score uses strings alone, a black-and-white sound to match the film, tense, nervy and cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39454149181598,"sku":"GM07684","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_3473.jpg?v=1772080762"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/bernard-herrmann-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}