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Bernard Herrmann

Bernard Herrmann

Sound • New York City, New York, USA • Born June 29, 1911 • † December 24, 1975

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.

33
Films
7.4
Avg Score

Filmography (33)

Psycho

Psycho

1998 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 44m
46
Original Music Composer
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1991 • Thriller, Crime • 2h 8m
73
Original Music Composer
Psycho IV: The Beginning

Psycho IV: The Beginning

1990 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 36m
54
Music
It Lives Again

It Lives Again

1978 • Horror, Science Fiction • 1h 31m
52
Original Music Composer
Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

1976 • Crime, Drama • 1h 54m
82
Original Music Composer
Music Director
Thanks
Obsession

Obsession

1976 • Mystery, Thriller • 1h 39m
67
Original Music Composer
It's Alive

It's Alive

1974 • Horror, Science Fiction • 1h 31m
58
Original Music Composer
Orchestrator
Conductor
Sisters

Sisters

1973 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 33m
69
Original Music Composer
Endless Night

Endless Night

1972 • Mystery, Thriller • 1h 39m
60
Original Music Composer
The Battle of Neretva

The Battle of Neretva

1969 • Drama, War • 2h 55m
70
Original Music Composer
Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

1968 • Horror, Thriller • 1h 52m
70
Original Music Composer
Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

1966 • Science Fiction, Drama • 1h 53m
72
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Marnie

Marnie

1964 • Mystery, Thriller • 2h 10m
71
Original Music Composer
The Birds

The Birds

1963 • Horror, Thriller • 2h
76
Music Consultant
Jason and the Argonauts

Jason and the Argonauts

1963 • Adventure, Fantasy • 1h 44m
73
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1962 • Thriller, Drama • 1h 45m
77
Original Music Composer
Mysterious Island

Mysterious Island

1961 • Science Fiction, Adventure • 1h 41m
67
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Psycho

Psycho

1960 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 49m
85
Original Music Composer
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver

1960 • Adventure, Comedy • 1h 40m
64
Original Music Composer
North by Northwest

North by Northwest

1959 • Adventure, Thriller • 2h 16m
83
Original Music Composer
Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959 • Adventure, Fantasy • 2h 12m
70
Original Music Composer
Blue Denim

Blue Denim

1959 • Drama, Romance • 1h 29m
66
Original Music Composer
Vertigo

Vertigo

1958 • Mystery, Thriller • 2h 8m
82
Original Music Composer
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

1958 • Action, Adventure • 1h 28m
70
Original Music Composer
The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

1956 • Crime, Drama • 1h 45m
74
as Stork Club Piano Player (uncredited)
Original Music Composer
The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956 • Mystery, Thriller • 2h
74
as Conductor at Albert Hall
Original Music Composer
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

1956 • Drama • 2h 33m
71
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Music Arranger
The Trouble with Harry

The Trouble with Harry

1955 • Mystery, Comedy • 1h 39m
70
Original Music Composer
The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951 • Science Fiction, Thriller • 1h 32m
77
Original Music Composer
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947 • Drama, Fantasy • 1h 45m
78
Original Music Composer
Orchestrator
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1943 • Drama, Romance • 1h 37m
75
Original Music Composer
The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942 • Drama, Romance • 1h 28m
76
Original Music Composer
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941 • Mystery, Drama • 1h 59m
82
Original Music Composer
Conductor

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