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      Bernard Herrmann

      Bernard Herrmann

      Highest Rated: 100% The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

      Lowest Rated: 14% The Kentuckian (1955)

      Birthday: Jun 29, 1911

      Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

      Renowned for his short but masterful musical cues, pioneering use of electronics and fiercely independent working methods, Bernard Herrmann is widely regarded as one of the greatest American composers in film history. The Juilliard School graduate began his remarkable career at CBS, firstly as a conductor where he forged a reputation as a champion of new and unknown music, and secondly as a protege of Orson Welles, arranging scores for dozens of the director's radio productions as well as his big-screen masterpiece "Citizen Kane" (1941). Herrmann won the only Oscar of his career for his work on "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1941) but it was his nine-year partnership with Alfred Hitchcock, and work on "Vertigo" (1958) and "Psycho" (1960) in particular, that elevated him into the realm of all-time greats. Herrmann's collaborations with Dynamation pioneer Ray Harryhausen further cemented his status, and although he later rejected Hollywood for its hit-chasing obsession, his music remained omnipresent in a new wave of American cinema helmed by the likes of Brian De Palma and Martin Scorsese. Despite his sudden death the day after completing work on the latter's "Taxi Driver" (1976), Herrmann's classical and film compositions continued to make a significant cultural impact throughout the following half-century.

      Filmography

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      No Score Yet 82% The Man in the Silo Original Music - 2012
      41% 28% Psycho Non-Original Music $21.5M 1998
      89% 93% Taxi Driver Original Music - 1976
      67% 41% It's Alive Original Music - 1974
      85% 72% Sisters Original Music - 1973
      No Score Yet 65% Twisted Nerve Original Music - 1968
      85% 80% The Bride Wore Black Original Music $42.3K 1968
      81% 72% Fahrenheit 451 Original Music - 1966
      81% 73% Marnie Original Music - 1964
      89% 79% Jason and the Argonauts Original Music - 1963
      No Score Yet 47% Tender Is the Night Original Music - 1962
      92% 86% Cape Fear Original Music - 1962
      97% 95% Psycho Original Music - 1960
      89% 52% The 3 Worlds of Gulliver Original Music - 1960
      No Score Yet 61% Blue Denim Original Music - 1959
      97% 94% North by Northwest Original Music - 1959
      100% 76% The 7th Voyage of Sinbad Original Music - 1958
      92% 93% Vertigo Original Music $1.8M 1958
      83% 46% The Naked and the Dead Original Music - 1958
      No Score Yet 75% A Hatful of Rain Original Music - 1957
      93% 75% The Wrong Man Original Music - 1956
      71% 73% The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Original Music - 1956
      No Score Yet 57% Prince of Players Original Music - 1955
      88% 73% The Trouble With Harry Original Music - 1955
      14% 43% The Kentuckian Original Music - 1955
      86% 52% Garden of Evil Original Music - 1954
      No Score Yet 61% The Egyptian Music - 1954
      No Score Yet 12% White Witch Doctor Original Music - 1953
      No Score Yet 43% King of the Khyber Rifles Original Music - 1953
      75% 52% The Snows of Kilimanjaro Original Music - 1952
      90% 79% On Dangerous Ground Original Music - 1951
      95% 87% The Day the Earth Stood Still Original Music - 1951
      88% 85% Portrait of Jennie Original Music - 1948
      100% 88% The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Original Music - 1947
      89% 69% Anna and the King of Siam Original Music - 1946
      89% 84% The Magnificent Ambersons Music - 1942
      100% 84% The Devil and Daniel Webster Original Music - 1941
      99% 90% Citizen Kane Original Music $977.3K 1941