Born on this day, June 29, 1911: Bernard Herrmann.

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I lucked out on this one. I'm so glad I caught this at the last minute.

I didn't know he was born in the U.S. I thought he was born in Britain.

I was just over at the Classic Films group. There was a thread there in which it was pointed out that The 7th Voyage of Sinbad was to be shown.

Thu Jun 25, 2020:

TCM Schedule for Monday June 29, 2020 - 100th Birthday Tribute: Ray Harryhausen

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8:00 PM 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, THE ( 1958)
Sinbad hunts for a roc's egg to save his love from an evil sorcerer. Dir: Nathan Juran Cast: Kerwin Mathews , Kathryn Grant , Richard Eyer . C- 88 mins, CC,

Svengoolie showed it too last Saturday. Svengoolie is the only TV show I make an effort to watch. I tuned in after Svengoolie's introduction, so I didn't know what the feature was until the titles started rolling. I immediately recognized the score as one of Bernard Herrmann's. There's one motif that sounds so much like the score when the gang is out at James Mason's pad outside Rapid City, in North by Northwest. That movie came out in 1959.

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad was a classic on so many levels. I stayed up to watch this one.

Bernard Herrmann


Bernard Herrmann in 1970

Born: Max Herman; June 29, 1911; New York City, U.S.
Died: December 24, 1975 (aged 64); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place: Beth David Cemetery; Elmont, New York, U.S.
Other names: Bernard Maximillian Herrmann
Education: Juilliard School, New York University
Awards: 1941 Academy Award for Music Score of a Dramatic Picture, The Devil and Daniel Webster a.k.a. All That Money Can Buy
1976 BAFTA Award for Best Film Music, Taxi Driver
Website: thebernardherrmannestate.com

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 films, including Citizen Kane, Anna and the King of Siam, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Cape Fear, Fahrenheit 451, 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.

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At any rate, I just love Bernard Herrmann. Where to begin; where to begin?

The Best of Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975)
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Forget the track list, just embark on the journey. And this could be one of the most exquisite and satisfying musical experiences of your life.

OBSESSION Composed by BERNARD HERRMANN
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From my favorite movie:

Prelude - Outer Space - Radar
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Bernard Herrmann - Topic
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Prelude - Outer Space - Radar · Bernard Herrmann (conductor), Bernard Herrmann Ensemble

The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951 Film Score)

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Let's show the first few minutes:

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) title sequence
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Title sequence from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

I first saw The Day the Earth Stood Still on NBC's Saturday Night at the Movies, in about 1961. The elevator scene still terrifies me.

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) - Power Outage
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The Day The Earth Stood Still
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Final moments from this 1951 classic B movie starring Michael Rennie.

Does All This Frighten You? - The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
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Barnhardt : Tell me, Hilda, does all this frighten you? Does it make you feel insecure? Hilda : Yes, sir, it certainly does. Barnhardt : That's good, Hilda. I'm glad.

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1. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is one of the best s-f films ever.

And that music is one of the best things about that great movie. I'm talking about the 1951 original, of course, not that terrible remake with Keanu Reeves. When they made that, they completely forgot all about what made the original so good. They just ruined it.

Yes, I agree, Bernard Herrmann was great. He and Miklos Rozsa were the two best, in my humble opinion.

-- Ron

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2. It's timeless.

The Day the Earth Stood Still is my favorite movie, hands down. It is the best flying saucer movie of all time. Of course, 1951 was a great year for flying saucer movies.

Consider the other great flying saucer movie from 1951: The Thing from Another World. How do you top that?

With this:

The best flying saucer arrival in cinematic history - 1951
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The arrival of the space ship from another planet - The Day the Earth stood still - 1951

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3. Twilight Zone