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"OBSESSION" -
A Tribute To Bernard Herrmann
Edited by Roger Hall,
Managing Editor, Film Music Review
This disc has been produced as a fund-raiser
to help support one of the longest-running e-zines
celebrating its 25th year:
FILM MUSIC REVIEW
Bernard Herrmann had an "obsession" to create innovative film scores.
For his numerous milestone film scores he is today considered one the greatest film music composers from the past and deservedly so.
This commemorative DVD-ROM provides insights into Herrmann's "obsession" with film music
has been prepared with information about his film music career and includes audio and video features.
The disc includes these ten folders:
01 - A research article on Bernard Herrmann's music written by Roger Hall
for the American National Biography.
02 - Centennial tribute in 2011 to Bernard Herrmann by three Film Music Review critics: Roger Hall,
Steven A. Kennedy, and Steve Vertlieb.
03 - Reviews of
soundtrack recordings of Herrmann's film music, including these two:
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04 - Film Music In Focus by Roger Hall of two Hitchcock classics with major Herrmann scores:
VERTIGO (1958)
PSYCHO (1960)
05 -
Articles about Herrmann's music for THE TWILIGHT ZONE TV episodes by Steve Vertlieb
and Roger Hall
06 - Steve Vertlieb's article about the radio documentary on Bernard Herrmann narrated by Bruce Crawford.
07 - An earlier edition of this popular book (pdf):
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08 - Image gallery of Bernard Herrmann and his film music recordings
09 - Audio album:
Radio tributes to Herrmann film scores
from CITIZEN KANE TO TAXI DRIVER
with guest, Roger Hall.
10 - Video program:
"At The Library" with guest, Roger Hall, discussing memorable film musicals and soundtracks from the past,
including Herrmann's music in a key scene from VERTIGO.
Order your copy and help support the continuation of
FILM MUSIC REVIEW,
an e-zine available on the Web for 25 years, which has published CD reviews, special tributes to film composers (Elmer Bernstein, Miklos Rozsa,
John Williams and others),
by Steven A. Kennedy, Steve Vertlieb and Roger Hall.
Also announced are the
annual awards for "excellence" in film recordings,
known as the Sammy Film Music Awards or "Sammys" - which began in 1988.
Your order of this title on a DVD-ROM is payable to the owner of this website,
PineTree Productions,
through safe and secure PayPal.
It contains Word documents, image gallery,
audio of radio tributes, and a video program
all for only $24.95
(with shipping included).
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Bernard Herrmann Disc
There are more Bernard Herrmann film scores than any other composer,
including the No. 1 choice
on:
100 Essential Film Scores
of the 20th Century
Now available in a new 8th edition
with information about Bernard Herrmann's film music...
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