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Alfred Hitchcock

From the driving energy of North By Northwest to the iconic string stabs of Psycho, music is an integral part of the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Matthew Sweet finds out why.

From the driving energy of North By Northwest to the iconic string stabs of Psycho, music is an integral part of what makes Alfred Hitchcock's films stand out. Matthew Sweet finds out what makes them so good and looks at times when Hitchcock and his composers disagreed.

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Music Played

  • Charles Gounod

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents "Funeral March of a Marionette"

    Orchestra: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Conductor: Erich Kunzel.
    • Chiller.
    • Telarc.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Psycho (A Narrative for Orchestra) "Prelude"

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Herrmann.
    • Hitchcock The Great Movie Thrillers.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Vertigo "Prelude And Rooftop"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Muir Mathieson.
    • Vertigo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Varese Sarabande.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    The Man Who Knew Too Much "Prelude"

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.
    • Herrmann - The Film Scores.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Arthur Leslie Benjamin

    The Man Who Knew Too Much "Storm Clouds Cantata"

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Choir: CΓ΄r Caerdydd. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • The Film Music of Arthur Benjamin & Leighton Lucas.
    • Chandos.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Psycho (A Narrative for Orchestra) "Prelude" + "The Murder"

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Herrmann.
    • Hitchcock The Great Movie Thrillers.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Torn Curtain "Suite"

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Bernard Herrmann - The Essential Film Music Collection.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).

  • John Addison

    Torn Curtain "Main Title"

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Bateman.
    • Music from the Films of Paul Newman.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).

  • Nitin Sawhney

    The Lodger "Titles" + "The Big Love Theme"

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Alfred Hitchcock's The Lodger (Original Score).
    • Network Distributing Ltd.

  • Stephen Horne

    The Manxman "From The Island ('Ellan Vannin')"

    Performer: Jeff Moore. Orchestra: Orchestra da Camera di Pordenone. Conductor: Ben Palmer.
    • The Manxman: 7. From The Island ('Ellan Vannin').
    • Ulysses Arts.

  • Stephen Horne

    The Manxman "A Happy ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ"

    Performer: Jeff Moore. Orchestra: Orchestra da Camera di Pordenone. Conductor: Ben Palmer.
    • The Manxman: 19. A Happy ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ.
    • Ulysses Arts.

  • Franz Waxman

    Rebecca "Main Title / Foreword / Opening Scene"

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Joel McNeely.
    • Rebecca.
    • Varese Sarabande.

  • Ron Goodwin

    Frenzy "The London Theme"

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Chandos Records Limited.

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