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SFT Oscar® Winner	We don´t talk about Bernard Herrmann too often, so: What is your top ten Herrmann scores? Mine are: 1. PSYCHO 2. Vertigo 3. The Trouble With Harry 4. Taxi Driver 5. The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad 6. Cape Fear 7. The Day The Earth Stood Still 8. Citizen Kane 9. Jane Eyre 10. Anna & the King of Siam SFT
posted 01-10-2000 12:52 AM PT (US)

Marc Flake Oscar® Winner	1. North by Northwest 2. Jason and the Argonaughts 3. Mysterious Island 4. Day the Earth Stood Still 5. Seventh Voyage of Sinbad Marc [This message has been edited by Marc Flake (edited 10 January 2000).]
posted 01-10-2000 06:51 AM PT (US)

Scott Oscar® Winner	I love Herrmann, here are my choices North by Northwest Psycho Cape Fear Citizen Kane Vertigo Jane Eyre Taxi Driver Scott
posted 01-10-2000 11:56 AM PT (US)

James Oscar® Winner	Who doesn't love Herrmann? 1. Psycho 2. Mysterious Island 3. North by Northwest 4. The Devil and Daniel Webster 5. Vertigo I'll think of more soon. James
posted 01-10-2000 01:35 PM PT (US)

SFT Oscar® Winner	Oh, I forgot about North by Nortwest! How could I do such a thing?!?! While I do not consider it a masterpiece like Psycho or Vertigo, it is certainly a great score. SFT NP: Dangerous Liaisons, George Fenton ***/***
posted 01-11-2000 02:38 AM PT (US)

Aaron Hose Oscar® Winner	Cape Fear North by NW Psycho Vertigo Taxi Driver - A.
posted 01-11-2000 08:03 PM PT (US)

Floyd Pepper Oscar® Winner	hmmmm, herrmann, one must love or hate him, well, I am happy to love his sometimes otherworldly style... my favs are: Mysterious Island, Vertigo, North By North-West, Jane Eyre, Psycho, Taxi Driver -well, quite a common choice, don't you think? Floyd Pepper
posted 01-13-2000 04:43 AM PT (US)

Floyd Pepper Oscar® Winner	hi again, I wonder if anybody has a favorite herrmann score which is not so well-known... I just heard some cues from his work for the Twilight Zone (some original and some conducted by McNeely), but they seemed somehow less inspired (inspirational?) than the music to these fantasy epics... Floyd
posted 01-13-2000 04:47 AM PT (US)

James Oscar® Winner	To speak for myself, I'm the only one so far to mention the Devil and Daniel Webster, which, by the way, Herrmann got an Oscar for. I especially love the music of the sleigh-ride scene. I really hope Varese and McNeely re-record this score.
posted 01-13-2000 02:04 PM PT (US)

SFT Oscar® Winner	Let me also mention another brilliant score by Herrmann for Alistair Reid´s NIGHT DIGGER from 1971. I just got that score this monday, and I consider it an absolute masterpiece, right up there with Psycho and Vertigo. Sadly, as is the case with the film, it is rather underrated. NIGHT DIGGER is scored for strings, viola d´amore, harp and harmonica. A strange mix if I may say so. It´s a very dark score, but also rather romantic. The harmonica is really psychotic sounding and it sounds really wierd compared to the rest of the orchestra, playing in a more conventional manner. I think I will post a more in-depth review of this score later SFT NP: Night Digger, Bernard Herrmann ***/*** [This message has been edited by SFT (edited 14 January 2000).]
posted 01-14-2000 12:53 AM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Oscar® Winner	Herrmann is my fav & this question has bothered me for years. Every year, I seem to put another one at the top. In any case, I don't think Herrmann would be what he is to me without: North By Northwest The Three Worlds of Gulliver Obsession
posted 01-16-2000 12:11 AM PT (US)

Swashbuckler Oscar® Winner	"Vertigo" and "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir." No questions in my mind. While Herrmann has composed many great scores for films (including some much more influential than these two), I found these two scores not only to be the perfect marriage of film and music, but also to be wonderful listens away from the films as well.
posted 01-17-2000 02:32 PM PT (US)

rabbitblues Oscar® Nominee	I've been listening Herrmann recently, and I just picked up a copy of Fahrenheit 451. Man this is amazing. In particular track 2. Fire Engine and track 10. The Road. Joel McNeely does a great job with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Plus you get a taste of The Ghost and Mrs Muir and Tender is the Night. Highly recommended.
posted 02-01-2000 08:42 PM PT (US)

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