Since then I got North by Northwest, the amazingly-good Psycho and the great (though ashamed to say I haven't seen the film yet) Vertigo.

Apart from the above, I'm on the look-out for Citizen Kane, and (thanks to a recent post) Obsession.

Any other essential Herrmann scores you recommend I sink my teeth into?

Thanks.

7th Voyage of Sinbad and Jason and the Argonauts are great adventure scores (the former available on Varese, conducted by Debney, the latter on Intrada by Broughton). And though they're considerably slower than the OSTs, I do like at least some of Herrmann's suite recordings - available on cheap Decca CDs.

I also recommend:

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Originally posted by SBD:
Lively performances, great music - what more do you need?

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The Bruce Broughton Jason And The Argonauts is an AWESOME recording that no one should be without and it truly rewards a good sound system. (Marian , you finally bought this?!)

Get the full Taxi Driver Arista 07822-19005-2, not the short version Marian mentions.

Obssession is also a fantastic score ,there are many on the boards here who will tell you it's his best, I don't agree but it's definitely in a Herrmann top 5.

I don't know how easy it is to pick up anymore but The Ghost And Mrs Muir is stuningly beautiful.

Vertigo is of course a must!

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Originally posted by Timmer:
The Bruce Broughton Jason And The Argonauts is an AWESOME recording that no one should be without and it truly rewards a good sound system. (Marian , you finally bought this?!)

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Find Obsession if you can, which is rather difficult. Brilliant music.

also seek out [b]The Ghost and Mrs Muir, which is a CD that is as annoying as it is gratifying. the end, for whatever reason, is chopped up. not just clipped, but it fades out VERY fast. it is so nerve-wracking, but the rest of the album is a feast.

get The Snow of Kilimanjaro/ 5 Fingers as well, on Marco Polo.

The Egyptian: Join the debate on which parts were written by Herrmann and which parts were written by Alfred Newman. Or you could just enjoy one of the most celebrated works by either one. There is a lovely re-recording from Marco Polo as well as the original tracks by FSM.

Journey to the Center of the Earth: An awesome score to a fairly cheesy movie. You can clearly hear some of the inspiration that Danny Elfman had when he composed Batman. Awesome Organ Work. Original tracks available from Varese Sarabande.

Day the Earth Stood Still - THE classic alien among us film. Incredible use of Theremin to simulate the alieness and utter strangeness of the first contact with paranoid 1950’s America. Fox Classics released the original tracks. Don’t know if it is still in print or not.

Jason and the Argonauts – Already mentioned but deserves a repeat as one of the best sounding and mixed recordings of any available. One can only hope that we will see more releases from Intrada’s Excalibur line one day. Incredible depth of sound on this recording.

Snows of Kilimanjaro / 5 Fingers – A terrific re-recording by John Morgan and Company and available from Marco Polo. Very nice sound for an interesting score.

Other curiosities:

Mysterious Island - Interesting score in need of a remix from the Cloud Nine records release.

Beneath the 12 Mile Reef – An FSM release. The harp work, often a Herrmann trademark is beautiful here.

Cape Fear – There was a boot of this I believe from Soundstage that contained the original tracks, but the Elmer Bernstein re-recording for the remake sounds much better.

Bernard Herrmann at Fox Volumes 1 – 3 – contains music form Garden of Evil, Anna and the King of Siam, King of the Khyber Rifles, A Hatful of Rain, The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit, Tender is the Night, Prince of Players. Original tracks and well worth tracking down Varese Sarabande.

Joy in the Morning – A very nice score for a soap movie starring Richard Chamberlin. Available from FSM.

Vertigo – Considered by some to be the quintessential Herrmann/Hitchcock collaboration. (I think I prefer the Trouble With Harry for listening and Psycho for the way it works on the screen) Two releases available: A re recording and the original tracks.

Three Worlds of Gulliver – See remarks for Mysterious Island.

Really Obscure Stuff:

Western Saga – Contains his theme for Paladin and The Virginian.

Outer Space Suite & Music From Radio – Contains the Twilight Zone Library cues as well as some library cues recorded for Radio

Music for Radio and TV – More library cues from Herrmann’s TV Work

It’s Alive 2 – Very bad movie with one of Herrmann’s last scores.

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Twilight Zone 40th Anniversary Set – This four CD set of re-recordings from Silva is very nice even if the sound quality is a little uneven. It contains all the Herrmann cues as a bonus you get Jerry Goldsmith’s cues as well.

Psycho (Remake) The Gus Van Sant remake might blow chunks, but this re-recording is better then the McNeely in my opinion because it keeps its tempo closer to the original. Sonically pleasing, it is nice addition if you already have the 1960 recording (bootleg).

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Originally posted by SCimmerian:
Hey Marian, did you ever pick up the DVD of Jason or Sinbad yet?

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Nope. But that reminds me that I taped one of those from TV weeks (months?) ago! Totally forgot about it...I wonder if I can find that tape again.

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And Marian get that Vertigo will ya!!

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I will!

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Originally posted by Camillu:
Thanks guys.

[quote]Originally posted by Camillu:
[b]You obviously think I'm an oil tycoon

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