Bernard Herrmann
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Bernard Herrmann was an American composer and conductor best known for his work in film scoring. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest film composers of all time. Alex Ross writes that "Over fo
Herrmann in 1970
Herrmann conducts the CBS Radio orchestra at a rehearsal of The Mercury Theatre on the Air directed by Orson Welles (1938)
Obsession (1976 film)
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Obsession is a 1976 American psychological thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, starring Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold and John Lithgow. The screenplay was written by Paul Schrader, from a st
Bernard Herrmann
…his career, Herrmann scored such Hitchcock-inspired films as François Truffaut's The Bride Wore Black (1968) and Brian De Palma's Sisters (1972) and Obsession (1976). His final score, recorded shortly before his death, was for Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976). His career is chronicled in Music for the…
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Facade of the basilica San Miniato al Monte in Florence, one of the primary settings of the film.