Society for the Appreciation of the Music of Bernard Herrmann • 1911 - 1975

Bernard Herrmann A Biographical Sketch

Edward Johnson

A Letter to Henry Cowell May 1933

Bob Kosovsky
I have dreamt in my life dreams, that have stayed with me forever.
Who's Herrmann? About the Society

Talking Herrmann

Psycho and Marnie 12
Dashrr ... Mr Big
11 replies
11 - 23 July 2018
23 July 2018
Good summing up of the situation, carl. inevitably, there are a few opinions there on which various of us would differ (re the relative quality of this or that performance, ...
Upcoming blu-rays 2
KOP ... Jobla
One reply
20 - 21 July 2018
21 July 2018
Also, Scream Factory has just announced OBSESSION. This will be the premiere Blu-ray release of the film in the US, which has been a long time coming. ...
Film Music? 2
James Nolen ... Nick Haysom
One reply
03 - 05 July 2018
05 July 2018
I'm not familiar with the 6th but I was very familiar with the 1st ("The Classical") long before I knew who Prokofiev was as one movement was the theme to the UK children's TV series The Flaxton Boys ...
Cannonball Adderley 4
OnyaBirri ...
3 replies
01 - 03 July 2018
03 July 2018
I know "Mercy Mercy" but not "Please." Is that one of his originals?
Do You Have Seasonal Drinking Preferences?
OnyaBirri
No replies
23 June 2018
23 June 2018
During the fall and winter, I lean toward bourbon and rye. But when it gets warm in the spring, I transition to rum. How about you?
What Was Your Favorite Major Matt Mason Toy and Why? 9
OnyaBirri ...
8 replies
10 - 23 June 2018
23 June 2018
I had the space sled as a kid, and it was only decades later that someone shoed me there was a space to run a wire through it, so it would like it was moving through space.
Debbie the Bloop Had an Impressive Career!
OnyaBirri
No replies
16 June 2018
16 June 2018
Not only was she on "Lost in Space," but she also played Mata Hari on "Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp." And if that weren't enough, ...
Salaambo 4
James Nolen ... Jim Doherty
3 replies
10 - 14 June 2018
14 June 2018
While I love the fact that this version (Teressa Foss and Dmitriy Cogan) includes an extra verse, my absolute favorite recent rendition is.
Anthony Bourdain, RIP 4
OnyaBirri ... Jim Cleveland
3 replies
09 - 12 June 2018
12 June 2018
It IS odd... FSM has a lot of people(And quite a few assholes, I might add, but that's what the "ignore function is for!), but the GOLDSMITH and HERRMANN boards... crickets... ...
TAXI DRIVER 9
James Nolen ... Kevin Rutherford
8 replies
16 February - 02 June 2018
02 June 2018
Composer Neil Brand talks about the Taxi Driver score on the BBC 4 Film Programme, available to download as a podcast

An Interview with Bernard Herrmann August 1975

Royal S. Brown

Byron Concert

Bernard Herrmann, Christopher Palmer and others

Herrmann in Britain

Günther Kögebehn

Herrmann CBS Legacy

Bill Wrobel

A Blue Plaque for Herrmann

Michael Beek and Günther Kögebehn

The Classic Film Scores of Bernard Herrmann

George Kaplan