Friday, January 13, 2006

Film Score Friday the 13th

Supposedly all sorts of fantastical things happen on Friday the 13th. What better way to have a Friday the 13th than celebrate the genius that is Bernard Herrmann? Today's playlist includes:

The Egyptian (20th Century Fox, 1954)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (20th Century Fox, 1947)
Jason and the Argonauts (Columbia Pictures, 1963; 1999 re-recording on Intrada, Bruce Broughton, Sinfonia of London)
Taxi Driver (Columbia Pictures, 1976)
Psycho (Universal, 1960; 1997 Varese Sarabande re-recording, Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (Columbia Pictures, 1958; 1998 Varese Sarabande re-recording, John Debney, Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2oth Century Fox, 1958)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (20th Century Fox, 1951)
Vertigo (Paramount, 1958)
North by Northwest (MGM, 1959)

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