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Bernard Herrmann

Bernard Herrmann

Known For Sound
Birthday Jun 29, 1911
Died Dec 24, 1975 (64)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 26, 2025
Entry Date May 01, 2024
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Biography

Bernard Herrmann (born Max Herman; June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975) was an American composer best known for his work in composing for motion pictures. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. An Academy Award-winner (for The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1941; later renamed ... All That Money Can Buy), Herrmann is particularly known for his collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock, most famously Psycho, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo. He also composed scores for many other movies, including Citizen Kane, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Cape Fear, and Taxi Driver. He worked extensively in radio drama (composing for Orson Welles), composed the scores for several fantasy films by Ray Harryhausen, and many TV programs, including Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone and Have Gun–Will Travel.

Known For

Filmography

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

as Conductor at Albert Hall

The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

1956

as Stork Club Piano Player (uncredited)

Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes

Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes

2020

Original Music Composer

Back to Room 666

Back to Room 666

2008

Original Music Composer

The Key to Reserva

The Key to Reserva

2007

Music

Psycho Path

Psycho Path

2000

Musical

Psycho

Psycho

1998

Original Music Composer

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1991

Original Music Composer

Psycho Shampoo

Psycho Shampoo

1979

Music

It Lives Again

It Lives Again

1978

Original Music Composer

Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

1976

Original Music Composer, Thanks, Music Director

Obsession

Obsession

1976

Original Music Composer

God Told Me To

God Told Me To

1976

In Memory Of

It's Alive

It's Alive

1974

Conductor, Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

Sisters

Sisters

1973

Original Music Composer

Endless Night

Endless Night

1972

Original Music Composer

The Road Builder

The Road Builder

1971

Original Music Composer

Obsessions

Obsessions

1969

Original Music Composer

Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

1968

Original Music Composer

Companions in Nightmare

Companions in Nightmare

1968

Original Music Composer

Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

1966

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Marnie

Marnie

1964

Original Music Composer

The Birds

The Birds

1963

Music Consultant

Jason and the Argonauts

Jason and the Argonauts

1963

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1962

Original Music Composer

Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

1962

Original Music Composer

Mysterious Island

Mysterious Island

1961

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Psycho

Psycho

1960

Original Music Composer

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver

1960

Original Music Composer

North by Northwest

North by Northwest

1959

Original Music Composer

Blue Denim

Blue Denim

1959

Original Music Composer

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959

Original Music Composer

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

1958

Original Music Composer

The Naked and the Dead

The Naked and the Dead

1958

Original Music Composer

Vertigo

Vertigo

1958

Original Music Composer

A Hatful of Rain

A Hatful of Rain

1957

Original Music Composer

The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

1956

Original Music Composer

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

Original Music Composer

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

1956

Original Music Composer

The Trouble with Harry

The Trouble with Harry

1955

Original Music Composer

Prince of Players

Prince of Players

1955

Original Music Composer

The Kentuckian

The Kentuckian

1955

Original Music Composer

The Egyptian

The Egyptian

1954

Original Music Composer

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1954

Songs

Garden of Evil

Garden of Evil

1954

Original Music Composer

White Witch Doctor

White Witch Doctor

1953

Original Music Composer

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

1953

Original Music Composer

King of the Khyber Rifles

King of the Khyber Rifles

1953

Original Music Composer

5 Fingers

5 Fingers

1952

Original Music Composer

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

Original Music Composer

On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground

1951

Original Music Composer

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951

Original Music Composer

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947

Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

Anna and the King of Siam

Anna and the King of Siam

1946

Original Music Composer

Hangover Square

Hangover Square

1945

Original Music Composer

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1943

Original Music Composer

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

Original Music Composer

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941

Conductor, Original Music Composer

All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy

1941

Conductor, Original Music Composer

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20th Century Greats

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 27, 2004

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