Bernard Herrmann OST Hitchcock

Limited Edition for Record Store Day 2018

Limited 7" on Transparent Amber Colored Vinyl. Double A Side: Vertigo / North by Northwest.
Bernard Herrmann is the undoubted master of the film score and his music for
Vertigo and North By Northwest remain as vital a component as the
director, actors and script. Vertigo crackles with tension as James Stewart's
character Scottie goes through an emotional wringer. Herrmann blew away
the lush melodies that dominated music in films of previous decades and
delivered harsh, stinging, repetitive themes overlaid on a deceptive
symphonic score. The sound is as experimental as the film, which 60 years
from release remains one of the milestones of cinematic history. One year
on and in North By Northwest, Cary Grant is the new man in peril. This time
it's not mentally but physically as he is pursued by a spy network and the
police. Herrmann ratchets up the tension with an orchestral tour-de-force,
highlighting the thrill of the chase. He described it as, "a kaleidoscopic
orchestral fandango designed to kick-off the exciting rout which follows."