The most comprehensive account of a composer ever presented in such form.
This is the two-and-a-half hours radio documentary by Bruce Crawford and Bob Coate as broadcast on KIOS-FM in 1988.
See also our presentation of the documentary.
Part I
| MUSIC | Psycho: Prelude and Murder; The Devil and Daniel Webster; Taxi Driver: Theme |
| Introduction by Bruce Crawford | |
| INTERVIEW | Clark Harrington about meeting Herrmann |
| INTERVIEW | Lucille Fletcher about meeting Herrmann |
| INTERVIEW | Norman Corwin |
| INTERVIEW | Lucille Fletcher about The Hitchhiker |
| BROADCAST | Segments from The Hitchhiker |
| Bob Coate about concert music | |
| MUSIC | The Fantasticks: Month of May |
| INTERVIEW | Clark Harrington about Moby Dick |
| MUSIC | Moby Dick: The Whaleman’s Chappel (and more) |
| INTERVIEW | Clark Harrington about the Symphony |
| INTERVIEW | Lucille Fletcher about Herrmann composing the Symphony |
| MUSIC | Symphony: Finale |
Part II
| Crawford about film music | |
| INTERVIEW | Leonard Maltin about film music and Citizen Kane |
| MUSIC | Citizen Kane: “Overture” |
| INTERVIEW | Ted Gilling about the “Salaambo Aria” from Citizen Kane |
| MUSIC | Citizen Kane: Salaambo Aria, Rosebud and Finale |
| INTERVIEW | Louis Kaufman |
| MUSIC | The Devil and Daniel Webster: Finale |
| INTERVIEW | Louis Kaufman about Herrmann’s personality |
| Crawford about Herrmann’s romantic period | |
| MUSIC | Hangover Square: Concerto Macabre (excerpts) |
| INTERVIEW | Craig Reardon about The Ghost and Mrs. Muir |
| MUSIC | The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (excerpts) |
| INTERVIEW | Steven C. Smith about The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and Wuthering Heights |
| INTERVIEW | Louis and Annette Kaufman about Wuthering Heights |
| MUSIC | Wuthering Heights (excerpts) |
| Coate about the Herrmann/Hitchcock collaborations | |
| INTERVIEW | Leonard Maltin about Vertigo |
| INTERVIEW | Fred Steiner about Herrmann’s music for Hitchcock |
| MUSIC | Vertigo: Prelude and Rooftop |
| INTERVIEW | Leonard Maltin about North by Northwest |
| MUSIC | North by Northwest: Overture |
| INTERVIEW | Fred Steiner about Lyn Murray |
| INTERVIEW | Paul Mandell about Psycho |
| INTERVIEW | Fred Steiner about demonic music |
| INTERVIEW | Leonard Maltin about Psycho |
| MUSIC | Psycho (excerpts) |
| Coate about the Herrmann/Hitchcock break-up | |
| INTERVIEW | David Raksin about Torn Curtain |
| MUSIC | Torn Curtain: Prelude |
Part III
| Coate introducing sci-fi scores | |
| INTERVIEW | Ted Gilling about Journey to the Center of the Earth |
| MUSIC | Journey to the Center of the Earth: Prelude |
| INTERVIEW | Leonard Maltin about The Day the Earth Stood Still |
| MUSIC | The Day the Earth Stood Still: Outer Space (prelude) |
| INTERVIEW | Norma Shepherd about Fahrenheit 451 |
| MUSIC | Fahrenheit 451: Prelude and Fire Engine |
| Coate about television and The Twilight Zone | |
| MUSIC | The Twilight Zone: End Theme |
| Crawford introducing Harryhausen | |
| INTERVIEW | Ray Harryhausen about The 7th Voyage of Sinbad |
| INTERVIEW | Leonard Maltin about The 7th Voyage of Sinbad |
| MUSIC | The 7th Voyage of Sinbad: Duel with the Skeleton |
| INTERVIEW | Paul Mandell about Mysterious Island |
| INTERVIEW | Ray Harryhausen about Herrmann’s music |
| MUSIC | Mysterious Island: Prelude |
| Crawford about Herrmann moving to England | |
| INTERVIEW | Paul Hirsh about Sisters |
| MUSIC | Sisters: Prelude |
| INTERVIEW | Paul Hirsh about first screening of Obsession |
| MUSIC | Obsession: Prelude |
| Crawford introducing Taxi Driver | |
| INTERVIEW | Ted Gilling about Taxi Driver |
| INTERVIEW | Paul Hirsh about dinner with Herrmann |
| MUSIC | Taxi Driver: Theme |
| INTERVIEW | Paul Mandell about Taxi Driver |
| INTERVIEW | Leonard Maltin about Taxi Driver |
| INTERVIEW | Ruth Herrmann about last meeting |
| Crawford about December 24, 1975 | |
| INTERVIEW | Leonard Maltin about Herrmann |
| INTERVIEW | Ray Harryhausen about Herrmann |
| Bob Coate closing | |
| Bruce Crawford closing | |
| MUSIC | Taxi Driver: End Credits |
| MUSIC | Citizen Kane: Theme and Variations with program credits |