Fahrenheit 451 Music

The Film Scores of Bernard Herrmann

20 July 2021
7 CD re-release of Herrmann's Phase 4 film music recordings CD1  Great Movie Thrillers Psycho (A Narrative for Orchestra) Marnie – Prelude & Hunting Scene North By Northwest – Overture Vertigo – Prelude – The Nightmare – Scène d’amour A Portrait of ‘Hitch’ (f. CD
Psycho, North by Northwest, Vertigo, A Portrait of Hitch, Jane Eyre, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Citizen Kane, The Devil and Daniel Webster, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Fahrenheit 451, Mysterious Island, Jason and the Argonauts, The Three Worlds of Gulliver, Obsession Bernard Herrmann National Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra Decca

Phase 4 Stereo 40CDs

15 September 2014
CD 1 Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever CD 2 Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Grofé) / An American in Paris / Variations on “I got rhythm” CD 3 Khachaturian: Spartacus — Ballet Suite / Masquerade — Ballet suite/ Gayaneh — Ballet Suite CD 4 Spectacular Dances CD 5 Ravel. CD
Journey to the Center of the Earth, Sinbad, Still, Fahrenheit 451, Psycho, North by Northwest, Vertigo, Marnie, The Trouble with Harry Bernard Herrmann National Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra Decca

Phase 4 Stereo 6 LPs

29 September 2014
LP1 Dvorak: Symphony No.9 in E minor “From the New World” New Philharmonia Orchestra Antal Dorati LP2 The Fantasy Film World of Bernard Hermann National Philharmonic Orchestra Bernard Herrmann LP3 Bizet. LP
Journey to the Center of the Earth, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Fahrenheit 451 Bernard Herrmann National Philharmonic Orchestra Decca

Herrmann in Britain

Günther Kögebehn, 29 June 2012
  Introduction New York born Bernard Herrmann had a long relationship with Britain, especially London, which he made his second home in 1961 and primary residence in 1964 after he seperated from his second wife Lucy Anderson. Misc
The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Three Worlds of Gulliver, Mysterious Island, Jason and the Argonauts, Wuthering Heights, Echoes, Fahrenheit 451, Moby Dick, Welles Raises Kane, The Devil and Daniel Webster, Twisted Nerve, Battle of Neretva, The Night Digger, Endless Night, Sisters, It's Alive, Symphony, Souvenirs de Voyage, Obsession, Psycho, For the Fallen • London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pro Arte Orchestra, Amici Quartet, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Festival Players, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Ariel Quartet, Beecham Chamber Orchestra • BBCBradford, UK • London, UK • Manchester, UK

Ray Bradbury, R.I.P.

6 June 2012

Bernard Herrmann’s friend the author Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451) has passed away on 5th June 2012.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9315001/Ray-Bradbury.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jun/06/ray-bradbury?newsfeed=true

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-ray-bradbury-20120607,0,5622415.story

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/07/books/ray-bradbury-popularizer-of-science-fiction-dies-at-91.html?pagewanted=all

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ray-bradbury-sci-fi-author-of-fahrenheit-451-martian-chronicles-dies-at-91/2012/06/06/gJQAy9HiIV_story.html

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Fahrenheit 451

Centenary of Herrmann and Rota

16 October 2011
Bernard Herrmann - Psycho Suite Nino Rota - The Godfather Nino Rota - La Strada Nino Rota - Romeo and Juliet Bernard Herrmann - Fahrenheit 451 (Mexican premiere). Mexico City, Mexico
Psycho, Fahrenheit 451 José Luis Castillo National Symphony Orchestra Mexico
Source: Movies in Concert

Maestros of Suspense

12 October 2011
Franz Waxman - The Bride of Frankenstein: Suite - Part One Franz Waxman - Rebecca: Suite Franz Waxman - Rear Window: Suite Franz Waxman - Sunset Boulevard: Suite Bernard Herrmann - Fahrenheit 451: Prelude, Fire Engine, The Bedroom Bernard Herrmann - Vertigo: Suite Bernard Herrmann - Marnie. Gent, Belgium
Fahrenheit 451, Vertigo, Marnie, On Dangerous Ground, Twisted Nerve, Psycho, Obsession, Taxi Driver, North by Northwest Dirk Brosse National Orchestra of Belgium
Source: Movies in Concert

The Classic Film Scores of Bernard Herrmann

George Kaplan, June 2011
When Bernard Herrmann died in the early hours of Christmas Eve 1975, he left behind a body of work that would go on to transcend the medium for which it was originally written.
Citizen Kane, The Devil and Daniel Webster, The Magnificent Ambersons, Jane Eyre, Hangover Square, Anna and the King of Siam, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The Day the Earth Stood Still, On Dangerous Ground, White Witch Doctor, Five Fingers, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Beneath the 12-Mile Reef, King of the Khyber Rifles, Garden of Evil, The Egyptian, Prince of Players, The Trouble with Harry, The Kentuckian, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, The Wrong Man, Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot, A Hatful of Rain, Vertigo, The Naked and the Dead, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, North by Northwest, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Blue Denim, Psycho, The Three Worlds of Gulliver, Mysterious Island, Tender is the Night, Cape Fear, Jason and the Argonauts, The Birds, Marnie, Joy in the Morning, Torn Curtain, Fahrenheit 451, The Bride Wore Black, Twisted Nerve, The Night Digger, Battle of Neretva, Endless Night, Sisters, It's Alive, Obsession, Taxi Driver, The Twilight Zone, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Star Wars

3 June 2012
Alex North: 2001 Fanfare Alexander Courage: Star Trek Theme Bernard Herrmann: Fahrenheit 451 Suite Alan Silvestri: Back To The Future Theme Jerry Goldsmith: Alien Theme Elmer Bernstein: Ghostbusters Theme Don Davis: Matrix Suite John Williams. Berlin, Germany
Fahrenheit 451 Frank Strobel Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Source: Movies in Concert

Film Music by Bernard Herrmann

22 May 2011
Selections from Obsession The Ghost and Mrs Muir The Egyptian Journey to the Center of the Earth Vertigo Psycho Marnie Torn Curtain Fahrenheit 451 The Bride Wore Black The Night Digger Taxi Driver New arrangements for chamber orchestra. Kaarst, Germany
Obsession, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The Egyptian, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Vertigo, Psycho, Torn Curtain, Fahrenheit 451, The Bride Wore Black, The Night Digger, Taxi Driver Tobias van de Locht Junge Sinfonie Kaarst

Fimucite 2: Closing Night Gala

4 October 2010
DVD / CD combo Alex North's 2001 (Conducted by Diego Navarro) 1. Dawn of Man 2. The Bluff 3. Space Station Docking 4. Main Title In Session (Conducted by Joel McNeely) 5. Psycho: Prelude (Bernard Herrmann) 6. Vertigo: Scene d'Amour (Bernard Herrmann) 7. Fahrenheit 451. DVD [all]
Psycho, Vertigo, Fahrenheit 451 Diego Navarro, Joel McNeely, Robert Townson Tenerife Film Orchestra, Tenerife Film Choir Varese Sarabande

IMPULS Jugendkonzert

11 November 2009
Herrmann: Psycho Suite Herrmann: Fahrenheit 451 Suite. Magdeburg, Germany
Psycho, Fahrenheit 451 Hans Rotman Mitteldeutsche Kammerphilharmonie
Source: FSM

Clonard Concert

22 October 2008
Herrmann: music fom 'Fahrenheit 451' Ligeti: Harpsichord solos Continuum and Hungarian Rock Scott Walker: 'It's Raining Today' and 'Rosemary' Greenwood: Popcorn Superhet Receiver Dutilleux: 'Mystere de l'Instant' Gorecki: Harpsichord Concerto Greenwood: Music from 'There Will Be Blood' Herrmann. Belfast, UK
Fahrenheit 451, Psycho Robert Ziegler Ulster Orchestra
Source: William D McCrum, Talking Herrmann

Man, Myth & Magic

3 - 4 October 2008
Herrmann - Fahrenheit 451: Suite Gruber - Frankenstein!! Weill - Suite from Threepenny Opera Ravel - Piano Concerto in G Major. Edmonton, AB, Canada
Fahrenheit 451 Heinz Karl Gruber, William Eddins Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

In Session: A Film Music Celebration!

29 June 2008
Alex North: 2001 Suite (conducted by Diego Navarro) Bernard Herrmann: Psycho - Prelude Bernard Herrmann: Vertigo - Scene dAmour Bernard Herrmann: Fahrenheit 451 - The Road Jerry Goldsmith: The Generals Suite Jerry Goldsmith: Star Trek TMP - The Enterprise John Barry. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain
Psycho, Vertigo, Fahrenheit 451 Joel McNeely Tenerife Film Orchestra
Source: Varese Sarabande

Science Fiction

28 November - 5 December 2007
Frankenstein - The Creation (P. Doyle) 2001: Space Odyssey - Zaratrusta (R. Strauss) Fahrenheit 451: Suite (B. Herrmann) Jurassic Park (Excerpts) (J. Williams) 2001: Space Odyssey - Atmospheres (G. Ligeti) The Day the Earth Stood Still (Excerpts) (B. Barcelona, Spain
Fahrenheit 451, The Day the Earth Stood Still Virginia Martinez Orquestra Simfonica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya

Hooray for Hollywood

13 January 2008
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Hermannn: Fahrenheit 451 - Suite Barber: Adagio for Strings Corigliano: The Red Violin - Suite for Violin and Orchestra. USA (Boston)
Fahrenheit 451 Elizabeth Pitcairn, Susan Davenny Wyner Pro Arte Orchestra

Nightmare Romance – Bernard Herrmann & Alfred Hitchcock

4 April 2008
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Joel McNeely, conductor David New, narrator Rebecca Davis, vocalist Greg Cohen Quintet Robert Burger, piano Erik Charlston, percussion Greg Cohen, bass Marty Ehrlich, saxophone Bill Frisell, guitar Danny Kapilian, producer Herrmann - Psycho Herrmann - The Trouble With. USA (Chicago)
Psycho, North by Northwest, Citizen Kane, Fahrenheit 451, Vertigo, The Trouble with Harry, Marnie, Taxi Driver Bill Frisell, Erik Charlston, Greg Cohen, Joel McNeely, Marty Ehrlich, Robert Burger Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Source: Danny Kapilian, Jonathan Little

Fahrenheit 451

21 November 2007
Available from Screenarchives: The CD will contain Bernard Herrmann's complete score for FAHRENHEIT 451. Including music and portions of cues that didn't make the final cut of the film. CD
Fahrenheit 451, The Twilight Zone: Walking Distance Anna Bonn, John Morgan, William Stromberg Moscow Symphony Orchestra Tribute Film Classics
Source: William Stromberg, John Morgan

Nightmare Romance – Bernard Herrmann & Alfred Hitchcock

6 July 2007
French: English: An almost repeat performance of the 2006 event at the Barbican, London: the Concerto Macabre from Hangover Square might also be included in Lyon. Lyon, France
Psycho, North by Northwest, Citizen Kane, Marnie, Fahrenheit 451, Vertigo, The Trouble with Harry, Taxi Driver Chris Neville, Erik Charlston, Greg Cohen, Joel McNeely, Marc Ribot, Marty Ehrlich Orchestre National de Lyon
Source: joelmcneely.com

Nightmare Romance – Bernard Herrmann & Alfred Hitchcock

Günther Kögebehn, June 2006
A very unusual Herrmann event at the Barbican in London on March 17 2006. And here's a very short report. The Music (performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra unless indicated). Concert
Psycho, North by Northwest, Citizen Kane, Fahrenheit 451, The Twilight Zone, Vertigo, The Birds, The Trouble with Harry, Marnie, Taxi Driver • Bill Frisell, Danny Kapilian, Erik Charlston, Gil Goldstein, Greg Cohen, Joel McNeely, Kerry Shale, Marty Ehrlich, Oskar Sala • BBC Concert OrchestraLondon, UK

Fahrenheit 451

1 April 2003
A Discussion with Author Ray Bradbury Making of Fahrenheit 451 The Music of Fahrenheit 451. DVD [1]
Fahrenheit 451 Universal

Parables, Lullabies and Secrets

30 June 2001
Samuel Barber | Adagio for Strings Leos Janácek | String Quartet No.2 Intimate Letters (arranged for strings) Bernard Herrmann | Suite from Fahrenheit 451 Michael Leunig | Parables, Lullabies and Secrets Hall: Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle, Wollongong, July 7-16. Australia
Fahrenheit 451 Sidney Chamber Orchestra
Battle of Neretva Beneath the 12-Mile Reef Cape Fear Citizen Kane Crime Classics Currier and Ives Echoes Endless Night Fahrenheit 451 Five Fingers For the Fallen Garden of Evil Hangover Square Jane Eyre Jason and the Argonauts Journey to the Center of the Earth King of the Khyber Rifles Marnie Moby Dick Mysterious Island North by Northwest Obsession On Dangerous Ground Prince of Players Psycho Sisters Souvenirs de Voyage Taxi Driver The 7th Voyage of Sinbad The Birds The Bride Wore Black The Day the Earth Stood Still The Devil and Daniel Webster The Egyptian The Ghost and Mrs. Muir The Man Who Knew Too Much The Snows of Kilimanjaro The Three Worlds of Gulliver The Trouble with Harry The Twilight Zone Torn Curtain Twisted Nerve Vertigo White Witch Doctor Wuthering Heights