Product Description

Herrmann's collaboration with Hitchcock spanned eleven years and nine films, and his film score for Veritgo is widely recognized as being one of his finest. This in-depth musicological and critical study examines how Bernard Herrmann's score for Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo plays a crucial role in the articulation and development of the film's narrative and how it affects readings of the film. It considers the development of Herrmann's career up to 1958 and provides a detailed discussion of his musical style. It also examines the context of the film's production; its reception and critical readings are examined.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1293856 in Books
• Published on: 2001-02-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 176 pages

Review
“This book has everything a musical specialist could ask:scruplous research, detailed technical analysis, an excellent summary of film music criticism, astute comparisons with other Hermann sores....[a]nd an up-to-date grounding in matters such as musical gender encoding....Bernard Hermann's Vertigo is an impressive study of the contributing elements that make the music of Vertigo such an indelible part of our cinematic subconscious.”–Hitchcock Annual

“Anyone with a devoted interest in Herrmann or film music will find this one of the very best books ever on either subject.”–Classic Images

“It would be a good addition to circulating collections in music and film libraries....”–American Reference Books Annual

About the Author
DAVID COOPER is Senior Lecturer and the Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Scientific Research in Music at the University of Leeds.