Bernard Herrmann -Three Scenes from "Torn Curtain" (1966)

Bernard Herrmann (born Max Herman; June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975) was an American composer known for his work in composing for motion pictures. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers.

Please support my channel:
https://ko-fi.com/bartjebartmans

Three Scenes from "Torn Curtain" (1966)
Directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock

I. Prelude (0:00)
II. Gromek (2:24)
III. The Killing (4:17)

Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen

Two scores were written for the film. The first was written by Bernard Herrmann, a frequent contributor to Hitchcock's work. Hitchcock and Universal asked Herrmann for a pop and jazz-influenced soundtrack and even hoped Herrmann might write a song for lead actress Julie Andrews to perform. However, the score Herrmann provided was not what Hitchcock and the studio wanted, and his revisions failed to satisfy them. Hitchcock and Herrmann ended their long-time collaboration, and John Addison was approached to write the score.

Although the Addison score was issued commercially in 1966 (and has been re-released), the Herrmann score has been re-recorded and reissued several times, eclipsing Addison's in terms of available versions. Recordings of Herrmann's original studio sessions exist and have circulated online.