Suspense and psychological thriller (Hitchcock)

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

Suspense and psychological thriller (Hitchcock) · Between 1955 and 1964, Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann collaborated on a series of films. Herrmann, born in New York and also a conductor, thought in short motifs rather than long melodies. He repeated small cells, left harmonies unresolved and chose unusual instrumentations. In Vertigo (1958), spiralling arpeggios circle around, like the dizziness of the main character. In Psycho (1960), he used only strings, with the shrill, stabbing chords of the shower scene. This work laid the foundation for modern thriller music. In the Hitchcockian thriller Charade (1963), Henry Mancini showed how suspense goes together with an elegant, lighter theme.

Listening

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  Prelude and Rooftop · Bernard Herrmann, 1958
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  Prelude · Bernard Herrmann, 1960
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  Charade (Main Title) · Henry Mancini, 1963

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See also

• Franz Waxman
• Film noir
• New Hollywood
• Giallo and Italian horror