If you are interested in finding out more about Bernard Herrmann and his work, we recommend the following:

www.bernardherrmann.org
www.thebernardherrmannestate.com
www.allmusic.com/artist/bernard-herrmann-p86296
www.musicacademyonline.com/composer/biographies.php?bid=107
www.guardian.co.uk/film/2006/mar/10/2
journalofmusic.com/article/1556

Remixes and samples

The influence of Herrmann’s music in cinema is inestimable and he is increasingly being sampled and remixed by contemporary musicians. Here is but a small selection of examples, from Lady Gaga's appropriation of the Vertigo score as a dramatic introduction to the video for her number-one hit single, Born This Way, to a Drum and Bass remix of Cape Fear.

Samples:

Psycho, Prelude (Psycho theme)
Busta Rhymes – Gimme Some More

Vertigo, Vertigo Prelude and Rooftop
Lady Gaga – Born This Way

Twisted Nerve, Twisted Nerve
Carolina Marquez – The Killer's Song

 

Remixes:

Psycho, Prelude (Psycho theme)
Tony Demoet & Bjarne Goldbeck – Psycho theme remix 2008

Cape Fear
ILLEGAL FORMAT – Drum and Bass remix   

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