Bernard Herrmann Radio Documentary
Like Bruce Crawford, I was introduced to Bernard Herrmann's music at an early age. My first experience was his milestone score for one of the greatest sci-films, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951), which was the first time I noticed how important a film score could be to enhance the story of a film.
Much later, when I became a college teacher, I played several of his film scores in class and always received appreciative comments from the students.
Then, as a film music critic, I reviewed many of his film scores on CD.
In 2011, for the centennial year of Herrmann's birth, together with other FMR critics, Steven Kennedy and Steve Vertlieb, we presented our favorite film scores.
I remember hearing the radio documentary described below on Ron Della Chiesa's radio program in Boston, shortly after I had presented my own radio tribute on Herrmann's film music on Ron's program.
So it is with great pleasure that I present the following extensive article by Steve Vertlieb, about this superb radio documentary.
--Roger Hall, Managing Editor, Film Music Review
BERNARD HERRMANN: A CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE AND MUSIC
In 1988, producers Bruce Crawford and Bob Coate set about creating a definitive radio documentary honoring the life and career of one of the cinema’s most revered motion picture composers, Bernard Herrmann. The broadcast, which aired over KIOS FM Radio in 1988, has become a lasting recorded tribute to a beloved figure whose legend and persona have often over shadowed his enormous musical legacy.
Read the complete article by FMR Contributing Critic, Steve Vertlieb, about this important radio documentary on this limited edition DVD-ROM:
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OBSESSION: A Tribute to Bernard Herrmann
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