One of the most important cultural figures of the Twentieth century, Alfred Hitchcock’s masterful body of work remains as striking and individual today as it ever did. The Londoner who conquered Hollywood with his love of suspense and his dry sense of humour was often pushing the limits of film technology to produce his extraordinary productions. His obsessive focus on every detail of his films and television shows of course included the underlying music, and resulted in some of the most memorable and evocative soundtracks ever written. This collection includes the striking and unsettling music from masterpieces such as ‘Vertigo’, ‘North By Northwest’, ‘Psycho’, ‘Rear Window’ and ‘Rope’. A number of these pieces were written by Bernard Herrmann, whose name is most often associated with Hitchcock as his regular collaborator for a decade from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. Prior to this period, Hitchcock worked with Franz Waxman and Dimitri Tiomkin in particular, both of whose work is also represented in this collection. Also included are selections from the man’s ‘Music To Be Murdered By’ album – a droll collection of hair-raising tunes with Hitchcock providing introductions for each in his inimitable manner – as well as some pearls of wisdom from the man himself. All in all, 23 tracks of spine-tingling music that transport the listener into the work of one of the true greats of cinema. Trackslist 01 Alfred Hitchcock Presents... Main Theme 02 Music to Be Murdered By 03 Vertigo - Prelude & Rooftop 04 North By Northwest - Kidnapped 05 I Confess - Main Theme 06 After You've Gone 07 The Man Who Knew Too Much - Que Sera, Sera 08 Dial M for Murder - Main Theme 09 Rope - Mouvements Perpetuels 10 The Trouble With Harry - Main Theme 11 Spellbound - Dream 12 North by Northwest - Fashion Show.wav 13 Rear Window - Juke Box #6 14 Alfred Hitchcock's Leading Ladies 15 Vertigo - Scene d'Amour 16 Strangers on a Train - Prologue - Duet for Four Feet 17 Alfred Hitchcock - Master Manipulator 18 Psycho - Prelude 19 North By Northwest - Overture 20 Spellbound - Main Theme 21 To Catch a Thief - Main Theme 22 Vertigo - The Necklace, The Return & Finale 23 The Hour Of Parting
