UID:
almahu_9948236329902882
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 223 pages) :
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illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, 2016. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
ISBN:
9781526107718
Series Statement:
Manchester Film Studies
Content:
'For a decade from 1955, Alfred Hitchcock worked almost exclusively with one composer: Bernard Herrmann. From 〈i〉The Trouble with Harry〈/i〉 to the bitter spat surrounding 〈i〉Torn Curtain〈/i〉, the partnership gave us some of cinema's most memorable musical moments, taught us to stay out of the shower, away from heights and never to spend time in corn fields. Consequently, fascination with their work and relationship endures fifty years later. This volume of new, spellbinding essays explores their tense working relationship as well as their legacy, from crashing cymbals to the sound of 〈i〉The Birds〈/i〉. This book brings together new work and perspectives on the relationship between Hitchcock and Herrmann. Featuring essays by leading scholars of Hitchcock's work, including Richard Allen, Charles Barr, Murray Pomerance, Sidney Gottlieb and Jack Sullivan, it examines the working relationship between the pair and the contribution that Herrmann's work brings to Hitchcock's idiom. Examining key works, including 〈i〉The Man Who Knew Too Much〈/i〉, 〈i〉Psycho〈/i〉, 〈i〉Marnie〈/i〉 and 〈i〉Vertigo〈/i〉, the collection explores approaches to sound, music, collaborative authorship and the distinctive contribution that Herrmann's work with Hitchcock brought to this body of films. 〈i〉Partners in suspense〈/i〉 examines the significance, meanings, histories and enduring legacies of one of film history's most important partnerships. By engaging with the collaborative work of Hitchcock and Herrmann, the essays in the collection examine the ways in which film directors and composers collaborate, how this collaboration is experienced in the film text, and the ways such a partnership inspires later work' --Back cover.
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Made available via: manchesterhive.
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Introduction / K. J. Donnelly and Steven Rawle --1. Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's secret sharer / Jack Sullivan --2. Hitchcock, music and the mathematics of editing / Charles Barr --3. The anatomy of aural suspense in 〈i〉Rope 〈/i〉and 〈i〉Vertigo 〈/i〉 / Kevin Clifton --4. The therapeutic power of music in Hitchcock's films / Sidney Gottlieb --5. A Lacanian take on Herrmann/Hitchcock / Royal S. Brown --6. Portentous arrangements: Bernard Herrmann and 〈i〉The Man Who Knew Too Much〈/i〉 / Murray Pomerance --7. On the road with Hitchcock and Herrmann: sound, music and the car journey in 〈i〉Vertigo〈/i〉 (1958) and 〈i〉Psycho〈/i〉(1960) / Pasquale Iannone --8. A dance to the music of Herrmann: a figurative dance suite / David Cooper --9. The sound of 〈i〉The Birds〈/i〉 / Richard Allen --10. Musical romanticism v. the sexual aberrations of the criminal female: 〈i〉Marnie〈/i〉 (1964) / K. J. Donnelly --11. The murder of Gromek: theme and variations / Tomas Williams --12. Mending the 〈i〉Torn Curtain〈/i〉: a rejected score's place in a discography / Gergely Hubai --13. The Herrmann-Hitchcock murder mysteries: post-mortem / William H. Rosar --14. How could you possibly be a Hitchcocko-Herrmannian?: Digitally re-narrativising collaborative authorship / Steven Rawle --Index.
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Also available in print form.
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Mode of access: internet via World Wide Web.
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat or other PDF reader (latest version recommended), Internet Explorer or other browser (latest version recommended).
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In English.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Rawle, Steven; Donnelly, K. J. Partners in suspense: critical essays on Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock, Manchester, UK. : Manchester University Press, 2016, ISBN 9780719095863
Language:
English
DOI:
10.7765/9781526107718
URL:
http://www.manchesterhive.com/view/9781526107718/9781526107718.xml
URL:
https://dx.doi.org/10.7765/9781526107718
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