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Alfred Hitchcock

From the driving energy of North By Northwest to the iconic string stabs of Psycho, music is an integral part of the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Matthew Sweet finds out why.

From the driving energy of North By Northwest to the iconic string stabs of Psycho, music is an integral part of what makes Alfred Hitchcock's films stand out. Matthew Sweet finds out what makes them so good and looks at times when Hitchcock and his composers disagreed.

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Sat 18 Oct 2025 16:00
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Music Played

  • Charles Gounod

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents "Funeral March of a Marionette"

    Orchestra: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Conductor: Erich Kunzel.
    • Telarc.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Psycho (A Narrative for Orchestra) "Prelude"

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Herrmann.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Vertigo "Prelude And Rooftop"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Muir Mathieson.
    • Varese Sarabande.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    The Man Who Knew Too Much "Prelude"

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Arthur Leslie Benjamin

    The Man Who Knew Too Much "Storm Clouds Cantata"

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Choir: C么r Caerdydd. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Chandos.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Psycho (A Narrative for Orchestra) "Prelude" + "The Murder"

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Herrmann.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Torn Curtain "Suite"

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).

  • John Addison

    Torn Curtain "Main Title"

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Bateman.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).

  • Nitin Sawhney

    The Lodger "Titles" + "The Big Love Theme"

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Network Distributing Ltd.

  • Stephen Horne

    The Manxman "From The Island ('Ellan Vannin')"

    Performer: Jeff Moore. Orchestra: Orchestra da Camera di Pordenone. Conductor: Ben Palmer.
    • Ulysses Arts.

  • Stephen Horne

    The Manxman "A Happy Home"

    Performer: Jeff Moore. Orchestra: Orchestra da Camera di Pordenone. Conductor: Ben Palmer.
    • Ulysses Arts.

  • Franz Waxman

    Rebecca "Main Title / Foreword / Opening Scene"

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Joel McNeely.
    • Varese Sarabande.

  • Ron Goodwin

    Frenzy "The London Theme"

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Chandos Records Limited.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 14 Dec 2024 16:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3
  • Sat 18 Oct 2025 16:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3

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