Citadel Records presents THE DEVIL AND BERNARD HERRMANN, the first volume in THE BERNARD HERRMANN LEGACY SERIES.

Citadel Records presents THE DEVIL AND BERNARD HERRMANN, the first volume in THE BERNARD HERRMANN LEGACY SERIES.
THE DEVIL AND BERNARD HERRMANN includes suites from THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER, OBSESSION and the composer's own WELLES RAISES KANE, featuring the composer conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Philharmonic Orchestra in recordings from 1967 and 1975.
Bernard Herrmann is one of the greatest composers of motion picture music in the twentieth century. He is considered the man behind some of the most original and distinctive film scores. He was a master at evoking psychological and dramatic tension in his music to suit the dramatic needs of a film. He won his only Oscar in 1947 for writing the score for THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER. Herrmann made a powerful mark in radio and in 1934 he began a 25-year career as a conductor and composer in radio, working for the CBS. In 1938, he scored the notorious infamous presentation of Orson Welles' Halloween production of H. G. Wells' THE WAR OF THE WORLDS broadcast. He is best remembered for his collaborations with some of Hollywood's most celebrated film directors like Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, Martin Scorsese and Brian DePalma. Described as a perfectionist, he believed that most directors didn't have a clue about music so he would blithely ignore their instructions. His filmography includes CITIZEN KANE, THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, VERTIGO, MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, CAPE FEAR, FAHRENHEIT 451, OBSESSION, TAXI DRIVER and many hours of episodic television including THE TWILIGHT ZONE and HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL, among others.
These historic recordings were originally released on vinyl in the 1970's. Citadel Records is proud to bring these recordings back into the marketplace, under license from Unicorn Records retaining the original liner notes written by Christopher Palmer including the participation of the composer.

Track Listing

• Mr. Scratch (From 'The Devil And Daniel Webster')
• The Ballad of Springfield Mountain (From 'The Devil And Daniel Webster')
• The Sleigh-Ride (From 'The Devil And Daniel Webster')
• The Miser's Waltz (From 'The Devil And Daniel Webster')
• Finale / Swing Your Partners (From 'The Devil And Daniel Webster')
• Overture (From 'Welles Raises Kane')
• Theme and Variations (From 'Welles Raises Kane')
• Ragtime / The Saturday Night Band Concert (From 'Welles Raises Kane')
• Meditation / Antimacassar (From 'Welles Raises Kane')
• Finale / Pursuit and Happiness (From 'Welles Raises Kane')
• Main Title / Valse Lente / Kidnap (From 'Obsession')
• Newsboy / The Tape / The Ferry (From 'Obsession')
• The Tomb / Sandra (From 'Obsession')
• The Church / Court's Confession / Bryn Mawr (From 'Obsession')
• New Orleans / Wedding / Court, The Morning After (From 'Obsession')
• The Plane / Court and La Salle's Struggle / Airport (From 'Obsession')

Additional Details

Label: Citadel / BSX

Genre: Contemporary Instrumental

Language: English

Run Time: 76:16 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 10/10/25

UPC: 712187492607