Title: Conversation Piece An Unvarnished Chat With Bernard Herrmann
On This Recording:Bernard Herrmann interviewed by Leslie Zador & Gregory Rose
also featured Norma Shepherd (Bernard Herrmann's wife) and his beloved dogs Alpy & Twi
Location:Bernard Herrmann's North Hollywood Home (5119 Bluebell Avenue, North Hollywood)
Label:The Film Music Society
Format:MP3
Bit Rate:128Kbps
Size:85MB
Tracks:14
High Res Scans Included

Track Listing:

1.Past Interviews~Being A Composer~Ghost Writing And Quality Of Recent Film Music
2.Writing Concert Music~Current Symphony Concerts~Opera Wuthering Heights
3.Working With Orson Welles~Creative Control~Pop Culture
4.Alfred Hitchcock And Torn Curtain~Hiring In Hollywood~His Film Music On Record
5.Reinterpreting His Film Music For Concerts And Records~Criticism Of Stravinsky's Views
6.Modern Commercial Success~Current Work~Opera A Christmas Carol
7.His Music On Record~Composing Music Today
8.Influenced By Charlies Ives~Network And BBC Orchestras~Local Concert Works~Preserving The Past
9.Concert Music And Free Radio Play~Offensive Commercials~Royalties~Classical Music Record Sales~Soundtracks Sell Movies
10.Music As A Living Art~Listening To His Own Music On Record~How He Composes~Controversial And Contemporary Operas
11.Film Composers He Admires~Rejecting Work~Disagreement With Hitchcock For Torn Curtain~Importance Of Self-Respect
12.Music From Hitchcock Films~London Phase Four Recordings~Opera Wuthering Heights Album Sales
13.Symphony Orchestra In Los Angeles~Zubin Mehta~Film Music In Concert Hollywood Bowl And Johnny Green~Ghost-Writing~Radio Programming On Film Music
14.England's Interest In Film Music~Trends In America~Early Days Of The Beatles~Engelbert Humperdinck~Goodbyes


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New link courtesy of Herr Salat!!

WOW you dug up a gem!!!

Thank You

Scott

Thanks!

It's a great listen!!

Every soundtrack collector should give this a listen even if they don't care for Mr. Herrmann's work.

Great listen.

Sounds good.

This really is a treat. Can't wait to listen to this.

Enjoy MwendoK.

This sounds awesome! John Williams is always going to be my favorite composer, but I think Herrmann is the only real contender for the runner-up spot.

Very nice. Thanks/

Welcome JP!~

WHAT A GEM !

Many thanks for that treasure !

Another treasure from the great WildwoodPark! Thanks a lot, friend!

Great share - thanks, can't wait to listen to this!

What a nice surprise.. I don't think I've heard Benny speak before.

Enjoy all!

Re-Up upon request.

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New Link Added.

Thank you very much Wild!

Wow! This is a buried treasure! Thanks! :)

Re-Up upon request.

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New Link Added.

Thanks for the re-up!! It's always very interesting to hear a composer discuss their work and their profession in general.

Thanks for the re-up!! It's always very interesting to hear a composer discuss their work and their profession in general.

I agree and this interview is great because Mr. Herrmann speaks so candidly partly because he had total control over whether the interview would even be published.

Thank you for the re-upload, Wildwood. But I am sorry to ask a silly question: how to download this file from Jumbofiles? Thanks in advance for any help.

Edit: I got it downloaded. Sorry about the "silly" question again:-)

thx

In an E. Bernstein/RPO's Herrmann album (Milan), the last track was Herrmann's speaking. So it seems that track was from this interview.

Thank you for this valuable document.

Only one word...: EXCELENT!

I can't work out how to download it - keeps wanting me to download ilivid or something! argh!

your clicking the wrong download buttons.

Easiest way is to just sign up with them give them any old email address and when you return the screen will be devoid of all that extra stuff.

Really an amazing find. I bought this on CD when it first came out and was mesmerized. It's like you are in a time machine and suddenly, there you are, in Herrmann's house, sitting across from him on the couch. You hear stuff like his dog's collar as he comes in and out of the room, clock chiming, etc. Oh - and they talk about movies, too.. ;)

Really an amazing find. I bought this on CD when it first came out and was mesmerized. It's like you are in a time machine and suddenly, there you are, in Herrmann's house, sitting across from him on the couch. You hear stuff like his dog's collar as he comes in and out of the room, clock chiming, etc. Oh - and they talk about movies, too.. ;)

It is great stuff, and the picture on the cover is the LA River (after a big rain) which is just a stone's throw away from his house on Bluebell in North Hollywood.

It is great stuff, and the picture on the cover is the LA River (after a big rain) which is just a stone's throw away from his house on Bluebell in North Hollywood.

Oh, is it? I didn't know that. I am in Los Angeles myself. Where was his house exactly. Maybe one day after work I will drive past it...

Oh, is it? I didn't know that. I am in Los Angeles myself. Where was his house exactly. Maybe one day after work I will drive past it...

5119 Bluebell
North Hollywood

Close to Magnolia and Coldwater Cyn.

me too.

Very interesting, thanks.

New link courtesy of Herr Salat.

Thank you!

Track#5 when Mr. Herrmann is speaking at about the 3:50 mark, his opinions are quite interesting.

Thanks WildwoodPark! My favorite film score composers are Korngold, Herrmann, Rozsa and Tiomkin so I am very much looking forward to listening to this interview. Also, Hitchcock is my favorite film director. Thanks again.

Herrmann at his grumpiest - an amazing recording.

Thanks!!

Amazing stuff!
In my opinion Bernard Herrmann is the greatest composer!
Thank you for this excellent post, my friend.
Many thanks to Herr Salat for the new link.

Thank you, WildwoodPark and Herr Salat for the new link. I have little of Hermann but I'm sure this gem will make my interest grow.

Wow. This is great stuff. Thanks!

Thanks, guys!

Many thanks for this -- I'm a huge fan of Herrmann's scores :-)

It's a great listen in fact i drove by Bernard Herrmann's old home location the other day where he recorded this.

What a fantastic link to a real interesting find. Thank you for it,Sir.

Awesome.

This should be required listening for anyone who is a soundtrack fan/collector.

Homina, homina, homia! Bless you for this!

Dear WildwoodPark,
I would like to thank you (and Herr Salat) for sharing this interview, it is a treasure and I will cherish it!

Thank you for the share!

Thanks a lot!

appreciated!

Artwork fixed.

Amazing, thank you!

I just noticed this, thank you so much WP and Mr Salat. Fascinating, Herrmann's as argumentative and cantankerous as I imagined but all the same a brilliant creator of music and my favourite American composer along with Philip Glass.

enviame el link
gracias

Thanks very much for sharing, such an interesting and revealing interview

Fascinating. Thank you!