The Day the Earth Stood Still (soundtrack) - Wikipedia
WEBHerrmann chose unusual instrumentation for the film including violin, cello, and bass (all three electric), two theremin electronic instruments (played by Samuel Hoffman and Paul Shure), two Hammond organs, a large studio electric organ, three vibraphones, two glockenspiels, two pianos, two harps, three trumpets, three trombones, four tubas ...
The Day the Earth Stood Still, Bernard Herrmann - Orchestration ...
WEBHerrmann uses similar doublings on the low pedal, creating a uniformity of timbre between the two pedal types. Here he uses the hammond organs, studio organ, electric bass and cello and theremin II. These similar timbres flank the slightly different middle of the texture.
Bernard Herrmann - Wikipedia
WEBBernard Herrmann (born Maximillian Herman; June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975) was an American composer and conductor [1] best known for his work in composing for films. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest film composers. [2]
Complete Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - YouTube Music
WEBHerrmann chose unusual instrumentation for the film including violin, cello, and bass, two theremin electronic instruments, two Hammond organs, a large studio electric organ, three vibraphones,...
Five Spine-Chilling Bernard Herrmann Scores - The Listeners' Club
WEBOct 28, 2016 · The score calls for massive instrumentation, including chorus and pipe organ. According to one account Herrmann felt an emotional attachment to the film’s characters, sobbing uncontrollably after the first screening.
Waging the Peace: Bernard Herrmann and The Day the Earth …
WEBOct 1, 2009 · Answering this crystalline unison in the Hammond organs and muted trumpets is an A-flat major chord in second inversion. By doing this, Herrmann reinforces the clash between D-natural and E-flat (displayed throughout the score) witnessed here in the root movement of this opening.
WEBHammond organs, pianos, and (starting in Bar 2), the harps. Indeed, there are no less than three ostinati (Italian plural, or ostinatos being the English plural of ostinato) or
WEBHammond Organ, "8-10" violins I, 8-10 violins II, "6-8" violas, "6-8" VC (celli), "3-4" CB (contra basses). The Prelude opens forcefully (sff con forza for the strings; ff or fortissimo for the woodwinds) as "A Paramount Release" logo of a snow-capped pinnacle mountain appears on the screen.
Space-age symphonies: The music of science fiction film - BBC
WEBBernard Herrmann pioneered an early form of multi-track recording on The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), laying down the sound of two Hammond organs, a vibraphone, an electrically-amplified...
The Day the Earth Stood Still — Bernard Herrmann - Last.fm
WEBNov 9, 1993 · Herrmann chose unusual instrumentation for the film including violin, cello, and bass (all three electric), two theremin electronic instruments (played by Dr. Samuel Hoffman and Paul Shure), two Hammond organs, a large studio electric organ, three vibraphones, two glockenspiels, two pianos, two harps, …