In honor of the 100th birthday of film composer Bernard Herrmann, here are a few selections. First, the Love Music from Vertigo:
The theme from North by Northwest:
For the Fallen (a wartime elegy):
Herrmann was one of the very greatest of all film composers, and his legacy stands proud more than thirty years after his death.
what the heck is that snatch of Christmas music in the third piece? Driving me crazy.