{"product_id":"partners-in-suspense-critical-essays-on-bernard-herrmann-and-alfred-hitchcock-paperback","title":"Partners in Suspense: Critical Essays on Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Rawle\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKevin J. Donnelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling collection that looks at one of the most famed director-composer collaborations in film history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a decade from 1955, Alfred Hitchcock worked almost exclusively with one composer: Bernard Herrmann. From \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Harry\u003c\/i\u003e to the bitter spat surrounding \u003ci\u003eTorn Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e, the partnership gave us some of cinema's most memorable musical moments, taught us to stay out of the shower, away from heights and never to spend time in corn fields. Consequently, fascination with their work and relationship endures fifty years later. This volume of new, spellbinding essays explores their tense working relationship as well as their legacy, from crashing cymbals to the sound of \u003ci\u003eThe Birds\u003c\/i\u003e. This book brings together new work and perspectives on the relationship between Hitchcock and Herrmann. Featuring essays by leading scholars of Hitchcock's work, including Richard Allen, Charles Barr, Murray Pomerance, Sidney Gottlieb and Jack Sullivan, it examines the working relationship between the pair and the contribution that Herrmann's work brings to Hitchcock's idiom. Examining key works, including \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Knew Too Much\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarnie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e, the collection explores approaches to sound, music, collaborative authorship and the distinctive contribution that Herrmann's work with Hitchcock brought to this body of films. \u003ci\u003ePartners in suspense\u003c\/i\u003e examines the significance, meanings, histories and enduring legacies of one of film history's most important partnerships. By engaging with the collaborative work of Hitchcock and Herrmann, the essays in the collection examine the ways in which film directors and composers collaborate, how this collaboration is experienced in the film text, and the ways such a partnership inspires later work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a decade from 1955, Alfred Hitchcock worked almost exclusively with one composer: Bernard Herrmann. From \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Harry\u003c\/i\u003e to the bitter spat surrounding \u003ci\u003eTorn Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e, the partnership gave us some of cinema's most memorable musical moments, taught us to stay out of the shower, away from heights and never to spend time in corn fields. Consequently, fascination with their work and relationship endures fifty years later. 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Examining key works, including \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Knew Too Much\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarnie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e, the collection explores approaches to sound, music, collaborative authorship and the distinctive contribution that Herrmann's work with Hitchcock brought to this body of films. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePartners in suspense\u003c\/i\u003e examines the significance, meanings, histories and enduring legacies of one of film history's most important partnerships. By engaging with the collaborative work of Hitchcock and Herrmann, the essays in the collection examine the ways in which film directors and composers collaborate, how this collaboration is experienced in the film text, and the ways such a partnership inspires later work.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteven Rawle\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in Film and Media at York St John University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eK. J. 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