Glad you like the excerpts. The Suite that Charles Gerhardt recorded is a bit too long for uploading here but the CD itself is still available ("The Classic Film Scores of Bernard Herrmann"). The serpent does indeed come in on the soundtrack (and in the Suite) when a nasty tarantula starts crawling around on the sleeping Susan Hayward. Gerhardt's tempo for the Main Title is much better than on the soundtrack where Herrmann seems to be rushing the music so as to fit the credits.
I love listening to this. Slightly slower pace than the original recording, but I think it works better overall. Herrmann was known for his highly original orchestration, and this score features an instrument known as the Serpent (it looks like exactly that). Not sure if it's heard in this suite, though. Have any idea where it's heard in the soundtrack?
Thank you for this! I had the 1974 RCA album and loved the main title of this score. When my sons were little, they used to dance to it.
thseamon 8 months ago in playlist Bernard Herrmann Selection
Glad you like the excerpts. The Suite that Charles Gerhardt recorded is a bit too long for uploading here but the CD itself is still available ("The Classic Film Scores of Bernard Herrmann"). The serpent does indeed come in on the soundtrack (and in the Suite) when a nasty tarantula starts crawling around on the sleeping Susan Hayward. Gerhardt's tempo for the Main Title is much better than on the soundtrack where Herrmann seems to be rushing the music so as to fit the credits.
adam28xx 9 months ago
The pictures in your video are priceless.
profoblivion 9 months ago
I love listening to this. Slightly slower pace than the original recording, but I think it works better overall. Herrmann was known for his highly original orchestration, and this score features an instrument known as the Serpent (it looks like exactly that). Not sure if it's heard in this suite, though. Have any idea where it's heard in the soundtrack?
profoblivion 9 months ago