North by Northwest (1959 film) score
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The "North by Northwest" (1959) score is Bernard Herrmann’s iconic, suspenseful orchestral soundtrack that heightens the film’s tension and adventure and is regarded as one of the classic achievements in film music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North by Northwest (1959 film) score canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
ⓘ
orchestral score ⓘ |
| associatedDirector | Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ |
| associatedWithStudioSystemEra | Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ |
| composer | Bernard Herrmann ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReputation |
classic achievement in film music
ⓘ
one of Bernard Herrmann’s most celebrated scores ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | film soundtrack ⓘ |
| followedBy | Psycho (1960 film) score ⓘ |
| forWork |
North by Northwest
ⓘ
surface form:
North by Northwest (1959 film)
|
| genre |
film music
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orchestral music ⓘ suspense music ⓘ |
| hasComposerCollaborationHistoryWithDirector | Bernard Herrmann – Alfred Hitchcock collaboration ⓘ |
| hasCue |
Finale
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The Auction ⓘ The Cafeteria ⓘ The Cliff ⓘ The Crash ⓘ The Forest ⓘ The Station ⓘ The Wild Ride ⓘ |
| hasMainTitleCue | Main Title from North by Northwest ⓘ |
| influenced | later thriller film scores ⓘ |
| inMusicologicalDiscussionOf |
Bernard Herrmann’s stylistic development
ⓘ
classic Hollywood film scoring ⓘ |
| instrumentation | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| language | non-vocal music ⓘ |
| laterReleasedAs | soundtrack album ⓘ |
| medium | music for motion picture ⓘ |
| movementType | cue-based film score ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heightening suspense and tension
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supporting adventure and chase sequences ⓘ use of driving rhythmic motifs ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedFor |
North by Northwest
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surface form:
North by Northwest (1959 film)
|
| partOf | Bernard Herrmann filmography ⓘ |
| precededBy | Vertigo (1958 film) score ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfFilm | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| publisher |
MGM music publishing
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surface form:
MGM music department
|
| recordedIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| style |
late-Romantic orchestral writing
ⓘ
modernist harmonies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
chase scenes in North by Northwest (1959 film)
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suspense sequences in North by Northwest (1959 film) ⓘ title sequence of North by Northwest (1959 film) ⓘ |
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