Obsession (1976 film) score
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The "Obsession" (1976 film) score is a lush, suspenseful orchestral soundtrack composed by Bernard Herrmann for Brian De Palma’s psychological thriller, noted for its haunting romantic themes and Hitchcockian atmosphere.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Obsession (1976 film) score canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film score
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soundtrack ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | psychological thriller ⓘ |
| basedOn | classical Hollywood suspense scoring traditions ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | one of Bernard Herrmann’s final film scores ⓘ |
| composer | Bernard Herrmann ⓘ |
| composerRole |
Bernard Herrmann
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surface form:
Bernard Herrmann composed, orchestrated, and conducted the score
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
often cited as a late-career highlight for Bernard Herrmann
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praised for its lush, emotionally intense writing ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Brian De Palma ⓘ |
| forWork |
Obsession
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surface form:
Obsession (1976 film)
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| genre |
film noir score
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orchestral score ⓘ romantic score ⓘ suspense score ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Bernard Herrmann’s earlier collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
brass
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full symphony orchestra ⓘ percussion ⓘ pipe organ ⓘ string section ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| language | non-vocal (instrumental) ⓘ |
| mood |
brooding
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melancholic ⓘ tense ⓘ |
| notableFor |
echoes of Bernard Herrmann’s work for Alfred Hitchcock
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intense emotional underscoring of the film’s romantic obsession theme ⓘ use of organ and strings ⓘ |
| originalMedium | motion picture soundtrack ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bernard Herrmann
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surface form:
Bernard Herrmann filmography
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| recordingFormat | stereo ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| style |
Hitchcockian atmosphere
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haunting romantic themes ⓘ lush orchestration ⓘ |
| theme |
guilt and memory
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loss and longing ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| usedFor |
building suspense in Obsession (1976 film)
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enhancing psychological tension in Obsession (1976 film) ⓘ underscoring romantic sequences in Obsession (1976 film) ⓘ |
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