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Classic Thriller Soundtracks

Live at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra and conductor Edwin Outwater in film music by Herrmann, Schifrin and Quincy Jones. Sterling Elliot plays Korngold's Cello Concerto.

Live at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra and conductor Edwin Outwater play film scores by Bernard Herrmann, who died fifty years ago. There's also music by Lalo Schifrin and Quincy Jones; and Sterling Elliot is the soloist in Korngold's Cello Concerto.

Presented by Katie Derham, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Herrmann Prelude (North by Northwest)
Herrmann Suite: Psycho (Prelude; The Murder; Finale)
Raksin Laura
Herrmann Suite: Vertigo
Korngold Cello Concerto

INTERVAL: Steven C. Smith's is the author of the biography, A Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann. He talks about the film scores created by the composer.

Quincy Jones Ironside theme
Quincy Jones, arr Guy Barker In the Heat of the Night
Herrmann Twisted Nerve
Herrmann Taxi Driver (Nightpiece)
Quincy Jones On Days Like These (Italian Job)
Schifrin Shiftin Gears (Bullitt)
Quincy Jones It's Caper Time (Italian Job)

Sterling Elliot (cello)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Conductor Edwin Outwater

From the shrieking strings of Psycho to the brooding jazz-club sleaze of Taxi Driver: Bernard Herrmann’s music is the soundtrack to the greats of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Join the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra and its Principal Guest Conductor and Curator Edwin Outwater to celebrate the composer’s iconic film scores. A programme rich with suspense and drama also includes excerpts from film scores by Quincy Jones, David Raksin and Lalo Schifrin.

Release date:

2 hours, 29 minutes

On radio

Thu 4 Sep 2025 19:30

Broadcast

  • Thu 4 Sep 2025 19:30

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