Bernard Herrmann: The Twilight Zone (Television Series Score Re-recording) [Original recording remastered, Soundtrack]

Bernard Herrmann, Joel McNeely | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 16, 1999)
• Original Release Date: November 16, 1999
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00002MYYH
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,372 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Main Title

2. Where Is Everybody: The Man

3. Where Is Everybody: The Door

4. Where Is Everybody: The Truck

5. Where Is Everybody: The Telephone

6. Where Is Everybody: The Phone Booth

7. Where Is Everybody: The Stationhouse

8. Where Is Everybody: The Cell

9. Where Is Everybody: The Sun

10. Where Is Everybody: The Mirror

See all 47 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. New Twilight Zone (Theme Opening)

2. Little Girl Lost: Where Are You?

3. Little Girl Lost: Emptiness

4. Little Girl Lost: Dog Gone

5. Little Girl Lost: Hole in Wall

6. Little Girl Lost: Third Dimension

7. Little Girl Lost: Coin Disappears

8. Little Girl Lost: Look for Her

9. Little Girl Lost: Fourth Dimension

10. Little Girl Lost: Half in Zone

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Customer Reviews

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow - i've been waiting for this one a long time., November 16, 1999

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karlm (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bernard Herrmann: The Twilight Zone (Television Series Score Re-recording) (Audio CD)

These two CDs features some of the best television music ever composed and wonderfully rich and clean sound. I feared these recordings would be arrangements for full orchestra of the classic Twilight Zone soundtracks and would leave something missing of the chamber atmospheric recordings. I was glad that the producers decided to be so faithful to the original scores. When compared to the original scores conducted by Herrmann himself, these records lack some of the "bite" that Herrmann adds, but this works wonderfully in the luminous "Walking Distance" suite. The slower tempo really brings out the nastalgia of the score. Highly recommended for fans of the Twilight Zone or Bernard Herrmann.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Herrmann magic touch, June 23, 2000

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Mr. Christian Lauliac (Paris France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bernard Herrmann: The Twilight Zone (Television Series Score Re-recording) (Audio CD)

Conductor Joel McNeely already gave us splendid versions of Herrmann's Vertigo and The Trouble with Harry, both available on Varèse. This new Twilight Zone CD is a winner all the way. Here you will find every single note Herrmann wrote for Rod Serling's landmark television anthology. This 2CD set displays an incredible range of moods, from the quietly unsettling "main title" to the aching lyricism of "Walking Distance", perhaps one of Herrmann's most eloquent compositions ranking along "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" and "Obsession". The 20bit digital recording is cristal clear and gives full justice to Herrmann's transparent orchestrations. For the first time you will hear every subtle nuances thanks to Joel McNeely's conducting style, so fateful to Herrmann's own musical design. One minor quibble: I find the elegy from "Walking Distance" a bit too slow for my liking. But nevertheless, this CD is a real gem. The cover design is very evocative and the liner notes are very informative. This CD belongs to every TZ or Bernard Herrmann fan. A masterpiece of atmosphere and magic that will take you to an area between light and shadow... the Herrmann zone!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Disc One is the better of the two!, December 30, 2003

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Reginald D. Garrard "the G-man" (Camilla, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bernard Herrmann: The Twilight Zone (Television Series Score Re-recording) (Audio CD)

Bernard Herrmann stands apart from many of his contemporaries because his scores could, for the most part, stand apart from the films that they accompanied. His composing skills were so great the he created mini-symphonies for the films assigned him. He thoroughly understood the technique of composing for film and how the music was integral to a story's success.

Nowhere is this more evident than in his scores for the classic Twilight Zone on this two-disc set. "Where is Everybody?" expresses the main character's bewilderment at being in a deserted town. Many of the cues for that episode are reminiscent for Herrmann's work in Jason and the Argonauts" and "Psycho".

"Walking Distance" is prime Herrmann as the music evokes the tale of a man revisiting his past. Herrmann always effectively used strings and contrasting horns to create a mood.

The surprise of finding companionship, as well as the results of losing the same, is brought to life by Herrmann's complex treatment for "The Lonely".

The dreamlike quality of the score to "Eye of the Beholder" is perfect for the tale of a hospital patient anxiously awaiting the results of her plastic surgery.

Disc Two features Herrmann's compositions for three other memorable episodes; however, these creations pale when compared to those that preceded them.

But still, sub-par Herrmann is better than anything before or since.