Bernard Herrmann

Let's not speak of the ridiculous modern day ruse that is Halloween, a capitalist plot by candy corporations to invent a Christmas-like tentpole , and an excuse for adult sluts and drunkards to bare skin, act like sub-mental morons and get laid. Read More

Janet Leigh's gaping, water-ringed mouth and, most of all, that sonic avatar of a slashing knife, violins shrieking like maddened ravens in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho . Read More

When I was growing up in the Mississippi Delta, noir — that distinctive shimmer of darkness, beauty and danger — was the night drive to Oxford past the state prison at Parchman, when the spotlight of a passing towboat would sweep slowly over the cotton fields. Read More

On the night of September 20, 2007 - my producing partner Sean McKittrick and I went to see the now legendary Arcade Fire show at the Hollywood Bowl. My assistant Jeff Culotta (who has since been promoted to a production executive at Darko Entertainment) had arranged a meeting backstage with the band. Read More

It's a busy week around the city for music enthusiasts, with Handel, Japanese-Mongolian traditions,flamenco and a shot of "Psycho." Read More

Baroque and classical violinists should never use vibrato and there is evidence for this in the writings of Leopold Mozart. Read More

Imagine, Edmund Stone asks, watching "Jaws" without its sinister sound track. Read More

Until fairly recently, it was difficult to find a symphony orchestra willing to play movie music in concert. Read More

Robert Wise 's oeuvre is a study in extreme contrasts, a retelling of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde impressed upon the history of the cinema. Read More