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Cool music!

posted 18 years ago by Bloom6000
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Cape Fear is one of Bernard Herrman's greatest compositions EVER! It's up there with top-notch Psycho and Taxi Driver. If it's not the film that gives you the creeps, it's the music that will be long remembered. Anyone else agree?

[–] BrwnEyedGirl 17 years ago

You know I just saw Cape Fear today, and listening to the music I was thinking 'Psycho' at parts. Now it all makes sense with the shrill string instruments and everything that Bernard Herrman did the score to this movie. I thought it was him!

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[–] nutsberryfarm 11 years ago

very intense.

[–] DracTarashV 11 years ago

Yes, it's undoubtedly one of his very best. "Cape Fear" simply wouldn't be complete without Herrmann's magic.

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[–] anubis-45 9 years ago

There's LOTS of film composers.........and Bernard Herrmann is one of the best......!!

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[–] Jes' Sayin' (5997) 6 years ago

Yes, good music. And there are a couple of short phrases that sound very similar to the first few bars of the theme music to the original Star Trek.