The Trouble with Harry (1955). Bernard Herrmann /quirky good/

If only LA was a four hour drive, instead of 6 (or more if it's a Friday)...

The TCM Classic Film Festival this year includes a feature on the films of Bernard Herrmann:

A Celebration of Bernard Herrmann

The first of four films to feature the combined talents of Herrmann and special effects wizardry of Ray Harryhausen, THE 7th VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958)

The 70th anniversary restoration of CITIZEN KANE (1941) as part of a broader look at prolific composer Bernard Herrmann on the 100th anniversary of his birth Bernard Herrmann's talents created the stunning score for the sci-fi classic THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)

Dorothy Herrmann will discuss what her father considered his favorite film score, THE GHOST AND MRS MUIR (1947)

Herrmann's final work, the world premiere digital restoration of Martin Scorsese's TAXI DRIVER (1976)

Actor Jerry Mathers presents THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (1955), featuring the first score Herrmann wrote for Alfred Hitchcock

I forgot that the Beaver is in The Trouble with Harry And I'd say the quirky music matches well with the quirky movie.

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Comments

[GW]

Soe years ago, Alex Ross was asking for the best comic film scores. The Trouble With Harry was the top of my list, witty and ironic, and a nice bit of breaking his own stylistic envelope by Herrmann.