Alfred Hitchcock Presents Signatures in Suspense

• Artist: Original Soundtrack
• Release Date: July 13, 1999
• Type: Compilation (best of), Soundtrack
• Genre: Soundtrack

Review

Signatures in Suspense is an excellent retrospective of the best scores from Alfred Hitchcock's long career. The album includes work from Dimitri Tiomkin, Franz Waxman, Bernard Herrmann, Maurice Jarre, and John Williams. As could be expected, Herrmann contributes the lion's share -- almost half of the selections, from Hitchcock's best-known films including North by Northwest, Psycho, and Torn Curtain (the latter of which has four selections included). There are a few notable exclusions (The Birds, Rope), but for the most part, this is the best available collection of Hitchcock scores. ~ Earl Simmons, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Funeral March of a Marionette [Theme from Alfred Hitchcock Presents]	Charles Gounod		(:25)
Theme from Dial M for Murder	Dimitri Tiomkin		(3:17)
Theme from I Confess	Dimitri Tiomkin		(3:28)
Juke Box #6	Franz Waxman		(2:29)
Scene d'Amour	Bernard Herrmann	Paramount Studio Orchestra	(5:05)
The Wild Ride	Bernard Herrmann	MGM Studio Orchestra	(2:54)
Psycho [A Narrative for Orchestra]	Bernard Herrmann	London Symphony Orchestra	(14:29)
Prelude from Marnie	Bernard Herrmann		(2:06)
Marnie	Bernard Herrmann		(3:04)
Main Title from "Torn Curtain"	John Addison		(2:18)
Prelude [From Torn Curtain][#]	Bernard Herrmann		(1:56)
The Ship [From Torn Curtain][#]	Bernard Herrmann		(:54)
The Radiogram [From Torn Curtain][#]	Bernard Herrmann		(2:01)
March [From Topaz]	Maurice Jarre, Paul Francis Webster	Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	(2:36)
The London Theme [From Frenzy]	Ron Goodwin	Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	(2:27)
Prelude [From the Wrong Man]	Bernard Herrmann	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	(2:08)
End Credits & End Titles [From Family Plot]	John Williams		(2:33)
A Portrait of Hitch [From the Trouble with Harry]	Bernard Herrmann	London Philharmonic Orchestra	(8:15)

Credits

Didier C. Deutsch (Compilation Producer), Jeff Cava (Transfer Supervisor), Muir Mathieson (Conductor), London Symphony Orchestra (Performer), Ryan Rogers (Design), Danny Elfman (?), Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Performer), Paul Bateman (Arranger), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Performer), MGM Studio Orchestra (Performer), Doug Schwartz (Digital Mastering), Dana Smart (Compilation Producer), Laura Graven (Coordination), Andy McKaie (Coordination), Paramount Studio Orchestra (Performer), Vartan (Art Direction), Laura Graven (Art Direction), Robert Sanders (Photography), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Performer), Mike Ross-Trevor (Producer), Elmer Bernstein (Conductor), Paul Bateman (Conductor), Steven Smith (Liner Notes), Bernard Herrmann (Conductor), Hal Mooney (Music Supervisor), Paul Bateman (Producer), John Williams (Conductor), Pat Lawrence (Executive Producer), John Addison (Conductor)