Birthday: June 29, 1911
A composition prize winner at age 13, Manhattan-born composer Bernard Herrmann studied at New York University and Julliard before accepting his first conductor's post at age 20. While he wrote for virtually every branch of the musical theater -- ballet, concert hall, opera -- Herrmann's latter-day fame rests squarely on his prolific film work. As one of several composer/conductors ...more- 1976
- British Academy of Film and Television
- Anthony Asquith Award
- Taxi Driver
- win
- 1976
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association
- Best Music Score
- Taxi Driver
- win
- 1976
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Original Score
- Obsession
- nom
- 1976
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Original Score
- Taxi Driver
- nom
- 1951
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Original Score
- The Day the Earth Stood Still
- nom
- 1956
- The Man Who Knew Too Much
- The Orchestra Conductor
- 2006
- Between 2 Deaths
- Composer (Music Score)
- 1998
- Psycho
- Featured Music
- 1995
- A Hundred and One Nights
- Featured Music
- 1991
- Cape Fear
- Featured Music
- 1987
- It's Alive 3: Island of the Alive
- Featured Music














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