Bernard Herrmann

Composer. Born 29 June 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 24 December 1975.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

29 June 1911, New York City, New York, USA

Died

24 December 1975

Active

1941–2026

Frequently works with

Alfred Hitchcock, James Stewart, Joseph Cotten, Martin Balsam, Martin Scorsese, Orson Welles, Robert De Niro, Vera Miles

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

82Fi1m

77Critics

We rate Bernard’s work 6 points above the press, across 13 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above12

60 to 794

Under 600

Of 16 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 14 films, 2 series
Screen time: 27 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $442m across 12 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1941–2026

Genres

Drama11
Thriller9
Mystery6
Crime5
Romance4
Horror2

Best and worst on Fi1m

93BestCitizen Kane1941

63WorstCape Fear2026

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

71940s

271950s

161960s

101970s

21980s

61990s

22000s

22010s

22020s

Directors most worked with

Alfred Hitchcock6 titles

Martin Scorsese2 titles

Orson Welles2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

James Stewart2 titles

Joseph Cotten2 titles

Martin Balsam2 titles

Robert De Niro2 titles

Vera Miles2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 2 nominated

Nominated1977Best Original Score · Taxi Driver
Nominated1947Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score · Anna and the King of Siam
Won1942Best Original Dramatic Score · The Devil and Daniel Webster

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.

Bernard Herrmann