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Tag: underscoring

Blackmail Alfred Hitchcock

Hitchcock’s “Blackmail”: underscoring MacGuffins and Spoilers

May 5, 2018 Ben Model Leave a comment

Or…What to Expect When You’re Expecting Something from a Hitchcock Movie I accompanied Hitchcock’s Blackmail (1929) on piano a couple…

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Posted in: MoMA, Recognizable Music Filed under: alfred hitchcock, Bernard Herrmann, Cyril Richard, suspense, underscoring

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