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August 13, 2010
in Humanities

Happy Birthday, Mr. Hitchcock

August 13, 2010
in Humanities

Today, August 13, marks the 111th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock’s birth. His movies have become enduring classics, and many remain as surprising as when they were when first released. The book Hitchcock’s Music by Jack Sullivan, examines the use and importance of music in Hitchcock’s films. Sullivan describes Hitchcock as

January 10, 2007
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Hitchcock’s Music

January 10, 2007
in Humanities

Writing in the New York Times about Jack Sullivan’s new book, Hitchcock’s Music, Edward Rothstein writes, “For Hitchcock music was not merely an accompaniment. It was a focus. And it didn’t just reveal something about the characters who sang the score’s songs or moved under its canopy of sound; music