North by Northwest

Album by Bernard Herrmann & Slovak National Symphony Orchestra & Joel McNeely

North by Northwest is the soundtrack album composed by Bernard Herrmann for the film of the same name, released in 1959. The score combines sweeping orchestral writing with tense, rhythmically driven motifs and showcases Herrmann's distinctive orchestration techniques, situating the release within his mid-century body of cinematic work and the evolution of film scoring.

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  1. 1.
    Overture
    2:19
  2. 2.
    The Streets
    1:07
  3. 3.
    Kidnapped
    2:06
  4. 4.
    The Door
    1:00
  5. 5.
    Cheers
    0:44
  6. 6.
    The Wild Ride
    2:49
  7. 7.
    Car Crash
    0:57
  8. 8.
    The Return
    0:20
  9. 9.
    Two Dollars
    0:52
  10. 10.
    The Elevator
    0:51
  11. 11.
    The U.N.
    1:09
  12. 12.
    Information Desk
    0:50
  13. 13.
    The Knife
    0:48
  14. 14.
    Interlude
    1:23
  15. 15.
    Detectives
    0:29
  16. 16.
    Conversation Piece
    4:05
  17. 17.
    Duo
    1:27
  18. 18.
    The Station (film version)
    1:03
  19. 19.
    The Phone Booth
    1:40
  20. 20.
    Farewell
    1:05
  21. 21.
    The Highway
    3:33
  22. 22.
    The Crash
    1:44
  23. 23.
    Hotel Lobby
    1:34
  24. 24.
    The Reunion
    1:12
  25. 25.
    Goodbye
    0:54
  26. 26.
    The Question
    0:52
  27. 27.
    The Pad & Pencil
    0:58
  28. 28.
    The Auction
    1:02
  29. 29.
    The Police
    0:21
  30. 30.
    The Airport
    1:04
  31. 31.
    The Cafeteria
    1:14
  32. 32.
    The Shooting
    1:10
  33. 33.
    The Forest
    1:30
  34. 34.
    Flight
    0:24
  35. 35.
    The Ledge
    1:10
  36. 36.
    The House (film version)
    2:57
  37. 37.
    The Balcony
    0:45
  38. 38.
    The Match Box
    2:02
  39. 39.
    The Message
    1:03
  40. 40.
    The T.V.
    0:44
  41. 41.
    The Airplane
    1:01
  42. 42.
    The Gates
    0:52
  43. 43.
    The Stone Faces
    1:51
  44. 44.
    The Ridge
    1:58
  45. 45.
    On The Rocks
    3:08
  46. 46.
    The Cliff
    1:40
  47. 47.
    Finale
    1:11
  48. 48.
    The Station (original)
    0:28

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