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==In popular culture== * Featured (music and as a character) in"The Lovesong of Alfred J. Hitchcock" by David Rudkin (BBC Radio, 1993) [https://the.hitchcock.zone/wiki/The_Lovesong_of_Alfred_J._Hitchcock_(BBC_Radio,_1993)] * "Marnie", adapted as a song from the theme for the film ''Marnie'', Michael Poss on his 2000 album ''Silver Screen Serenades''<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000257751|title=Silver Screen Serenades|author=Dave Nathan}}</ref> * Part of Herrmann's score for ''The Trouble with Harry'' was used in a 2010 U.S. television commercial for the [[Volkswagen CC]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=67384&forumID=1&archive=0 |title=Bernard Herrmann in a VW Commercial |work=Film Score Monthly |access-date=17 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://adtunes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99304|title=VW Volkswagen CC TV Commercial Music|work=Adtunes Forums|date=27 March 2010 }}</ref> * Music from the ''Vertigo'' soundtrack was used in [[BBC Four]]'s ''Spitfire Women'' documentary, aired in the UK in September 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Spitfire Women'' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tw1m1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511141431/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tw1m1 |archive-date=2024-05-11 |access-date=2025-03-23 |publisher=[[BBC Four]]}}</ref> * A 2011 TV commercial titled "Snowpocalypse" for [[Dodge]] all-wheel drive vehicles uses Herrmann's main title theme for ''Cape Fear.''<ref>{{YouTube|aFLrN1-GZOg|Dodge AWD "Snowpocalypse" commercial}}, accessed 20 March 2013.</ref> * "[[Gimme Some More]]" by [[Busta Rhymes]] is based on a sample from Herrmann's score from ''Psycho''. * The prologue to [[Lady Gaga]]'s 2011 video for the song ''[[Born This Way (song)|Born This Way]]'' features Herrmann's ''Vertigo'' prelude.<ref>{{YouTube|Z4a8QtvOkBQ|Lady Gaga's ''Born This Way''}}</ref> * The 2011 FX series ''[[American Horror Story]]'' used cues from ''[[Twisted Nerve]]'', ''Psycho'', and ''Vertigo'' for episode scores. * The 2011 film ''[[The Artist (film)|The Artist]]'' used a soundtrack recording of the love theme from ''Vertigo''. Film actress [[Kim Novak]] later voiced her concern about the use of the music, saying that her work "had been violated by ''The Artist''".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/the-artist-kim-novak-rape-vertigo-279690 |title=Kim Novak Cries 'Rape' Over 'The Artist's' Use of Music From 'Vertigo' |date=January 9, 2012 |first1=Gregg |last1=Kilday |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=29 January 2012}}</ref> * Paul Schackman portrayed Herrmann in the 2012 biopic ''[[Hitchcock (film)|Hitchcock]]''. * "The Whistle Song" from ''Twisted Nerve'' was used as an opening theme for the Quentin Tarantino film ''[[Kill Bill: Volume 1]]''. * Herrmann's scores from many Hitchcock films are prominently featured in the New York City immersive theatrical production ''[[Sleep No More (2011 play)|Sleep No More]]''; particular standouts include the prelude from ''[[The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)|The Man Who Knew Too Much]]'' as audience members wind through the dark portal-like maze at the start of the experience, leading them back in time to the 1930s; moments from ''Psycho'' being used to underscore the ''[[Macbeth]]'' elements of the story; and the characters' hour-long loops restarting to the opening suite from ''Vertigo''. * ''Benny & Hitch'' β "a brand new radio drama β with live orchestral music β about the extraordinary and explosive relationship between director [[Alfred Hitchcock]] and composer Bernard Herrmann", written by Andrew McCaldon. It was performed/recorded live on October 16, 2022, at the [[Alexandra Palace]] theatre in London with [[BBC Concert Orchestra]] conducted by Ben Palmer.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e9qrn3 "''Benny & Hitch''"], 16 October 2022, [[BBC Concert Orchestra]]</ref> Acting as Hitchcock and Herrmann respectively, [[Toby Jones]] (who also portrayed Hitchcock in the BBC/HBO co-production ''[[The Girl (2012 TV film)|The Girl]]'' (2012)) and [[Tim McInnerny]]. Also featuring [[Joanna Monro]] as [[Alma Hitchcock]], Tara Ward as Lucy Anderson (and [[Tippi Hedren]]) and [[Jonathan Forbes]] as [[Lew Wasserman]] (and briefly as [[Paul Newman]]). Broadcast on [[BBC Radio 3]] on December 25, 2022.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001g9pz "''Benny & Hitch''"], audio, [[BBC Sounds]]</ref>
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