Editing Bernard Herrmann (section)

===Use of electronic instruments===
Herrmann's involvement with electronic musical instruments dates back to 1951, when he used the [[theremin]] in ''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still]]''. Robert B. Sexton has noted <ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=TVOX |date=2003-07-16 |title=Bernard Herrmann |url=https://www.thereminvox.com/stories/reference/bernard-herrmann/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Theremin Vox |language=en-US}}</ref> that this score involved the use of treble and bass theremins (played by [[Dr. Samuel Hoffmann]] and Paul Shure), [[electric violin|electric strings]], bass, prepared piano, and guitar together with various pianos and harps, electronic organs, brass, and percussion, and that Herrmann treated the theremins as a truly orchestral section.

Herrmann was a sound consultant on ''The Birds'', which made extensive use of an electronic instrument called the [[Trautonium|mixturtrautonium]], performed by [[Oskar Sala]] on the film's soundtrack. Herrmann used several electronic instruments on his score of ''[[It's Alive (1974 film)|It's Alive]]'', as well as the [[Moog synthesizer]] for the main themes in ''[[Endless Night (1972 film)|Endless Night]]'' and ''[[Sisters (1972 film)|Sisters]]''.