Composer
Bernard Herrmann
Scored Citizen Kane, Vertigo and Psycho, the last for strings alone because the budget was cut. He finished Taxi Driver on the day he died.
Bernard Herrmann was an American composer and conductor best known for his work in film scoring. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest film composers of all time. Alex Ross writes that "Over four decades, he revolutionized movie scoring by abandoning the illustrative musical techniques that dominated Hollywood in the 1930s and imposing his own peculiar harmonic and rhythmic vocabulary." As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers.
- Born
- 1911-06-29, New York, New York, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 1975-12-24, Los Angeles, California, USAA Wednesday, aged 64
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1911-06-29, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 6°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 20°47′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 1°31′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 22°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 19°08′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 4°40′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 16°45′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 28°12′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 20°43′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 27°40′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1975-12-24, Los Angeles, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 2°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 22°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 16°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 20°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 19°33′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Aries | 15°06′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 1°33′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 6°06′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 12°16′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 11°35′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Bernard Herrmann was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.