Grand Illusion

The "Storm Cloud" Music in Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much

Authors

  • James Wierzbicki

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jfm.v1i2/3.217

Keywords:

The Man Who Knew Too Much, Music in Hitchcock films, Bernard Herrmann

Abstract

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Published

2010-12-02

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How to Cite

Wierzbicki, J. (2010). Grand Illusion: The "Storm Cloud" Music in Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much. Journal of Film Music, 1(2/3), 217-238. https://doi.org/10.1558/jfm.v1i2/3.217