Citadel Records, a division of BSX Records, presents THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR composed by the legendary Bernard Herrmann (PSYCHO, VERTIGO, NORTH BY NORTHWEST), conducted on this release by the great Elmer Bernstein (THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD).
Released in 1947, THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, written by Philip Dunne, based on the novel by R.A. Dick, starring Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George Sanders, Edna Best, Vanessa Brown, Anna Lee, Robert Coote, Isobel Elsom, Victoria Horne and a very young Natalie Wood. THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR takes place in turn-of-the-century England and finds Lucy Muir (Tierney), a young widow who moves to a seaside house with her young daughter to escape her in-laws. Lucy discovers that the place is haunted by the ghost of its former owner, Captain Daniel Gregg (Harrison). Finding that his attempts to scare Lucy away are failing, Gregg becomes Lucy's ally and they begin to fall in love... THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR was Bernard Herrmann's seventh film score and the fourth of many assignments from Twentieth Century Fox. The composer considered his music for the film to have been his best work.
Bernard Herrmann is one of the greatest composers of motion picture music in the twentieth century. He is considered the man behind some of the most original and distinctive film scores. He was a master at evoking psychological and dramatic tension in his music to suit the dramatic needs of a film. He won his only Oscar in 1947 for writing the score for THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER. Herrmann made a powerful mark in radio and in 1934 he began a 25-year career as a conductor and composer in radio, working for the CBS Symphony Orchestra. In 1938, he scored the notorious infamous presentation of Orson Welles' Halloween production of H. G. Wells' THE WAR OF THE WORLDS broadcast. He is best remembered for his collaborations with some of Hollywood's most celebrated film directors like Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, Martin Scorsese and Brian DePalma. Described as a perfectionist, he believed that most directors didn't have a clue about music so he would blithely ignore their instructions. His filmography includes CITIZEN KANE, THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, VERTIGO, MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, CAPE FEAR, FAHRENHEIT 451, OBSESSION, TAXI DRIVER and many hours of episodic television including THE TWILIGHT ZONE and HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL, among others.
From 1974 to 1979, composer Elmer Bernstein, a great believer in preserving the film music of the past, indulged an expensive whim: Re-recording excerpts from memorable scores by esteemed colleagues ranging from Alfred Newman and Miklos Rozsa to Alex North and Bernard Herrmann. This collection would span fourteen LPS and include many previously unreleased film scores, including the first recording of Herrmann's lost score to TORN CURTAIN. Later, these historic recordings were released on compact disc by Film Score Monthly in 2006 in a limited edition box set that has continued to become scarce over the years.
Citadel Records, a division of BSX Records, is proud to bring these recordings back into the marketplace, under license from the composer's estate with the music newly remastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland and retaining the original liner notes written by Fred Steiner. THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR features Bernard Herrmann's music conducted by Elmer Bernstein, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR is a limited edition soundtrack release. 2026/5/26の週発売
BSXレコード傘下のシタデル・レコードより、作曲家バーナード・ハーマン（『サイコ』、『めまい』、『北北西に進路を取れ』）が作曲しエルマー・バーンスタイン（『荒野の七人』、『アラバマ物語』）が本盤で指揮を執った『幽霊と未亡人』がリリース。
トラックリスト1947年に公開された『幽霊と未亡人』は、R・A・ディックの小説を原作に、フィリップ・ダンが脚本を執筆、ジョセフ・L・マンキウィッツが監督を務め、ジーン・ティアーニー、レックス・ハリソン、ジョージ・サンダース、エドナ・ベスト、ヴァネッサ・ブラウン、アンナ・リー、ロバート・クート、アイソベル・エルソム、ヴィクトリア・ホーン、そして当時まだ若かったナタリー・ウッドが出演しています。『幽霊と未亡人』の舞台は20世紀初頭のイギリス。若くして未亡人となったルーシー・ミューア（ティアーニー）は、義理の家族から逃れるため、幼い娘と共に海辺の家に引っ越してくる。ルーシーは、その家が元所有者であるダニエル・グレッグ大尉（ハリソン）の幽霊に取り憑かれていることを知る。ルーシーを追い払おうとする試みが失敗に終わると、グレッグはルーシーの味方となり、二人は恋に落ちていく……。『幽霊と未亡人』はバーナード・ハーマンの7作目の映画音楽であり、20世紀フォックスからの数多くの依頼のうち4作目にあたる。ハーマン自身、この映画の音楽を自身の最高傑作と位置づけていた。
バーナード・ハーマンは20世紀を代表する映画音楽の巨匠の一人である。最も独創的で特徴的な映画音楽の数々を生み出した人物と評され、映画のドラマティックな要求に応えるため、音楽で心理的・劇的な緊張感を喚起する達人であった。1947年『悪魔の金』の音楽で唯一のアカデミー賞を受賞している。ハーマンはラジオ界でも大きな足跡を残し、1934 年から 25 年間にわたり、CBS で指揮者および作曲家として活躍しました。1938 年には、H. G. ウェルズの『宇宙戦争』を原作とした、オーソン・ウェルズによる悪名高きハロウィーン特別番組の放送で音楽を担当しました。彼は、アルフレッド・ヒッチコック、オーソン・ウェルズ、マーティン・スコセッシ、ブライアン・デ・パルマなど、ハリウッドで最も有名な映画監督たちとのコラボレーションで最もよく知られています。完璧主義者と言われる彼は、ほとんどの監督たちは音楽について何も知らないと考えていたため、彼らの指示を平然と無視していました。
彼のフィルモグラフィーには『市民ケーン』『偉大なるアンバーソン家の人々』『北北西に進路を取れ』『めまい』『ＳＦ巨大生物の島』『恐怖の岬』『華氏451』『愛のメモリー』『タクシードライバー』のほか、『ミステリー・ゾーン』や『西部のパラディン』など数多くのテレビシリーズ作品も手掛けている。
1974年から1979年にかけて、過去の映画音楽を保存することに強い信念を持っていた作曲家エルマー・バーンスタインは、ある高価な嗜好に没頭した。それは、アルフレッド・ニューマンやミクロス・ローザからアレックス・ノース、バーナード・ハーマンに至るまで、名だたる同僚たちによる記憶に残る楽曲の抜粋を再録音するというものであった。このコレクションは全14枚のLPに及び、ハーマンの失われた『引き裂かれたカーテン』のスコア初録音を含む、多くの未発表映画音楽を収録していた。その後、これらの歴史的な録音は2006年にFilm Score Monthlyより限定盤ボックスセットとしてCD化されたが、年を追うごとにその入手は困難になっていった。
BSXレコード傘下のシタデル・レコードは、作曲家の遺産管理団体の許諾を得て、デジタル・アウトランドのジェームズ・ネルソンによる新規リマスターを施し、フレッド・スタイナーが執筆したオリジナルのライナーノーツをそのままに、これらの録音を市場に再びお届けできることを誇りに思います。『幽霊と未亡人』は、エルマー・バーンスタインの指揮、ロイヤル・フィルハーモニー管弦楽団による演奏で、バーナード・ハーマンの音楽を収録しています。
限定盤。 --- レーベルより。（機械翻訳・一部修正）
Citadel Records, a division of BSX Records, presents THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR composed by the legendary Bernard Herrmann (PSYCHO, VERTIGO, NORTH BY NORTHWEST), conducted on this release by the great Elmer Bernstein (THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD).
Released in 1947, THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, written by Philip Dunne, based on the novel by R.A. Dick, starring Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George Sanders, Edna Best, Vanessa Brown, Anna Lee, Robert Coote, Isobel Elsom, Victoria Horne and a very young Natalie Wood. THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR takes place in turn-of-the-century England and finds Lucy Muir (Tierney), a young widow who moves to a seaside house with her young daughter to escape her in-laws. Lucy discovers that the place is haunted by the ghost of its former owner, Captain Daniel Gregg (Harrison). Finding that his attempts to scare Lucy away are failing, Gregg becomes Lucy's ally and they begin to fall in love... THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR was Bernard Herrmann's seventh film score and the fourth of many assignments from Twentieth Century Fox. The composer considered his music for the film to have been his best work.
Bernard Herrmann is one of the greatest composers of motion picture music in the twentieth century. He is considered the man behind some of the most original and distinctive film scores. He was a master at evoking psychological and dramatic tension in his music to suit the dramatic needs of a film. He won his only Oscar in 1947 for writing the score for THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER. Herrmann made a powerful mark in radio and in 1934 he began a 25-year career as a conductor and composer in radio, working for the CBS Symphony Orchestra. In 1938, he scored the notorious infamous presentation of Orson Welles' Halloween production of H. G. Wells' THE WAR OF THE WORLDS broadcast. He is best remembered for his collaborations with some of Hollywood's most celebrated film directors like Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, Martin Scorsese and Brian DePalma. Described as a perfectionist, he believed that most directors didn't have a clue about music so he would blithely ignore their instructions. His filmography includes CITIZEN KANE, THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, VERTIGO, MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, CAPE FEAR, FAHRENHEIT 451, OBSESSION, TAXI DRIVER and many hours of episodic television including THE TWILIGHT ZONE and HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL, among others.
From 1974 to 1979, composer Elmer Bernstein, a great believer in preserving the film music of the past, indulged an expensive whim: Re-recording excerpts from memorable scores by esteemed colleagues ranging from Alfred Newman and Miklos Rozsa to Alex North and Bernard Herrmann. This collection would span fourteen LPS and include many previously unreleased film scores, including the first recording of Herrmann's lost score to TORN CURTAIN. Later, these historic recordings were released on compact disc by Film Score Monthly in 2006 in a limited edition box set that has continued to become scarce over the years.
Citadel Records, a division of BSX Records, is proud to bring these recordings back into the marketplace, under license from the composer's estate with the music newly remastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland and retaining the original liner notes written by Fred Steiner. THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR features Bernard Herrmann's music conducted by Elmer Bernstein, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR is a limited edition soundtrack release.
2026/5/26の週発売
01. Prelude / Local Train / The Sea (3:57)
02. The Ghost / The Storm / The Apparition (4:42)
03. The Lights / Bedtime (2:50)
04. Poetry (2:19)
05. Lucia / Dictation / Boyhood's End / Pastoral (3:55)
06. Nocturne (2:23)
07. London / The Reading / Local Train (2:32)
08. The Spring Sea (4:49)
09. Romance / Love / Farewell (5:14)
10. The Home / Sorrow (3:16)
11. The Passing Years / The Late Sea (2:52)
12. Forever (2:39)
Total Time: 41:56