Herrmann's Return
- Several years would pass after Herrmann's score for The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) [music ex.] before he would contribute an outstanding work to the world of film scoring
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) [music ex.]
Consisted of 30 brass instruments, four pianos, four harps, electric violin, electric bass, and two theremins. - The Trouble with Harry (1955) marked the beginning of one of the most brilliant and effective collaborations between director and composer in the history of film music [music ex.]
- Partnership with Alfred Hitchcock lasted more than a decade and ended with Torn Curtain (1965)
- Trouble with Harry incorporated 12 flutes, 16 horns, 9 trombones and 2 tubas
Seventh Voyage of Sinbad
- The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (1958) began the fantasy film period for Herrmann [music ex. and score]
- Vertigo (1958) Bernard's personal favorite [music ex. and score]
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)