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James Michael Bernard (20 September 1925 – 12 July 2001) was a British film composer, particularly associated with horror films produced by Hammer Film Productions. Beginning with The Quatermass Xperiment, he scored such films as The Curse of Frankenstein and Dracula.
James Bernard. Composer: Horror of Dracula. Bernard was born in India, the son of a British army officer, but was moved to England as a small child for his health. He was educated at Wellington College, where the future actor Christopher Lee was a classmate.
James Bernard. Composer: Horror of Dracula. Bernard was born in India, the son of a British army officer, but was moved to England as a small child for his health. He was educated at Wellington College, where the future actor Christopher Lee was a classmate.
Jul 18, 2001 · James Bernard, who composed the eerie musical scores for Britain’s beloved “Hammer horrors,” a series of low-budget gothic vampire and monster movies made by the Hammer Film Co. from the ...
Jul 18, 2001 · James Bernard, who composed the eerie musical scores for some of Britain's most famous horror films, died on Thursday in a London hospital, his family said. He was 75. The cause was not disclosed.
Aug 26, 2021 · Unlike most film composers, Bernard orchestrated his own work, and helped establish the “Hammer sound,” lushly romantic or frantically hair-raising as needed. After his death in 2001, a posthumous biography was titled: “James Bernard–Composer to Count Dracula.” Music Played in Today's Program
James Bernard was a composer who created scores for Hammer horror movies such as Dracula, The Devil Rides Out and The Quatermass Xperiment.
