”The Birds” soundtrack | Sound of Cinema: The Music that Made the Movies

Neil Brand explores how not a single orchestral instrument was used to soundtrack Hitchcock's terrifying film ''The Birds''.

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  • Clip length: 4'18''
  • Broadcast year: 2013
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  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC Four
  • Programme: Sound of Cinema: The Music that Made the Movies
  • Episode: New Frontiers
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