Hitchcock Chronology: Family Plot (VCL 1110 1115, 2010)
Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Family Plot (VCL 1110 1115, 2010)...
1975
November
- Universal's music executive Harry Garfield recommends composer John Williams to Hitchcock after the director rejects the studios suggestion of Henry Mancini, who had written the rejected score to Frenzy (1972). Williams first seeks approval from his friend Bernard Herrman and then spends several weeks meeting with Hitchcock over lunch to discuss the score and classical music in general.[1]
1976
January
- 12th-14th - Composer John Williams spends 3 days recording his score for Family Plot. Hitchcock, apparently unwell after returning from St. Moritz, briefly attends one of the sessions.[1]