Hitchcock Chronology: Ron Goodwin
Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Ron Goodwin...
1971
December
- 14th - Hitchcock arrives in London, accompanied by Alma, to attend the remainder of Henry Mancini's Frenzy recording sessions. After hearing the completed score, Hitchcock decides to reject it and subsequently hires Ron Goodwin to compose a new one. As usual, Hitchcock, who hated confrontations of any kind, asks a studio executive to convey the news to Mancini.[1]
1972
January
- 31st - Studio recordings begin for Ron Goodwin's replacement Frenzy score, with evening sessions on January 31st and February 1st, followed by an all-day session on February 4th.[2]
2003
January
- 8th - Composer Ron Goodwin, who worked on Frenzy, dies aged 77.
