Joel McNeely
Biography
Joel McNeely was born in Madison, Wisconsin. Both of his parents were musicians, and as a child he played the piano, the saxophone, and the flute. He attended the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, learned jazz at the University of Miami, and earned a masters degree as a writing major at the Eastman School of Music.
He is also notable for conducting a series of re-recordings of Bernard Herrmann scores under the label of Varese Sarabande, notably Vertigo, Psycho and Citizen Kane among others. He also did the score for The Avengers.
Soundtrack Albums
Marnie - Original Motion Picture Score (VSD-6094, 2000) performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Joel McNeely contains music from Marnie | ||
North by Northwest (VCL 1107 1067, 2007) performed by the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Joel McNeely contains music from North by Northwest | ||
Psycho - The Complete Original Motion Picture Score (VSD-5765, 1997) performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Joel McNeely contains music from Psycho | ||
Rebecca (VSD-6160, 2002) performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Joel McNeely contains music from Rebecca | ||
Torn Curtain - The Unused Score (VSD 5817, 1998) performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Joel McNeely contains the unused Bernard Herrmann score from Torn Curtain | ||
The Trouble with Harry (VSD 5971, 1998) performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Joel McNeely contains music from The Trouble with Harry | ||
Vertigo - Original Motion Picture Score (VSD-5600, 1996) performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Joel McNeely contains music from Vertigo |