Israel Baker

Virtuoso violinist heard on a string of classic Hollywood movie scoresThe American violinist Israel Baker, who has died aged 92, was renowned among his fellow musicians but unknown to most of the millions who heard him play on the soundtracks of such movies as Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 shocker Psycho, where he led Bernard Herrmann's screaming violin effects accompanying the stabbing of Janet Leigh in the shower scene.Baker belonged to a select group of musicians who could fit into any situation at...

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