“Dimitri Tiomkin: A Portrait” is a highly readable biography by orchestrator Christopher Palmer. Palmer’s book is in three parts, with a biographical chronology, historical perspective, and a discussion of Tiomkin’s landmark scores, such as High Noon, the Hitchcock trilogy, and The Fall of the Roman Empire. Principal awards, honors, and a filmography round out the book. All 50 of the photographs from the print edition were scanned from the original source material and are included in the Kindle edition. Many of the images are available only in this book. The “Preface to the Electronic Edition” by Warren M. Sherk is filled with biographical information on Palmer and serves to introduce the book to a new generation of readers. The Kindle edition is published by Volta Music, thanks to generous support from Olivia Tiomkin Douglas.

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