The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a 1927 British silent thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is Hitchcock’s third feature film, it was released on 14 February 1927 in London and on 10 June 1928 in New York City.

I composed the music using traditional orchestral instruments. The feeling of foreboding permeates the entire film and I wanted to find out if I could evoke that feeling without resorting to modern sounds.

For Hitchcock fans, this is a real treat as you will recognize the style almost immediately. Alfred Hitchcock’s cameo occurs when he is sitting at a desk in the newsroom with his back to the camera and operating a telephone (5:33 minutes into the film). This is Hitchcock’s first recognizable film cameo, and it became a standard practice for the remainder of his films.