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. The out-of-print hard cover edition, published in England in 1984, has long been sought after by readers looking for a general biography on Tiomkin and insight into the composer's work in Hollywood.