Alfred Hitchcock's P - Psycho (Original Movie Score) [New Vinyl LP]

Description: Alfred Hitchcock's P - Psycho (Original Movie Score) [New Vinyl LP] Artist: Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho Original 1960 Score Title: Psycho (Original Movie Score) Format: Vinyl LP Genre: Soundtrack UPC: 8719039000241 Release Date: 2015 Record Label: Vinyl Passion Album TracksDISC 1:1. A1 Prelude and Dawn2. A2A the City3. A2B Marion4. A2C Marion and Sam5. A3 Temptation6. A4A Flight7. A4B the Patrol Car8. A4C the Car Lot9. A4D the Package10. A4E the Rainstorm11. A5A Hotel Room12. A5B the Window13. A5C the Parlour14. A6 the Madhouse15. A7 the PeepholeDISC 2:1. B1A the Bathroom2. B1B the Murder3. B1C the Body4. B2A the Office5. B2B the Curtain6. B2C the Water7. B2D the Car8. B2E the Swamp9. B3A the Search (A)10. B3B the Shadow11. B3C Phone Booth12. B4A the Porch13. B4B the Stairs14. B4C the Knife15. B5A the Search (B)16. B5B First Floor17. B5C Cabin 1018. B5D Cabin 119. B6A the Hill20. B6B the Bedroom21. B6C the Toys22. B6D the Cellar23. B6E Discovery24. B7 Finale Psycho (The Original Film Score) Bernard Herrmann - Hitchcock insisted that Bernard Herrmann write the score for Psycho despite the composer's refusal to accept a reduced fee for the film's lower budget. The resulting score, according to Christopher Palmer in The Composer in Hollywood (1990) is "perhaps Herrmann's most spectacular Hitchcock achievement."Hitchcock was pleased with the tension and drama the score added to the film, later remarking "33% of the effect of Psycho was due to the music."The singular contribution of Herrmann's score may be inferred from the unusual penultimate placement of the composer's name in the film's opening credit sequence, as it is followed only by Hitchcock's directing credit. Herrmann used the lowered music budget to his advantage by writing for a string orchestra rather than a full symphonic ensemble, contrary to Hitchcock's request for a jazz score. He thought of the single tone color of the all-string soundtrack as a way of reflecting the black-and-white cinematography of the film. The strings play con sordini (with a muting device placed across the bridge) for all the music other than the shower scene, creating a darker and more intense effect. Hollywood composer Fred Steiner, in an analysis of the score to Psycho, points out that string instruments gave Herrmann access to a wider range in tone, dynamics, and instrumental special effects than any other single instrumental group would have. The main title music, a tense, hurtling piece, sets the tone of impending violence, and returns three times on the soundtrack. Though nothing shocking occurs during the first 15-20 minutes of the film, the title music remains in the audience's mind, lending tension to these early scenes. Herrmann also maintains tension through the slower moments in the film through the use of ostinato. There were rumors that Herrmann had used electronic means, including amplified bird screeches to achieve the shocking effect of the music in the shower scene. The effect was achieved, however, only with violins in a "screeching, stabbing sound-motion of extraordinary viciousness."The only electronic amplification employed was in the placing of the microphones close to the instruments, to get a harsher sound. Besides the emotional impact, the shower scene cue ties the soundtrack to birds. The association of the shower scene music with birds also telegraphs to the audience that it is Norman, the stuffed-bird collector, who is the murderer rather than his mother.© DirectToU LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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