What is the best Bernard Herrmann film score?

Bernard Herrmann's string glissandos defined Hitchcock's greatest films, and his other scores span from Citizen Kane to Taxi Driver. Which score stands as his defining achievement?

1

Psycho

The 1960 Hitchcock thriller score famous for the shrieking strings of the shower scene.

1000pts

2

Vertigo

The 1958 romantic thriller score using the habanera and spiral motifs to convey obsession.

581pts

3

Citizen Kane

The 1941 Orson Welles masterpiece score, one of the most influential in cinema history.

533pts

4

Fahrenheit 451

The 1966 Truffaut dystopian score using lyrical strings to mourn the loss of literature.

533pts

5

Cape Fear

The 1962 psychological thriller score of relentless menace, later reused by Scorsese.

473pts

6

Obsession

The 1976 Brian De Palma romantic thriller score heavily influenced by Vertigo's style.

473pts

7

Mysterious Island

The 1961 adventure film score with lush romantic themes and exotic orchestral color.

473pts

8

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The 1956 Hitchcock thriller score featuring the Oscar-winning song and tense orchestral passages.

457pts

9

North by Northwest

The 1959 Hitchcock chase thriller score driven by a propulsive fandango-inspired main theme.

399pts

10

Taxi Driver

The 1976 Martin Scorsese score mixing bebop jazz with brooding, desolate urban soundscapes.

304pts

11

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The 1951 sci-fi score pioneering the use of theremins and electronic instruments in film.

304pts

12

Journey to the Center of the Earth

The 1959 adventure score using organ and exotic instruments to evoke subterranean wonder.

304pts