What is the best Bernard Herrmann film score?

By YPB Team

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 — ranked #11
    Psycho
    The 1960 Hitchcock thriller score famous for the shrieking strings of the shower scene.
    1000pts
  2. Vertigo — ranked #22
    Vertigo
    The 1958 romantic thriller score using the habanera and spiral motifs to convey obsession.
    779pts
  3. Citizen Kane — ranked #33
    Citizen Kane
    The 1941 Orson Welles masterpiece score, one of the most influential in cinema history.
    419pts
  4. Taxi Driver — ranked #44
    Taxi Driver
    The 1976 Martin Scorsese score mixing bebop jazz with brooding, desolate urban soundscapes.
    326pts
  5. The Day the Earth Stood Still — ranked #55
    The Day the Earth Stood Still
    The 1951 sci-fi score pioneering the use of theremins and electronic instruments in film.
    326pts
  6. Fahrenheit 451 — ranked #66
    Fahrenheit 451
    The 1966 Truffaut dystopian score using lyrical strings to mourn the loss of literature.
    326pts
  7. Mysterious Island — ranked #77
    Mysterious Island
    The 1961 adventure film score with lush romantic themes and exotic orchestral color.
    326pts
  8. The Man Who Knew Too Much — ranked #88
    The Man Who Knew Too Much
    The 1956 Hitchcock thriller score featuring the Oscar-winning song and tense orchestral passages.
    300pts
  9. Obsession — ranked #99
    Obsession
    The 1976 Brian De Palma romantic thriller score heavily influenced by Vertigo's style.
    210pts
  10. Cape Fear — ranked #1010
    Cape Fear
    The 1962 psychological thriller score of relentless menace, later reused by Scorsese.
    210pts
  11. Journey to the Center of the Earth — ranked #1111
    Journey to the Center of the Earth
    The 1959 adventure score using organ and exotic instruments to evoke subterranean wonder.
    210pts
  12. North by Northwest — ranked #1212
    North by Northwest
    The 1959 Hitchcock chase thriller score driven by a propulsive fandango-inspired main theme.
    1pts

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