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