The startling shower murder has been parodied too many time to carry the same shock value for new audiences. The granddaddy of all slasher films and psycho-thrillers will never have the same impact as it did on first release. Anthony Perkins is the fidgety manager who gives her room, serves her a late meal, and confesses his lonely life to her. Janet Leigh stars as a secretary in an Arizona office who, after an afternoon hotel tryst with her lover, absconds with a small fortune and run off, finally taking a room in a ghost town of a hotel well off the main highway. Who expected the droll host of TV’s showcase for suspense, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, to get so down and dirty and tawdry. Suburban theatergoers headed to the theaters to see the latest offering from the director of the glamorous and sexy Rear Window and the Technicolor confection North by Northwest. The supreme masters of scoring both moods-Pino Donaggio.Psycho (1960) shocked America in 1960. Now, enjoy being musically soothed and musically frightened by one of Totaling 41 minutes, this new expanded release includes 24 tracks offering 58 minutes Though this score has been previously available on LP and CD with 13 tracks Strings, woodwinds, piano, harp and celesta all have their say but, interestingly,ĭonaggio omitted trumpets and tuba, leaving French horns and trombones We used state-of-the-art Altiverb algorithms to allow the natural mid-size roomĭonaggio wrote this sensational score with a deft balance between the beautifulĪnd the horrific. Two-track mixes (designed to mask the modest recording studio size) is no longer evident. The three aforementioned cues, the extreme amount of analog reverb of the original
The audio advantage of the new mixes is apparent in two ways: 1) the instrumentalĭetail and clarity now exceed anything previously available, and 2) except for Vaults only three cues (tracks 1, 2 & 24) needed to be mastered from the existing twotrack AlmostĮvery cue was present on these elements, stored in beautiful condition in the MGM Remixed everything, creating brand new two-track stereo mixes for this release. To the actual 2″ 24-track session masters recorded by Tom Jung in New York and newly To bring this expanded edition of the score to CD, we returned Intrada Special Collection release available while quantities and interest remain!ĭressed To Kill remains one of Pino Donaggio’s
Informative notes by Scott Bettencourt, dramatic art design by Joe Sikoryak complete exciting package! Natale Massara conducts. Together these pristeen-condition masters allow rich, rewarding expansion of what is generally thought of as Donaggio's most terrifying work. Two tracks were vaulted in two-track stereo only, the remainder were vaulted in 24-track formats. Many other cues make world premiere appearance, including further exploration of dynamic action material. Session masters (long considered lost when repeated searches kept leading to partial outtake rolls only) also allow Intrada to premiere dramatic material associated with Peter (Keith Gordon) assembling, mounting his surveillance camera to scope out sinister activities. Brand new 2013 mix from newly-discovered actual 2" 24-track session masters finally unleashes chilling trombone color at last. Though present on original 1980 two-track mixes, striking color was somehow diminished. Deserving spotlight is rhythmic slashing motif, scored for orchestra with frightening trombone glissandi stealing the thunder. Gorgeous main theme plays in direct contrast to suspense material. Donaggio matches mayhem with his most vivid, intense film score to date. MUSSOLINI: THE UNTOLD STORY (2CD - REISSUE)īILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE (REISSUE)Īt last! Popular Pino Donaggio score for Brian De Palma horror thriller gets brand-newly remixed, remastered & expanded CD! Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen bring delicious psycho-killer tale to life with terrifying results. ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (4CD - REMASTERED AND EXPANDED)
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