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Be it a gentle piano interlude or a glorious orchestral fanfare, no element of filmcraft sets a movieโs tone and identity quite like the musical score. Film music has the power to underline a filmmakerโs narrative ideas, forge our bond to a heroic character, and move us to the point of tears. Join us all year long as we showcase cinemaโs iconic composers whose musical talents enrich the images we see on screen and have us humming their unforgettable melodies as we exit the auditorium. The series continues with Hitchcock's legendary horror film PSYCHO! ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐: countytheater.org/specials๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฒ: Straight from the mind of Alfred Hitchcock โ PSYCHO changed horror films forever. Marion Crane, played by original scream queen Janet Leigh, makes a fateful decision to spend the night at the Bates Motel, run by a peculiar young man named Norman (Anthony Perkins) and his โmother,โ who remains ominously off-screen. Bernard Herrmannโs legendary score heightens the tension in this thrilling film to a fever pitch.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ: Constrained by a limited budget and unable to secure a full symphonic orchestra, in contrast to Hitchcock's desire for a jazz score, Bernard Herrmann opted for a string orchestra featuring piercing violins, violas, and cellos to craft the now legendary score to PSYCHO. By muting the strings with sordinos, he achieved a darker and more intense auditory experience. Herrmann employed dissonant harmonies, recurring motifs, and startling cues during violent sequences to compliment Hitchcock's surreal visuals. Initially, Hitchcock planned to exclude music from the notorious shower scene; however, Herrmann's persuasive composition won him over and when paired with that specific scene, it would ultimately establish PSYCHOโS score as one of the most iconic in cinema history.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ป๐ผ๐ป๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป $๐ญ๐ฌ!Become a member of our nonprofit theater for as little as $40 a year. Learn more at countytheater.org/membership
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The County Theater, 20 E State St, Doylestown, PA 18901-4311, United States,Doylestown, Pennsylvania
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