He should have raised his salary by 33%

@@themusicprofessor I was glad to find out that Hitchcock and Herrmann had reconnected again after their falling out over Torn Curtain.

Hitchcock was a brilliant director. Herrmann was a genius. I watched Psycho with the sound off and was interested but disengaged. When I listen to Herrmann's score without watching the film, I am terrified.

@@boborrahoodAlas, they never did. I’m Herrmann’s biographer, and sadly report that they had one brief, chilly meeting two years after Torn Curtain that Hitchcock cut short.

@@boborrahood Benny tried to reconnect, but Hitch was cold and distant. No reconciliation occurred.

Thank you. Yes indeed. “Improper suggestion, my boy!”

Hitch listened his wife!

you can tell him it's ok to shower now

Thanks for the kind words!

Thank you Chris. I’m really glad you enjoyed the video. The emotional effect of music on the listener is such a fascinating topic!

Thank you Jay!

Thank you! There's plenty more where that came from.

Thank you!

Thank you for the support!

Yes, well spotted! “Improper suggestion, my boy, improper suggestion!”

"I hope they are watching because they'll see. And they'll know and theyll say - Why SHE wouldn't even harm a fly."

I am simply reporting how my parents felt in 1960 when they went to see Psycho. They told me they were expecting something 'fun' like 'North by Northwest'. My Dad was a fan of 'The Lady Vanishes' and 'The 39 Steps'. These may not be childrens' films but they are popular and entertaining.

ah, I see!

Taffy told me the same

BoneEating Silicate, I wouldn’t take Herrmann’s daughter too seriously. ! said that It's inconceivable that Herrmann would disparage a classic film that has one of his greatest scores! For example, she had also stated incorrectly that her father had to score Psycho using “only strings” due to budget restrictions!. In fact, Bernard Herrmann had said that he used a completely '"string orchestra to complement the black and white cinematography" of Psycho. He can also be heard speaking favorably about it in a narration used in a video about his music. And as anyone who’s a fan of his music can tell you, he rarely bothered with saying much about scores of any of his other classic movies. Was Dorothy Herrmann even aware that her father wove phrases and short sections of his well received 1936 "Sinfonietta for String Orchestra" into a couple scenes of Psycho to brilliant effect? And there weren't any budget restrictions for that major Herrmann string orchestra opus from 24 years earlier. I rest my case.

@@boborrahood Originally Herrmann wanted to use a full orchestra but the film's low budget only allowed for a string score, since Hitchcock had mortgaged his home and was producing the film himself.

@@ericbrown1327 In all my years as a long time fan of the movie and Bernard Herrmann, and music major, I've never read or heard that. I did hear Herrmann say in a documentary on Hitchcock, as well as in print, that he used an all string orchestra "to complement the black and white cinematography" Herrmann could have simply used a conventional orchestra with all the other instruments for the same price, since he composed it for a full string orchestra, not just a chamber orchestra or string quartet Paul McCartney was inspired by the title music for Psycho and asked producer George Martin to write a string accompaniment with similar rhythmic. urgency for Eleanor Rigby. Again - no brass, or woodwinds, or percussion were needed for that, as well. Oh, and NO budget considerations as well! Herrmann's string orchestra for Psycho was an aesthetic choice, not a budget limitation!

​@@boborrahoodnot until the film became a mega hit did Herrmann began to take it seriously..that's per Dorothy

Actually, it was gratuitous dialogue that Hitchcock didn't like. He was a visual director who could see the whole film in his head before it was filmed. Have you ever seen, or at least noticed in the first scene of Rear Window how much he lets you know through the camera what happened to James Stewart, how it happened, that it was work- related as a photographer on the job, and with no dialogue.