Psycho 1960 (opening)

[floydroze]

Has to be one of the best horror tunes out there, to one of the better scores composed, to one of the best movies ever made.

[ManhattanStory]

one of the best movies i have ever seen and the best black and white movie for sure!

the ending is so unexpected and awesome!

[underthemask19]

my friends and i were watching this and when we all saw the ending, we all sceamed. BEST MOVIE of ALL TIME!

[scotty92994]

wow i've never seen the movie, but seeing as implaying this in the marching band i thought i might watch it...and it seems f'in awsome

[dagrandchamp25]

Busta Rhymes- "Gimme Some Mo"

[Noveltooner]

Sadly, Herrmann's original studio master recording of the score from the original "Psycho" will never be available on CD; Paramount Pictures destroyed the tapes.

[jmurray01]

psycho is a great movie. i don't care what other people say

[Edhallick]

You know what gets me about this movie, is if you ever look at any "10 Greatest Hitchcock movies" they ALWAYS put Rear Window above Psycho! Rear window was absolute CRAP! I could not freaking believe how bad that movie was, it was just so retarded, yet these critics ALWAYS say it`s a better movie than Psycho! Helll noooo it is not!

[Edhallick]

Psycho....Just think; If Norman Bates was female and a Democrat, he`d be made Speaker of the house.

[forfun551]

psycho is radid R it wasint radid that before i am 7 i love the theme of psycho subscribe on forfun 551

[madrox8]

i remember in my media class watching this film to study it, everyone laughed at the movie because they think the scary parts of it where "funny", but i find it very very intreaging and can see how alot of movies got its inspiration. this film has amazing camera angles and edits that you dfont see in todays films as well.

amazing film

[ericlebeau]

This is a great performance from bernard herrmann, with another theme from "sisters". So dreadful music, i love

[filmmerman]

one of Hitchcock's better films

[BlueCougar]

And all done just with string instruments.

[chalomirof63]

BlueCougar: I also noted this long ago: a whole film score with only strings. And what a score.

[filmmerman]

I love movies with good title sequences.

[grundy901]

you see where friday the 13th movies an other slasher films from the 80s get there scores from

[ihavenousernameitsux]

yep this movie inspired them all

[Jayee123]

Great musical score. Those first chords just grab your attention and then don't let up. Love it.

[CapitainBeefhartfanO]

Psycho is intriguing... very cleaver and intelligent film!!!!

[gagagagn3]

fantastic

[willabema]

To all the people who've commented that Psycho is not scary to them, let me explain why.

This film came out in 1960 & for that time, this was terrifying! People hadnt seen anything on this level. Now we have digital F/X that enhance the experience of watching film. They did not have that then.

I didn't grow up in the 50's or 60's. I'm only 25. But I do appreciate this movie because of the effect it had on moviemaking and also the intricate plot.

The first thriller/slasher film.

[willabema]

The true original slasher film!

Mindblowing good!

[AirborneDivisionLand]

I can't take showers without thinking Norman Bates is going to sneak in and stab me... I like this music...

[RocketZZZ]

could be the best movie score ever written

[MissDollStar]

I really don't think Psycho is scary, sorry. I've watched it 3 times and I'm still waiting for someone to explain where is the freaking scary part.¬¬

But anyway, this opening music is very nice.^^

[MissDollStar]

And there's no movie that can overcomes The Shining.

[RocketZZZ]

DEF

[ntipouan]

It must have been scary in the 60s and influential

to all the horror/thriller films that followed.

[sparson92]

i think that Psycho was particularly scary for its time. it's kind of like the start of slasher flicks. great movie nonetheless.

[jackashtoncollins]

Psycho isn't a Horror film, it's a Suspsense/Thriller. Hitchcock didn't make Horror films...

[spikeblofeld991]

Psycho is a type of horror film.:)

He didn't make horror films, what about The Birds?

[jackashtoncollins]

it's a suspense film.

[spikeblofeld991]

Which one, Psycho or The Birds?

Also, what is it that makes a movie a horror film?:)

[supermax1998]

Horror is supposed to make you feel like throwing up, like blood and guts everywhere, a suspense/thriller is meant to put you on the edge of your seat. FACT

[spikeblofeld991]

I don't think so, horror also puts you at the edge of your seat, like a good thriller, there is a thin line between the two.:)

[GrungeRock1991]

No, that's not true at all. Horror is anything that inflicts fear, disgust, tension, HORROR into people who are watching. Horror doesn't have to be people getting hanged by their intestines. Actually the best horror is psychological.

[kyoushiro3]

psycho is not scarry

[gossman666]

You're right, it isn't "scarry." It's scary, shit-cock.

[kyoushiro3]

you don't have to be rude! oh...i suppose im a shit-cock just because is made a typing error?!

well you can take...that...back!

[gossman666]

Well, you're a shit-cock not only because you fail at spelling but also because Psycho IS scary. That's a fact, and everyone knows it but you-- probably because you're retarded.

[kyoushiro3]

fuck you! fuck you! and fuck you again! you are retarded you drunken bitchslapper! i'm not retarded and it's just that i don't find it S.C.A.R.Y!

[gossman666]

Lmao. Tool.

[kyoushiro3]

also i can spell very well, thank you very much, i just have problems with computer typing. i always have. i'm going tell learn to be better, hopefully.

[kattamale]

Psycho is a real scary movie but its not ranked 1st as the most scariest. The Exorcist is now the most scariest movie made Psycho is 2nd

[alejandronskiy]

My grandfather made a massacre in July, 1960!!!

[Bunnyrabbit777Films]

I can play this song on the violin and at this speed :P

[wannabeangel83]

this is the best opening to any movie! the music is a masterpiece and is extremeley intence! fits the opening to nay classis hitchcock movie!

[collartrance]

the song sounds like I dont know your game at he end of it!

[thejobloshow]

Saul Bass, Bernard Herrman and Hitchcock... SYNERGY made in heaven.

[skunkiee]

awesome movie, awesome opening, fantastic work by Saul Bass!

[00Sunami00]

i still have nightmares about Norman Bates

[siqelectrik]

You know where they got the idea for Jason?

That's right, Norman Bates, thank you Alfred Hitchcock.

[spikeblofeld991]

I am pretty sure that Jason and Friday The 13th were just a response to Carpenter's Halloween.:) But neither of those compare to Psycho, which Bates in addtion to Jame Gumb & Leatherface were all inspired by the same man, Ed Gein.:)

[apollomwj]

the score is completely manic! Thank you, Bernard Herrman!

[RichardHannay]

A motif in this opening that seems to pass by many audiences even after repeated viewings is that of the "slashing" and "slicing" (of the screen and the names)... A motif that ran throughout the movie...

[marksbrisby]

I love the music at the begining of this film, it's very relaxing especially with the violins, it feels like the rush of nicotine from cigarette smoke. I bet Julie Andrews likes this film

[iamanotsalesman]

Best movie theme music by far!

[xdudex008]

im watching this movie in my films study class, the intro was madddd good, i like the music, makes me wanna be sneaky and be a killer LMAO, jk

[Lilythnoir]

ROFL We already watched it, it was hardcore awesome.

[PreacherThug]

this music makes me want to get a knife and go nuts

[lizard0manson]

I love when she's driving and we can hear conversations like she is thinking that in her mind.

[lizard0manson]

That's exactly what came to my mind when i watched it. last week i bought the universal legacy Psycho special edtion dvd and is so crispy and clear. I recommend it.

[redeyehorror96]

I love this movie......I watched it last night actually(which was Halloween night :P)with my friends and it was awesome. I'd only saw most of Psycho but not the ending, so when I saw the ending last night, it was really scary!

LOVE THIS MOVIE.

[kittenic44]

the film is a bit long...but considering its the mother of all modern horrors and slashers i respect it. The music is just genius

[filmfanatic99]

best title sequence ever

[tall32guy]

Bernard Herrmann was pretty popular for TV and film music, I am seeing. He wrote this, and also wrote the music for the first season of Twilight Zone, which would have been not even a year before this was done.

[joopabl]

Horror movies that hold back and let the audience fill in the terror with their imaginations - and respect their audience's intelligence - become classics.

[SignalsOverTheAir]

Horizontal and Vertical lines have never looked scarier.

[gretalee27]

I just love that part at 1:12 when the lower strings just away. It is like the cellos and basses are saying, "Damnit, it's our turn to creep out the listeners."

[gimmeabba15]

this film is soooo brilliant! The twist was unbeleivable!

[adellerr]

This music is absolutely excellent. It makes me jump, it makes my heart beat.

[thevideohater]

hitchcock....overrated

[lukaspukas1]

Are you fucking serious? Have you no taste in films at all?! Hitchcock is a master director and THE definite article of suspense. He even had an adjective named after him which is "Hitchcockian". So why don't you go and watch your Scary Movie 6 or whatever and let the grownups watch film that actually deserves to be watched.

[lizard0manson]

considering your words comes from a troll "videohater?" .

[marcuscrane87]

i agree!

[98omgitzalexis95]

Yeah, all suspense and thrillers are always placed under the horror section at the video stores because thriller, suspense, and horror movies are referred to as scary movies, so they call them horror movies at the store.

[SBTelevision]

You think that the "Psycho" opening theme sounds great on your TV and on your computer? How about working in the Turner Classic Movies Broadcast Operations Center, it's even better! Trust me, I know.

[MrsJimmyDean]

Wooooooooooow.

That is awesome!! :D

[honeegrrl]

Yes I agree, just like all the of the Saw movies.

[honeegrrl]

No it's not a horror movie, all thought every time I go to the video store, this movie is in the horror section.

[sorrycaps]

1.The Shining

2.Psycho

3.Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[Riddickbowler]

one of the greatest horror movies ever made. Hitchcock really had a talent for moviemaking. Too baD he never got an oscar for his directing skills

[MarkoNumberOne]

this movie is great

[ROLDANMENDOZAUCV]

because is a chinesse film

[artosin]

one of my top scariest film´s ever.

[idealforcleaning]

"one(sic) of my top scariest film's(sic) ever."

1. No capital letter at beginning of sentence.

2. "Scariest" is a superlative. There can only be one scariest.

3. There should not be an apostrophe in "film's".

Three mistakes in a single short sentence. Your level of literacy is appalling!

The pedant strikes again!

[IDTVshow]

^Douchebag.

Don't you have some Korean children you should be teaching English to???

[idealforcleaning]

I would expect Koreans to have difficulties with the English language. What bothers me is that most people who supposedly speak English as a first language are virtually illiterate.

[IDTVshow]

If you come to Youtube expecting everyone to be ultra-literate, then you're certainly delusional my friend =p

[shoppinglol]

omg we're not in school....you dont needa be correcting ppl...

[rmuluu]

BTW he uploaded this on my bday WOOT!!xx

[baddog7676]

This film is sheer brilliance

[magicbirdaustin]

I agree with you 1000%

[MCRgivesSweetRevenge]

actually it was my english teacher.

lol!

[zenarcade64]

Yes, the music definitely made the movie; composed by Bernard Herrmann. If you listen carefully it's only a few cellos and such...no percussion at all.

[jmkc67]

the music here sounds just like the music featured in Friday the 13th Part 1

[MCRgivesSweetRevenge]

no, she took showers, but only when she had to.

and it was more the fact that she had to be practially naked in a shower for like a whole week with cold water cause if it was warm it would steam up the lenses of the camera.

and also, when she took showers she would open a window, and leave the bathroom door open and pull back the shower curtian.

[rmuluu]

Also when she HAD to take showers she's lock all the doors and windows on the house...can't believe she is Jamie Lee Curtis' mother though....I know off-point lol!! Love all of Sir Alfred Hitchcock's movies!!xxxxxx

[jjb1011jjb]

the music is so creepy but so catchy

[kilton33]

Alfred Hitchcock was def. ahead of his time!

[audie83]

Sir Alfred was a genius at his craft-no doubt whatsoever. :)

[chipsc7]

I love the music. I have the movie on VHS, and whenever I watch it, I always listen to the music at least a half dozen times before I get on with the movie.

[gvalley07]

oh yes, one more comment...Was Janet Leigh hot back then or what?

[gvalley07]

"you think I'm fruty aye"? Hitchcock (and the writers) blended sick humor into the diologue throughout this movie. sheer genius.

[SJ363]

The Music is Great! Makes John Williams look like a bannana playing a violin.

[markovican]

I remember myself going nuts after I watched this movie back when I was 6 years old, not only I couldnt sleep the night after but the Norman haunted me in my head for quite some time afterwards, haha I remember my mother wanted to kill grandpa for allowing me to watch it with him, indeed best horror film ever made, everything is perfect: cast, music, scenery, simple plot for much deeper background and thoughts and Alfred Hitchcock is legendary director a pure genius

[adamantine106]

I studied this movie in a University film course, and it still gives me goosebumps just listening to the score..!

A truly inspired movie, made Horror what it is today

[ITOMIC85]

Best horror movie ever made.

[goneshootin22]

im really interested in seeing this film. The theme music is pretty ace too.

[bookishmuch]

ha ha, this scared the shit out of me when i was a kid......only movie ever to do it, cept Dracula. and dracula in the movie didn't even scare me, Renfield did. * shudder * I was so determined to get over my fear of Norman Bates I just watched this over and over again until I knew exactly what would happen and it wasn't scary anymore. Now I can appreciate the great camera work and genius behind this film.

[fogg1264]

What a movie score. Even though the camera work was great would the film be such a classic without the music? I dont think so.

[cheesytriangle]

Even busta rhymes used this sample in his gimmie some more music video its great!

[itsCjRemmel]

yah they killed it with the shitty remake

[johnmannno]

Very "Bartok-ian" use of strings. I've always loved this opening number. You can certainly tell Hermann's excellent classical training.

[vizares]

The music..the story...the actors...everything is perfectin this epic movie!MUST SEE if you havent!

[stoereklekstroon]

great song

[hotman499]

cool

[audie83]

True! I never got to see that film though-I'll have to rent it sometime.

[DrGalen]

I love this tune. It really works for the film. Bernard Hermann knew what he was doing. It has the suspense at the very beginnnig.

[EvilRadiatedMonkey]

Wow. Amazing. Great. Wonderful.

[imatug10]

man busta rhymes used a sample of thy opening

[mutinyonthekitkat]

An outstanding opening but I think Vertigo has the edge in eeriness.

[jetdevil135]

I loved this opening because it's so simple yet hypnotic . Those damn lines are awesome. Best thriller ever!

[carlosanilber]

Best movie opening ever!

[TerribleTaz25]

AMAZING!!! i luv this movie!!!

[SparrowisSexy]

the titles scare the shit out of me, Alone!! this is class!

[Addamsfn120]

wonderfull...... i had no idea janet leigh was jamie lee curtis's daughter intill my friend told me! Janet does have jamie's eyes!!!! thankx!

[peteferrara]

yeah, that makes jamie lee curtis what? 100 years old? leigh's her mother.

[DarkfireNecros]

This is my favorite horror movie ever. Slasher movies dont come close to the best classic of horror. My favorite work of Alfred Hitchcock.

[djc1231]

dont think any horror film will ever get as close to perfect as this film!

[FREExYOURxHATE]

good music. i wonder if they have it on itunes

[EvilBunnyofDeath]

this is a true classic

[Imran500]

scary music. psycho and halloween 1 are the best classics.

[audie83]

It's amazing that a mother and daughter starred in those classics-Janet Leigh in Psycho and her daughter Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween! :)