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 Posted:   Jan 2, 2021 - 7:22 PM   
 By:   danbeck   (Member)

danbeck's gonna flip.

Yes!!! I have been waiting for this since Burwell revealed in a June interview that it was ‘about to be released’ by a “Spanish Label”. Even being happy with the reveal I was still afraid it could take a long time for it to be actually released as it is the case of so many soundtrack projects.

This has been one of my top grails for some time. But this score was not love at first sight to me. Having watched Psycho II on VHS on the late 80s I loved both the movie and Goldsmith’s score. I immediately rented Psycho III and was very disappointed on first viewing. The movie was very weird, with little suspense and lots of black humor and the score was even weirder - with its percussion, voices and electronic approach (and having the murders without the classic Psycho strings sounded like watching Jaws without the shark theme). But after the initial shock I started to appreciate the movie and specially the score. When I got the LP I was disappointed that it included few score tracks in favor of the source music. It will be great to finally have this on CD with the complete score and without the LP’s surface noises.

 
 Posted:   Jan 2, 2021 - 8:52 PM   
 By:   JeffM   (Member)

I just watched this tonight. I’m looking forward to the soundtrack release.

 
 Posted:   Jan 3, 2021 - 5:21 AM   
 By:   David Kessler   (Member)

Psycho 3 was the first soundtrack I bought on vinyl in the mid 80´s and now it finally hits CD. I hope it is the complete score and not only the LP transfered over

 
 Posted:   Jan 3, 2021 - 9:10 AM   
 By:   danbeck   (Member)

Psycho 3 was the first soundtrack I bought on vinyl in the mid 80´s and now it finally hits CD. I hope it is the complete score and not only the LP transfered over

According to Burwell in his June interview it will be a 2-CD set with the complete score + LP program. Let’s hope it is the case as the LP program had most of Burwell’s source tracks for the movie but missed a lot of the score.

 
 Posted:   Jan 3, 2021 - 9:30 AM   
 By:   David Sones (Allardyce)   (Member)

My gratitude to Intrada is endless. Burwell’s intricate and deeply engrossing score for Psycho III has been my last “oh please, oh please” title on my expansion wish list for many years. Considering that Psycho II remains my favorite score of all time, back in 86 I woulda thought I would have hated the score to III because it is so unlike anything in II in tone, style...everything. Instead, I was mesmerized and haunted by it from the moment the main title music kicked in. And it began my 35-year (and counting) devotion to Carter Burwell’s music which I continue to believe is underappreciated. This new album is a landmark in preserving such a critical section of his legacy.

At last to hear all that amazing music that has been previously unreleased. I cannot begin to describe the level of my excitement.

Again, many many thanks to you, Intrada. Considering his appreciation for Burwell’s score, I think if Tony Perkins were alive today, he would be delighted about this!

 
 Posted:   Jan 3, 2021 - 12:37 PM   
 By:   That Neil Guy   (Member)

Warm as a Cry for Help was almost the only track I ever listened to on the LP. May need to dig it out and give it a spin soon to remember what else is on there...

 
 Posted:   Jan 3, 2021 - 1:16 PM   
 By:   danbeck   (Member)

Warm as a Cry for Help was almost the only track I ever listened to on the LP. May need to dig it out and give it a spin soon to remember what else is on there...

My favorite tracks from the LP are:

“Maureen in the Desert” (the evocative main titles on which the source cue “Warm As A Cry For Help” is based)
“Mother?” a great marriage of music and film, for the scene of Norman searching for Mother after Maureen leaves
“Bad Boys and Body Bags” another great sequence enhanced by the music, for the scene of Norman cleaning up the mess (including some ‘memorable’ moments like Norman trying to remove a frozen victim from the ice) and taking the car to the swamp

Most missed from the LP the choral track for Norman first talk with Mother after Maureen’s arrival at the Motel and my most wanted track: the haunting music for Maureen’s return to the house at the end (and all the shorter bits of score for the murders, the epilogue, a variation of Bad Boys and Body Bags for the reporter investigating the middle section of “Before And After The Shower”, Norman stuffing birds, etc).

 
 Posted:   Jan 4, 2021 - 1:59 AM   
 By:   Nicolai P. Zwar   (Member)

Well... first release of 2021 that I have to buy... And sheesh, the year is just starting.

 
 Posted:   Jan 4, 2021 - 9:12 AM   
 By:   batman&robin   (Member)

Great release, without doubt. And an instant buy for me, because I love Intrada, I thank Intrada, and will forever support their physical CDs (not so their digital releases).

However this score is just too weird and inaccessible for my taste. I think it stands too off the saga as a whole, and pales especially in comparison to Goldsmith's genius work for the sequel.

I hope now the doors are wide open for more Carter Burwell unreleased scores, especially the really enjoyable ones like The Jackal and The Finest Hours.

 
 
 Posted:   Jan 4, 2021 - 9:32 AM   
 By:   Tobias   (Member)

I hope now the doors are wide open for more Carter Burwell unreleased scores, especially the really enjoyable ones like The Jackal and The Finest Hours.

...and Fear and Mystery, Alaska and Airheads and so on.

 
 Posted:   Jan 4, 2021 - 10:23 AM   
 By:   The Mutant   (Member)

The Jackal - complete!

 
 
 Posted:   Jan 4, 2021 - 1:54 PM   
 By:   Michael_McMahan   (Member)

I'm very excited about Psycho III. Took me a little while to warm up to it back in the day, but I've grown to love it. Nice companion to Blood Simple.

Thanks Intrada!

 
 Posted:   Jan 5, 2021 - 5:23 AM   
 By:   Ny   (Member)

I'm a big fan of the Blood Simple score, and there's never enough of it, so I will listen to these samples with interest.

 
 Posted:   Jan 5, 2021 - 8:41 AM   
 By:   Justin Boggan   (Member)

I hope for Revell's score to the fourth film.

 
 
 Posted:   Jan 6, 2021 - 2:02 AM   
 By:   hyperdanny   (Member)

oh this is SO fantastic! I had the LP, longtime ago, and I still remember that when I saw the movie the first time (in the theater, go figure..) the main title music chilled me to the core.
I expected another Herrmannish semi-clone, instead Burwell's approach was totally different, totally unique, and totally worked, for me at least.
BTW , I think the movie itself is a little gem, not least because it provides a fascinating, if disquieting, glimpse on the obsession that Anthony Perkins had with this, should I say "his", character.

 
 
 Posted:   Jan 6, 2021 - 5:36 AM   
 By:   Randy Watson   (Member)

I hope now the doors are wide open for more Carter Burwell unreleased scores, especially the really enjoyable ones like The Jackal and The Finest Hours.

The Finest Hours got an official release though.

But yeah, I hope this will lead to releaaes of The Jackal and Fear!

 
 Posted:   Jan 6, 2021 - 10:33 AM   
 By:   batman&robin   (Member)

The Finest Hours got an official release though.

Digital only. Doesn't count.

 
 
 Posted:   Jan 6, 2021 - 2:27 PM   
 By:   Randy Watson   (Member)

The Finest Hours got an official release though.

Digital only. Doesn't count.


Uhm, yes it does. You may prefer a CD release but that doesn't mean that a digital only release isn't an official release.

 
 Posted:   Jan 6, 2021 - 2:36 PM   
 By:   darthbrett   (Member)


Uhm, yes it does. You may prefer a CD release but that doesn't mean that a digital only release isn't an official release.


Agreed. The recent digital-only Solo expansion is another example of an official release that probably won't ever get a physical release. But it's sure as heck still official! lol

 
 Posted:   Jan 11, 2021 - 3:20 PM   
 By:   JeffM   (Member)

http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.12171/.f?sc=13&category=-113

Ordered!

 
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