Psycho (1998 soundtrack)

Infobox Album
Name = Psycho: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Type = Soundtrack
Artist = Various Artists


Released = December 1, 1998
Recorded =
Genre = Film soundtrack
Length = 49:26
Label = Geffen
Producer = Brian Grazer, Dave Hernandez, David Simoné (executive producers)
Reviews =
* "Entertainment Weekly" (B+) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,273973,00.html link]
* MSNBC [http://www.msnbc.com/m/nw/a/ms/ms_p.asp link]

"Psycho: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture" is the soundtrack album to the 1998 remake of "Psycho". It includes three adaptations of Bernard Herrmann score to the original by Danny Elfman, with the rest of the album made up of songs by rock, metal, country, trip hop, and drum and bass artists.

Many of the songs were recorded for the album. Five songs sample the actual film: "Once Is Not Enough" repeats a number of Norman Bates and Marion Crane's lines from the 1998 version, and "Honeymoon Suite", "Madhouse", "All of My Life", and "In the End" all sample Bernard Herrmann's score to the original film.

Two songs are cover versions: "Psycho", written by Leon Payne, was previously recorded by Elvis Costello and Beasts of Bourbon, and "Psycho Killer" is song by the Talking Heads.

Only two of the songs were already released by their respective artists at the time of the album's release: "Living Dead Girl" on the album "Hellbilly Deluxe", and "Psycho Future" on the album "Freak*on*ica" (both also Geffen releases).

"Screaming" was later released by the Pet Shop Boys as a B-side to their 1999 single "I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Anymore", and "Fly" was later included on Lamb's 1999 album "Fear of Fours".

"Madhouse" was the last song ever recorded by Mono before the band broke up.

Track listing

# "Prelude" (Bernard Herrmann) – Danny Elfman
# "Living Dead Girl" (Rob Zombie, Scott Humphrey) – Rob Zombie
# "Once Is Not Enough" (Howie B.) – Howie B.
# "Psycho" (Leon Payne) – Teddy Thompson
# "Screaming" (Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, Tom Stephan) – Pet Shop Boys
# "Psycho Future" (GVSB) – Girls Against Boys
# "Honeymoon Suite" (Rob Garza, Eric Hilton) – Thievery Corporation
# "The Murder" (Herrmann) – Danny Elfman
# "Madhouse" (Martin Virgo) – Mono
# "Psycho Killer" (David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz) – James Hall
# "All of My Life" (Steve Earle) – Steve Earle
# "Fly" (Andy Barlow, Louise Rhodes) – Lamb
# "In the End" (Justin Robertson, Roger Lyons) – Lionrock
# "The Finale" (Herrmann) – Danny Elfman

References

* [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5926200/rob_zombie_pet_shop_boys_gvsb_round_out_psycho Rolling Stone article]