Vertigo Soundtrack (

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Alternate Names:
Title in Español:

Vértigo

Title in Italiano:

La donna che visse due volte

Title in Português:

A Mulher Que Viveu Duas Vezes

Title in Français:

Sueurs froides

Title in Türk:

Vertigo

Synopsis

Following his early retirement as a detective from the San Francisco Police Department, John Ferguson - Scottie to his friends - becomes obsessed with two women in succession, those obsessions which trouble his long time friend and former fiancée, Midge Wood, a designer of women's undergarments.

The first is wealthy and elegant platinum blonde Madeleine Elster, the wife of his college acquaintance Gavin Elster, who hires John to follow her in Gavin's belief that she may be a danger to herself in thinking that she has recently been possessed by the spirit of Carlotta Valdes, Madeleine's great-grandmother who she knows nothing about, but who Gavin knows committed suicide in being mentally unbalanced when she was twenty-six, Madeleine's current age.

The second is Judy Barton, who John spots on the street one day. Judy is a working class girl, but what makes John obsessed with her is that, despite her working class style and her brunette hair, she is the spitting image of Madeleine, into who he tries to transform Judy.

The initial question that John has is if there is some connection between Madeleine and Judy. What happens between John and individually with Madeleine and Judy is affected by the reason John took that early retirement: a recent workplace incident that showed that he is acrophobic which leads to a severe case of vertigo whenever he looks down from tall heights.

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Vertigo
Prelude and Rooftop
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Scotty Trails Madeline
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Carlotta's Portrait
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Bay
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
By the Fireside
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Streets
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Forest
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Beach
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Dream
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Farewell And The Tower
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Nightmare And Dawn
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Past And The Girl
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Letter
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Goodnight And The Park
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Scene d'Amour
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Necklace, the Return and Finale
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Scotty Trails Madeline (Madelines First Appearance / Madelines Car / The Flower Shop / The Alleyway / The Mission / Grav
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Carlottas Portrait
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Scene DAmour
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
SIDE A: Prelude and Rooftop
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Madeleine and Carlotta's Portrait
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
SIDE B: The Nightmare and Dawn
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
SIDE A: The Adventures Of Robin Hood: Main Title / Coronation Procession (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
The Right Stuff: Yeager's Triumph (Bill Conti)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
The Secret Garden: Colin Opens His Eyes (Zbigniew Preisner)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
A Little Princess: The Good-Bye (Patrick Doyle)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
My Left Foot: Mother (Elmer Bernstein)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
The Player: The Player (Thomas Newman)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
SIDE B: Pee-wee's Big Adventure: Breakfast Machine (Danny Elfman)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
Back To The Future, Part III: End Credits (Alan Silvestri)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
Lost: Season 4: There's No Place Like Home (Michael Giacchino)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
Agnes Of God: End Credits (Georges Delerue)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
Driving Miss Daisy: End Titles (Hans Zimmer)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
Rudy: Main Title (Jerry Goldsmith)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
Disc Time:
Marco Beltrami: Performer
SIDE C: Spartacus: Main Title (Alex North)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
Vertigo: Prelude And Rooftop (Bernard Herrmann)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
The Omen: Ave Satani (Jerry Goldsmith)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
The Crow: Birth Of A Legend (Graeme Revell)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
Scream: Sydney's Lament (Marco Beltrami)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
The Sixth Sense: De Profundis (James Newton Howard)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
The Matrix: Main Title / Trinity Infinity (Don Davis)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
The Last Of The Mohicans: Main Title (Trevor Jones)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
SIDE D: Whiplash: Overture (Justin Hurwitz)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: Mildred Goes To War (Carter Burwell)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
Fast Five: Fast Five (Brian Tyler)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
The Bourne Supremacy: Bim Bam Smash (John Powell)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
How To Train Your Dragon: This Is Berk (John Powell)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
Star Trek: Enterprising Young Men (Michael Giacchino)
Marco Beltrami: Performer
The Adventures Of Robin Hood: Main Title / Coronation Procession (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
John Barry: Performer
Witness: Building The Barn (Maurice Jarre)
John Barry: Performer
Raising Arizona: Way Out There (Carter Burwell)
John Barry: Performer
Aliens: Futile Escape (James Horner)
John Barry: Performer
The Milagro Beanfield War: Theme (from Screen Themes) (Dave Grusin)
John Barry: Performer
Peggy Sue Got Married: Peggy Sue's Homecoming (John Barry)
John Barry: Performer
Pee-wee's Big Adventure: Breakfast Machine (Danny Elfman)
John Barry: Performer
Agnes Of God: End Credits (Georges Delerue
John Barry: Performer
Father Of The Bride: Main Title (Alan Silvestri)
John Barry: Performer
Emma: Theme (Rachel Portman)
John Barry: Performer
Unfaithful (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek)
John Barry: Performer
Elf: Buddy's Journey (John Debney)
John Barry: Performer
Pleasantville: Real Rain (Randy Newman)
John Barry: Performer
Spartacus: Main Title (Alex North)
John Barry: Performer
2001: A Space Odyssey: Space Station Docking (Alex North)
John Barry: Performer
Nanny McPhee: Snow In August (Patrick Doyle)
John Barry: Performer
Million Dollar Baby: Blue Morgan (Clint Eastwood)
John Barry: Performer
Cast Away: End Credits (Alan Silvestri)
John Barry: Performer
L.A. Confidential: Bloody Christmas (Jerry Goldsmith)
John Barry: Performer
Rush Hour 2: Main Title (Lalo Schifrin)
John Barry: Performer
House Of Cards: Theme (Jeff Beal)
John Barry: Performer
Sicario: The Beast (Johann Johannsson)
John Barry: Performer
Whiplash: Overture (Justin Hurwitz)
John Barry: Performer
Shrek: Transformation and The End (Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell)
John Barry: Performer
THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH: Concert Overture (Bernard Hermann)
Arthur Benjamin: Performer
REBECCA: Suite (Franz Waxman)
Arthur Benjamin: Performer
REAR WINDOW (Franz Waxman): I Prelude
Arthur Benjamin: Performer
II Lisa – Intermezzo
Arthur Benjamin: Performer
III Ballet
Arthur Benjamin: Performer
IV Lisa – Finale
Arthur Benjamin: Performer
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN: Suite (Dimitri Tiomkin)
Arthur Benjamin: Performer
DIAL M FOR MURDER: Suite (Dimitri Tiomkin)
Arthur Benjamin: Performer
VERTIGO (Bernard Herrmann): Prelude
Arthur Benjamin: Performer
Scène d'Amour
Arthur Benjamin: Performer
NORTH BY NORTHWEST: Main Titles (Bernard Hermann)
Arthur Benjamin: Performer
PSYCHO: A Narrative for String Orchestra (Bernard Hermann)
Arthur Benjamin: Performer
THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH: The Storm Clouds – Cantata (composed by Arthur Benjamin, arranged by Bernard Herrmann)
Arthur Benjamin: Performer
HITCHCHOCK: End Credits (Danny Elfman)
Arthur Benjamin: Performer
Original Main Title - Peyton Place
Suite - The Thing (From Another World)
The Dance of the Seven Veils - Salome
Of Human Bondage Suite
Between Two Worlds
The Sea Hawk Suite
Main Title: Dixie, Mammy, Tara, Rhett - Gone with the Wind
Prelude / Lara's Theme - Doctor Zhivago
The Murder - Psycho
Lawrence of Arabia
Main Titles / Calvera's Visit - The Magnificent Seven
Scène D'Amour - Vertigo
Casablanca
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (Titles) - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
The Dialogue - Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
King Kong
Parade of the Charioteers - Ben-Hur
Moon River - Breakfast at Tiffany's
Vertigo: Prelude
Elmer Bernstein: Performer
Vertigo: The Nightmare
Elmer Bernstein: Performer
Vertigo: Scene d'Amour
Elmer Bernstein: Performer
North by Northwest: Main Title
Elmer Bernstein: Performer
The Caine Mutiny: March
Elmer Bernstein: Performer
Citizen Kane: Prelude and Finale
Elmer Bernstein: Performer
The Adventures Of Robin Hood Suite: IV. The Fight, Victory and Epilogue
Elmer Bernstein: Performer
To Kill a Mockingbird Suite
Elmer Bernstein: Performer
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes: Violin Concerto, Op. 24: II. Lento Cantabile (Clio Gould)
Elmer Bernstein: Performer
Sunset Boulevard Suite
Elmer Bernstein: Performer
A Place in the Sun Suite (Jamie Talbot)
Elmer Bernstein: Performer
Dial M for Murder: Theme
Elmer Bernstein: Performer
The Godfather: Sicilian Pastorale
Elmer Bernstein: Performer
The Godfather: Michael and Kay
Elmer Bernstein: Performer
The Godfather: Love Theme
Elmer Bernstein: Performer
2001: A Space Odyssey - Dawn of Man
John Barry: Performer
2001: A Space Odyssey - The Bluff
John Barry: Performer
2001: A Space Odyssey - Space Station Docking
John Barry: Performer
2001: A Space Odyssey - Main Title
John Barry: Performer
Psycho - Prelude
John Barry: Performer
Vertigo - Scene d'Amour
John Barry: Performer
Fahrenheit 451 - The Road
John Barry: Performer
The Generals Suite: Macarthur/Patton
John Barry: Performer
Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Enterprise
John Barry: Performer
Somewhere in Time - Theme
John Barry: Performer
Out of Africa - Main Title
John Barry: Performer
Body Heat - Theme
John Barry: Performer
Taras Bulba - Ride of the Cossacks
John Barry: Performer
Saving Private Ryan - Hymn to the Fallen
John Barry: Performer
First Knight - Camelot Lives
John Barry: Performer
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - Duel of the Fates
John Barry: Performer
Marnie
Luis Bacalov: Performer
Psycho – Main Theme / Murder
Luis Bacalov: Performer
Kill Bill - Battle Without Honor or Humanity
Luis Bacalov: Performer
La Dolce Vita Suite
Luis Bacalov: Performer
Bram Stoker's Dracula - The Storm
Luis Bacalov: Performer
Eyes Wide Shut - Waltz No. 2 From Jazz Suite No. 2
Luis Bacalov: Performer
Bonnie and Clyde – Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Luis Bacalov: Performer
Thelma and Louise – Main Theme
Luis Bacalov: Performer
Fatal Attraction - Main Theme
Luis Bacalov: Performer
Betty Blue (37.2 le Matin)
Luis Bacalov: Performer
Lolita - Lolita Ya Ya
Luis Bacalov: Performer
Rosemary's Baby - Lullaby
Luis Bacalov: Performer
Brokeback Mountain - The Wings / Brokeback Mountain
Luis Bacalov: Performer
Twilight - Edward At Her Bed (Bella's Lullaby)
Luis Bacalov: Performer
The 39 Steps: The 39 Steps / Highland Hotel / Mr. Memory / Finale
Richard Addinsell: Performer
The Lady Vanishes: Prelude
Richard Addinsell: Performer
Dial M for Murder: Main Title / The Telephone / The Trap / Finale
Richard Addinsell: Performer
Psycho: Prelude / The City / Rainstorm / Murder / Finale
Richard Addinsell: Performer
The Man Who Knew Too Much: Prelude
Richard Addinsell: Performer
Under Capricorn: Suite
Richard Addinsell: Performer
Stage Fright: Rhapsody
Richard Addinsell: Performer
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Funeral March of the Marionette
Richard Addinsell: Performer
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex: Love Theme
Richard Addinsell: Performer
Coronation Scott
Richard Addinsell: Performer
The Devil's Gallop
Richard Addinsell: Performer
Embassy Stomp
Richard Addinsell: Performer
Love is the Sweetest Thing
Richard Addinsell: Performer
Citizen Kane: Suite
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Devil and Daniel Webster: The Devil's Concerto
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Man Who Knew Too Much: Cantata/The Storm Clouds
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Psycho: Suite
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Wrong Man: Prelude
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
North By Northwest: Prelude
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Bride Wore Black: A Musical Scenario
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Fahrenheit 451: Finale/The Book People
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Taxi Driver: A Night Piece For Orchestra
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Bernard Herrmann On Film Music
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Alfred Hitchcock Theme - Funeral March of the Marionette
John Addison: Performer
The Thirty Nine Steps - Suite
John Addison: Performer
The Lady Vanishes - Prelude
John Addison: Performer
Rebecca - Suite
John Addison: Performer
Suspicion - Prelude / Sunday Morning
John Addison: Performer
Lifeboard - Disaster
John Addison: Performer
Spellbound - Concerto for Orchestra
John Addison: Performer
Rope - Main Titles
John Addison: Performer
Under Capricorn - Suite
John Addison: Performer
Stage Fright - Rhapsody
John Addison: Performer
Strangers on a Train - Suite
John Addison: Performer
Dial M For Murder - Suite
John Addison: Performer
Rear Window - Lisa
John Addison: Performer
To Catch a Thief - Suite
John Addison: Performer
The Trouble with Harry- A Portrait of Hitch
John Addison: Performer
The Man Who Knew Too Much - Prelude
John Addison: Performer
Vertigo - Prelude / The Nightmare
John Addison: Performer
North by Northwest - Prelude
John Addison: Performer
North by Northwest - Conversation Piece
John Addison: Performer
Psycho - Suite for String Orchestra
John Addison: Performer
Marnie - Prelude
John Addison: Performer
Torn Curtain - Suite from the Unused Score
John Addison: Performer
Torn Curtain - Main Title
John Addison: Performer
Topaz - March from Topaz
John Addison: Performer
Frenzy - The London Theme
John Addison: Performer
Family Plot - Finale
John Addison: Performer
Theme from Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Theme from Dial M For Murder
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Theme from I Confess
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Juke Box #6 (from Rear Window)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Scene d'Amour (from Vertigo)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Wild Ride (from North by Northwest)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Psycho (A Narrative for Orchestra)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Prelude from Marnie
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Main Title from Torn Curtain
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Prelude (from Torn Curtain)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Ship (from Torn Curtain)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Radiogram (from Torn Curtain)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
March (from Topaz)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The London Theme (from Frenzy)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Prelude (from The Wrong Man)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
End Credits & End Titles (from Family Plot)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
A Portrait of HItch (from The Trouble With Harry)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Bernard Herrmann (On The Impact Of Cinema)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Psycho (Prelude / The Murder / Finale)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Vertigo (Scene d'Amour)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Bernard Herrmann (On Hitchcock)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Man Who Knew Too Much (Cantata - The Storm Clouds)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
North By Northwest (Prelude)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Bernard Herrmann (On The Emotion Of Cinema Music)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Wrong Man (Prelude)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Psycho (The Murder - 1999 Remix)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Bernard Herrmann (On A Composer's Responsibility)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Citizen Kane - Overture
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
On Dangerous Ground - Prelude
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
On Dangerous Ground - Blindness
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
On Dangerous Ground - The Silence
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
On Dangerous Ground - The Hunt
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
On Dangerous Ground - Finale
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad - Main Title
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - Prelude / Finale
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Torn Curtain - Main Title / Gromek / The Killing
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Twilight Zone - Themes
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Snows of Kilimajaro - Memory Waltz
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Cape Fear - Prelude / The School & Panic / Finale
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Jason and the Argonauts - Prelude
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Naked and the Dead - Prelude
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Day The Earth Stood Still - Outer Space
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Day The Earth Stood Still - Radar
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Day The Earth Stood Still - Farewell & Finale
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Three Worlds of Gulliver - Overture
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Obsession - Valse Lente
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Psycho - Prelude / The City / Rainstorm / Murder / Finale
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Mysterious Island - Prelude
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Mysterious Island - The Baloon
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Mysterious Island - Giant Bees
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Mysterious Island - The Giant Crab
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
The Trouble With Harry - A Portrait of Hitch
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Taxi Driver - Night Piece for Saxophone & Orchestra
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Paramount Vista Vision Fanfare (Medley)
John Addison: Performer
The Thirty Nine Steps (Suite)
John Addison: Performer
The Lady Vanishes (Prelude)
John Addison: Performer
Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare/Lifeboat (Disaster)
John Addison: Performer
Rope (Main Titles)
John Addison: Performer
Stage Fright (Rhapsody)
John Addison: Performer
Strangers On A Train (Main Title)
John Addison: Performer
Rear Window (Lisa)
John Addison: Performer
The Trouble With Harry (A Portrait Of Hitch)
John Addison: Performer
Vertigo (Prelude)
John Addison: Performer
North By Northwest (Conversation Piece)
John Addison: Performer
Tony Curtin (Main Title)
John Addison: Performer
Family Plot (Finale)
John Addison: Performer
North By Northwest
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
Vertigo (Prelude / The Nightmare / Scene D'Amour)
Bernard Herrmann: Performer
A Portrait Of "Hitch" (From "The Trouble With Harry")
Bernard Herrmann: Performer

User reviews

Donna Lee
2/10

The music did not effectively enhance the suspense and tension of the storyline, often feeling disconnected from the psychological turmoil experienced by the protagonist, John Ferguson.

Edward Miller
7/10

The use of recurring musical motifs throughout the soundtrack creates a sense of continuity and emotional resonance, enhancing the audience's connection to the characters and their inner struggles.

Betty Lopez
2/10

Overall, the soundtrack of Vertigo missed the opportunity to elevate the film to a higher level, leaving a sense of disappointment and lack of emotional impact.

Ashley Martin
8/10

The orchestration and arrangement of the music in Vertigo is masterfully done, evoking a sense of unease and tension that mirrors the protagonist's psychological unraveling.

Thomas Baker
5/10

The emotional resonance of the music in Vertigo lingers long after the movie ends, underscoring the lasting impact of the story.

William Martinez
8/10

The score's ability to shift seamlessly between moments of suspense, romance, and tragedy showcases the composer's skill in capturing the complex emotional landscape of the film.

Andrew Hall
8/10

The hauntingly beautiful and atmospheric score of Vertigo perfectly captures the film's themes of obsession and psychological turmoil, adding an extra layer of depth to the storytelling.

Amanda Thomas
6/10

The use of recurring motifs in the music creates a sense of continuity and helps to emphasize the psychological complexities of the characters.

Margaret Smith
4/10

The soundtrack of Vertigo felt repetitive and uninspired, failing to capture the depth and complexity of the characters' emotions and struggles.

Patricia Rodriguez
6/10

The music in Vertigo skillfully mirrors the protagonist's inner turmoil and struggles, adding depth to the narrative.

Daniel Wright
6/10

The orchestration in the soundtrack is masterful, with each instrument adding layers of emotion and tension to the scenes.

Steven Scott
5/10

The soundtrack effectively builds suspense and anticipation, keeping the audience on edge throughout the film.

Ronald White
5/10

The hauntingly beautiful melodies in the soundtrack of Vertigo perfectly capture the mysterious and suspenseful atmosphere of the film.

Elizabeth Wright
5/10

The score enhances the sense of unease and obsession that permeates the story, drawing the audience deeper into the mind of the protagonist.

Donald Lopez
8/10

The iconic main theme of Vertigo is instantly recognizable and sets the tone for the entire movie, becoming a character in its own right and leaving a lasting impression on the viewer long after the film has ended.

Elizabeth Miller
5/10

Overall, the soundtrack of Vertigo is a standout element of the film, elevating the viewing experience with its evocative and memorable compositions.