Psycho (1960) (60th Anniversary Edition) (Uncut)

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Originally Posted by litemakr

The problem with the score is that the original tracks are lost, they only have the music stem from the actual mix. So the score varies in volume in response to the dialogue and sound effects, which makes for an odd listening experience. You can hear this on the isolated score track on the LD or the Turbine release. However, it seems like they could probably use some digital tricks to even that out so it sounds consistent.

I have the vinyl release from a few years ago, which is likely taken straight from the music stem. The quality is likely as good as it can be, but audio dips (if they're present) aren't all that apparent. Even though they're supposed to, audio stems don't always exactly reflect their volume in the final mix, especially those from the analog era.

Incidentally, the music cues for the peephole and Arbogast scenes correspond to the shorter version, which is another reason I'm skeptical that those extra bits of footage were in the "official" release version in 1960, even though some countries may have gotten the longer cut.