Of the most memorable film scores in the past 70 years, more than a handful belong to Bernard Herrmann. Few can stimulate senses, manipulate mood or exploit emotions like the longtime Hitchcock accomplice. While Herrmann can be as breathtaking and beautiful as anyone, his best work lies in the spine-chilling, anxiety-inducing, unnerving vein. Everyone knows the slasher quality of his work in Psycho, the noxious nature of Twisted Nerve and the crazed stalker vibes of the track behind today's post: Cape Fear. Taking on the immediately identifiable horns, Leygo launches Herrmann's hellbound theme into the depths of DnB darkness. Instead of the slow, slinking-in-the-shadows pace of the original, this energetic assault turns Max Cady (the film and track's antagonist) into a slapdash psycho, running headlong and haphazardly into his heinous plot. While Leygo's version of "Cape Fear" does indeed deliver the same kind of craven energy as the original, this new DnB delivery, with further flurries of percussion and synth play, give it enough of a new feel that it doesn't appear as a lazy cover, but rather a worthy weapon for dancefloors. Get it free via 9th Records' Bandcamp and follow Leygo below.
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