High Anxiety (John Morris)

Ever since becoming the head of the Institute for the Very Very Nervous, trouble seems to strike Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke (director/producer/co-writer Mel Brooks) at every turn. To this day, I'm not sure if this or Spaceballs was my first Brooks movie. I loved it as a kid, but these days, it reminds me of his 90s work: some great gags, but you have to wade through a lot of nonsense to get to them. Not a total loss (for me, Nurse Diesel > Frau Blucher), but not up to Brooks's classics.

John Morris responded brilliantly to the Hitchcock takeoff with a lively score that balances comedy and thrills.

High Anxiety
composed & conducted
by
John Morris
1. Nervous Flying 0.30
2. Main Titles 1.20
3. The Mad Woman 0.15
4. The Cop 0.35
5. Main Titles Part II 1.11
6. "Foul play!" 0.22
7. The Institute 0.09
8. "Your new home." 0.29
9. The View 1.04
10. "...your life!" stinger 0.02
11. The Toast 0.07
12. Have a Nice Time? 0.06
13. Some Weird Noises 0.12
14. Diesel Dominates 0.07
15. Going for a Spin 0.14
16. The Violent Ward 0.11
17. "I know you won't." 0.40
18. The Elevators 0.13
19. The 17th Floor 0.58
20. Suspicious 0.04
21. Get the Newspaper 0.09
22. The Shower 0.51
23. No Tip for that Kid 0.18
24. Victoria 0.03
25. Braces 0.09
26. The Bar 1.25
27. "High Anxiety" 2.29
28. This is Arthur Brisbane? 0.32
29. The Murder 0.52
30. On the Run 0.09
31. The Picture 0.22
32. The Seaside 0.10
33. "That's the Doc!" 0.41
34. Richard Makes a Call 0.37
35. The Airport 0.18
36. The Gun! 0.09
37. Sneaking Around 0.42
38. The North Wing 0.24
39. "...suicide!" stinger 0.02
40. Up the Stairs 0.41
41. Going After Norton 0.47
42. Childhood Flashback 1.01
43. Richard Climbs 0.20
44. The Tower 0.34
45. The End of Diesel 0.21
46. Happy Endings/Wedding Night 0.34
47. "High Anxiety" reprise/End Credits 2.34

Somehow, I think that this will be the year for it.