ALFRED HITCHCOCK – VERTIGO: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK BEHIND THE SCENES

Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo

Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.

[b]Microids[/b] is pleased to reveal today[b] Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo[/b]’s second developer’s diary as we get closer to the release. Pendulo Studios (Runaway, Yesterday Origins, Blacksad: Under the Skin…) new game is expected for December 16, 2021, on PC. This dev diary goes into details about the creative process of the musical theme and the original soundtrack of the narrative game Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo, freely inspired by Hitchcock’s masterpiece. [previewyoutube=ehHUfFrnwcs;full][/previewyoutube] Juan Miguel Martin, composer who has worked on previous Pendulo Studios productions such as Runaway (2003) The Next Big Thing (2011), Yesterday (2012), Yesterday Origins (2016) and more recently Blacksad: Under the Skin in 2019, will sign his sixth musical work, with the precious help of twelve talented musicians with whom he has surrounded himself. Through this new narrative experience, the melodies players will discover will be familiar and an attentive ear will recognize the work of Bernard Herrmann, from whom the game team drew inspiration. A composer who collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on eight of his most famous films, including "Vertigo" (1956), "North by Northwest" (1957), "Psycho" (1960) and "The Birds" (1963), as well as other films by renowned directors such as Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941) and Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976). [b][u]Synopsis[/u][/b] : Ed Miller, a writer, came out unscathed from his car crash down into Brody Canyon, California. Even though no one was found inside the car wreckage, Ed insists that he was traveling with his wife and daughter. Traumatized by the event, he begins to suffer from severe vertigo. As he starts therapy, he will try to uncover what really happened on that tragic day. Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo is being developed by Pendulo Studios (Runaway, Yesterday Origins, Blacksad: Under the Skin…) and will launch December 16th, 2021, on PC. The game will come out in 2022 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One consoles and Nintendo Switch. [b]Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo[/b] is an invitation to discover more about this dizzy spell and its origins. The game is a true introspective experience that will challenge the players’ own sense of sanity. [b]Prepare yourself for a disturbing investigation inside the human mind: the truth is sometimes worse than madness…[/b] Stay safe everybody, Microids Team