Music inspires powerful emotions on screen, just like in real life

Without its iconic music, the shower scene of the movie 'Psycho' would likely create a very different experience for viewers. Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Images

There are some classic films in which music is so integral to a scene, it would be hard to imagine the scene without it.

The shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s film “Psycho,” with its over-the-top horror film soundtrack by legendary film composer Bernard Herrmann, immediately comes to mind.