original song list (subject to change)

(but I probably won't change it very much)

1. Possible Intro, arranged for a capella over Bernard Hermann’s opening credits number.
2. Lunch Hour - the song Marion and Sam sing to one another as they grapple with their feelings and their situation.
3. Debate Song - the song Marion sings as she debates whether or not to steal the money from Lowry.
4. Dinner Song - Norman and Marion’s conversation over dinner. will likely incorporate a LOT of original dialogue into the lyrics.
5. Debate Song (Reprise)/Norman Finds Marion - the song Marion sings as she debates, once again, whether or not to return the money. This is cut short when she is stabbed; Norman sings briefly when he finds her.
6. Love Song - three parts - Sam to Marion, Lila to Marion, and Norman to Mrs. Bates. Perhaps think “Johanna (reprise)” from Sweeney Todd. Ends with Norman bodily removing his mother from her room and forcing her into the cellar.
7. Love Song (Reprise) - Lila’s reprise of the earlier piece, interspersed with singing or talking from Sam’s conversation with Norman. Ends with Lila discovering Mrs. Bates’ body.
8. Explanation Song - the psychiatrist explaining Norman’s condition to the police station. Ends with a variation on Mrs. Bates’ closing speech - “she wouldn’t even harm a fly,” etc. etc.
9. Possible finale to the same arrangement as the intro piece