In an interview "Exorcist" director William Friedkin revealed how he originally hired famed film composer Bernard Hermann; who composed the brilliant scores to Psycho and Citizen Kane. To his extreme shock, Bernard Hermann said yes; but the meeting did not go well. The article describes the meeting at the outcome:"William Friedkin's horror film, The Exorcist, has been scaring the pants off of moviegoers-as well as making viewers nauseous-since its 1973 release. Even with all of its terrifying and stomach-churning imagery, the picture wouldn't have been nearly as intense if it weren't for the hair-raising soundtrack. It's surprising, then, that director Friedkin hadn't intended to use the music that ended up as the score for The Exorcist. Friedkin had first turned to Bernard Herrmann-perhaps the greatest composer in the history of film-to see if he might be up for scoring The Exorcist. To Friedkin's delight, Hermann was interested, so the director set up a screening. But it did not go well. At all. Recently, Friedkin wrote about the experience: When he [Herrmann] came out of the screening room he said, "I might be able to help you with this piece of s---, but you'll have to leave it with me, and I'll see if I can come up with something." I had heard he was an abrasive, no-b.s. guy, outspoken to the point of insult. Still, I was stunned at his reaction." Hermann went on to relentlessly criticize the movie; and the various ways he could "save" it. (For example he called the desert scene at beginning a piece of "s---"; and said it would have to be edited out; or he would not score the movie). The conversation left Friedkin understandably very offended; and he ended up firing the legendary composer as a result of this.

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