Taxi Driver (1976) - Score - Bernard Herrmann (Thanks JC For The Help!)

Taxi Driver was Bernard Herrmann's final score. Previously, Herrmann was well known for his long-running collaboration with master director, Alfred Hitchcock, and his scores for sci-fi hits of the fifties. This film was about a troubled and violent man named Travis Bickle, and the score reflects that chaos well. Herrmann did such a great job that the film was dedicated to his memory.

The film itself was controversial on many layers, from DeNiro's troubling portrayal of Bickle, to the tender and innocent Iris character played by the then 13-year-old Jodie Foster, and the excessive violence (the end of the movie was actually desaturated in color in order to pass the MPAA with an "R" rating, and not the "X" rating they threatened it with.)

Topping several lists for best films everywhere, Taxi Driver's legacy lives on, and the score by Bernard Herrmann brings it to vivid life with each listen.

This is the Arista re-release issued some years ago, but made available for review and the enjoyment of you all.

-JC

1. Main Title (2:17)
2. Thank God for The Rain (1:40)
3. Cleaning The Cab (1:08)
4. I Still Can't Sleep/They Cannot Touch Her (Betsy's Theme) (4:34)
5. Phone Call/I Realize How Much She is Like The Others/A Strange Customer/Watching Palantine on TV/You're Gonna Die in Hell/Betsy's Theme/Hitting The Girl (6:13)
6. The .44 Magnum is A Monster (3:23)
7. Getting Into Shape/Listen You Screwheads/Gun Play/Dear Father and Mother/The Card/Soap Opera (5:27)
8. Sport and Iris (2:20)
9. The $20 Bill/Target Practice (2:35)
10. Assassination Attempt/After The Carnage (5:05)
11. A Reluctant Hero/Betsy/End Credits (4:45)
12. Diary of A Taxi Driver (Album Version) (4:30)
13. God's Lonely Man (Album Version, With Alternate Ending) (2:08)
14. Theme from Taxi Driver* (4:05)
15. I Work The Whole City* (2:26)
16. Betsy in A White Dress* (2:16)
17. The Days Do Not End* (4:06)
18. Theme from Taxi Driver (Reprise)* (2:25)

Total Duration: 01:01:23
Total Size: 137 MB
Bit Rate: 320
Score Composed By Bernard Herrmann
Score Tracks Marked With A * Are Arranged and Conducted by Dave Blume
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