Taxi Driver (1976 film) score

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The Taxi Driver (1976 film) score is Bernard Herrmann’s dark, jazz-inflected final film soundtrack, renowned for its brooding atmosphere that mirrors the psychological descent of the film’s protagonist.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score
soundtrack
associatedWithCharacter Travis Bickle
chronologically last completed film score by Bernard Herrmann
composer Bernard Herrmann
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts psychological instability
urban alienation
directorOfAssociatedFilm Martin Scorsese
finalFilmScoreBy Bernard Herrmann
firstReleaseMedium feature film
forWork Taxi Driver
surface form: Taxi Driver (1976 film)
genre film music
jazz-influenced score
orchestral score
hasComposerDeathContext completed shortly before Bernard Herrmann’s death
hasComposerNationality American
hasCriticalReception widely acclaimed by film music critics
hasMotif recurring saxophone theme for Travis Bickle
hasReputation classic film score
one of Bernard Herrmann’s most famous late works
influencedBy film noir music traditions
languageOfTrackTitles English
linkedToTheme loneliness
urban decay
violence
medium cinema
mood melancholic
ominous
tense
notableFor brooding atmosphere
depiction of psychological descent
jazz-inflected writing
orchestrationCharacteristic lush strings contrasted with harsh brass
partOf Taxi Driver (1976 film) score self-linksurface differs
surface form: Taxi Driver (1976 film) soundtrack album
recordingFormat stereo
releaseYear 1976
style brooding
dark
noir-influenced
tempoCharacteristics slow and simmering passages
sudden violent outbursts
usedFor closing credits of Taxi Driver (1976 film)
opening credits of Taxi Driver (1976 film)
usesInstrumentation orchestra
rhythm section
saxophone

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