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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taxi Driver (1976 film) score canonical | 1 |
| Taxi Driver (1976 film) soundtrack album | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
psychological instability
ⓘ
urban alienation ⓘ |
| directorOfAssociatedFilm | Martin Scorsese ⓘ |
| finalFilmScoreBy | Bernard Herrmann ⓘ |
| firstReleaseMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| forWork |
Taxi Driver
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surface form:
Taxi Driver (1976 film)
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| genre |
film music
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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
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urban decay ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| mood |
melancholic
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ominous ⓘ tense ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brooding atmosphere
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depiction of psychological descent ⓘ jazz-inflected writing ⓘ |
| orchestrationCharacteristic | lush strings contrasted with harsh brass ⓘ |
| partOf |
Taxi Driver (1976 film) score
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Taxi Driver (1976 film) soundtrack album
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| recordingFormat | stereo ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| style |
brooding
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dark ⓘ noir-influenced ⓘ |
| tempoCharacteristics |
slow and simmering passages
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sudden violent outbursts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
closing credits of Taxi Driver (1976 film)
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opening credits of Taxi Driver (1976 film) ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
orchestra
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rhythm section ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Taxi Driver (1976 film) soundtrack album