Taxi Driver - Schnapps for breakfast
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Bernard Herrmann wrote the jazz-tinged score for Taxi Driver. The ballad in the memorable theme was played by Tom Scott of the LA Express contributing to the mood of the music soundtrack that darkly captures the feel of the scuzzy night life of the Manhattan of the 1970s. However, as Selwyn Harris discovers, taking on the project was a considerable leap of faith for the Hitchcock film composer. But the music for the Martin Scorsese classic became a fitting epitaph
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