Bernard Herrmann - Taxi Driver: Original Soundtrack Recording
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Music CD Cover Artist: Bernard Herrmann Edition: Music CD Format: Original recording remastered, Soundtrack CD Release Date: 1998-05-19 Music Label: Arista Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Taxi Driver: Original Soundtrack Recording Album
Free Music Review: One more rave
Hit: 5 Stars
I love all of Hermann's scores but this is the one I chose to "review." It's all been said already so there's nothing left to say. Hermann was a man who actually thought about his work, who didn't just jump into the studio and start slinging musical hash like so many other film composers (such as a certain J.W., who's name shall go unspoken). What I find most interesting about Hermann's work as I listen to soundtrack after soundtrack is how complex they are, how they deepen the films they exist in, how they actually extend and collaborate with the director's vision and the work of the other artists responsible for each film. One thing I am particularly drawn to is his technique of choosing an instrument or set of instruments that embodies the nature of each film or scene. In 7th Voyage of Sinbad he uses castanettes (sp?) for the skeleton duel, in Day the earth Stood Still he used the theremin (unique for it's time though cliche today), in Journey to the Center of the Earth he uses the harp, and in Taxi Driver he uses the sax. In contrast, most other film composers just use the same darn orchestra over and over and each score is interchangeable with any other. With Hermann, it's no mistaking which score goes with which film. Beyond master, Hermann is THE Maestro of film music, all others must bow before him.