Vaderbait1 1 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I was at Best Buy the other day and saw they had an import from Germany, a Spiegel version of Taxi Driver. Now, I've seen about half the movie a few years ago, so I didn't remember much of the score. It was 11 bucks, and I debated whether or not to take a risk. There was no composer listed on the case, so ultimately I decided against purchasing it. Would anyone here recommend this particular score? Or is anyone familiar with that version of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulky 6 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Taxi Driver was Bernard Herrmann's last scoring assignment (apparently, he died only a few hours after having finished recording it).The music is both jazzy - slow, wistful, evocative of the Big Apple and its sleaze - and dark, brooding - in other words, perfect for late-night, dimmed light listening sessions (I happen to like the music quite a bit, and regard the work to be one of Herrmann's very best).The import Spiegel edition differs from the domestic release (afaik) by its non-playing side, replicating the label and vinyl surface of one of its original LP issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymenard 54 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 hmmTaxi Driver is one of the greatest movie score ever done, written by Bernard Herrmann as his last score before his death.You still did the good choice of skipping this one as there is one true recording of the movie, it can easily be found in most CD stores and it's surely not imported. It's on the label Arista and has 18-tracks. It's the common score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulky 6 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 The Spiegel Edition is simply a reissued version of the earlier 1998 Arista 18 track release with label and packaging supposedly meant to mimic a vinyl LP release. Whatever the package may be, $11 bucks for a really fine score is a pretty decent deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Get the 18-track version, definitely! And if you haven't already, watch the film because (a) it's brilliant (B) you'll appreciate the score a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I love the saxophone melody from this score. I find myself humming it every time someone mentions the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 By all means get this score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaderbait1 1 Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 Maybe I should go back. I'm wishing I would have bought that instead of 10,000 Days (Tool). What a disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 You still did the good choice of skipping this one as there is one true recording of the movie, it can easily be found in most CD stores and it's surely not imported. It's on the label Arista and has 18-tracks. It's the common score.And be careful. There's a similar-looking, shorter release. That's the one I have...Also, Salonen's recording of the suite on his Herrmann compilation is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI 0 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I would recommend you purchase the Taxi Driver dvd instead. One of the best films, ever. And you can hear a lot of the music cues very well within the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I just received the 1998 Taxi Driver expansion. The cover is weird. An OST album track seems to be missing, the third repetition of Taxi Driver theme??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,478 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Is that an official cover or something counterfeit? That can't be the real cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,094 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 It's indeed the official expansion. I recently bought it from Amazon, but it was advertised with a different cover. If I remember correctly, there's no booklet, only a leaflet. I returned it because it was damaged in shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 The question is not about the cover, but what is the 3:35 Theme from "Taxi Driver" on the B Side of the original LP? It's maybe an edit of a cue named differently on the score? There's no 3:35 track on the expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,094 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 It's probably part of an expanded track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 IS THERE AN HERRMANN EXPERT IN THE PLACE? HELLLLLLOOOO??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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