Theme from Taxi Driver
Context
Last score by Bernard Herrmann, whose recording he completed on December 23, 1975, the day before his death; Scorsese's film is dedicated to him. It is his first extended use of a jazz idiom, with a mellow saxophone that contrasts with harsh sounds and conveys Travis Bickle's isolation. The score received the 1976 BAFTA for best music and a posthumous Oscar nomination.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Jazz in film and on screen. Among the origins and influences of Jazz in film and on screen: Cool (Birth of the Cool), Third stream, Modern big bands.