{"product_id":"bernard-herrmann-taxi-driver-music-on-vinyl-180g-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"Bernard Herrmann: Taxi Driver (Music On Vinyl 180g, Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Listen you screwheads. Here is a man who would not take it anymore; a man who stood up against the scum, the dogs, the filth…”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Bernard+Herrmann\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernard Herrmann\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s exquisite score for \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Schrader\u003c\/strong\u003e’s semi-autobiographical tale of a virtuous and lonely (“well, I’m the only one here”) cab driver directed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=martin+scorcese\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarty Scorsese\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and starring \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=robert+DeNiro\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBobby DeNiro\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJodie Foster\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Harvey+Keitel\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvey Keitel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCybill Shepherd\u003c\/strong\u003e. This is an easy cop if you’re one of those \u003cem\u003e*\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ethis is the audio equivalent of a film I love and I must own it*\u003c\/em\u003e types. Or if you’re a \u003cem\u003e*I dig a good mix of sophisticated jazz-funk and ominous brass swells*\u003c\/em\u003e type this is also for you. \u003cstrong\u003eHerrmann\u003c\/strong\u003e was already considered a legend for his extensive work with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Alfred+Hitchcock\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlfred Hitchcock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e; this would be his final (and most resounding IMO) work as he passed away only hours after completing it. The wall of sound brass drones “God’s Lonely Man“ are the most memorable cues, but the score swings heavily between that and stirring romantic pieces filled with harp, woodwinds, brass, sax and timpani, resembling the wax and wane of \u003cstrong\u003eTravis Bickle\u003c\/strong\u003e’s deteriorating mental state. Rolling jazz-funk numbers like “I Work The Whole City,” “Betsy In A White Dress,” “Reprise Theme” and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Herbie+Hancock\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerbie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e-esque “The Days Do Not End,” when amplified outside of the context of the film, lend additional character and color to the story. To pair such a brilliantly nuanced and colorful score with a depiction of New York City so vile and disgusting I can’t even fathom (the whorehouse was filmed on 13th street just a few blocks from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/pages\/our-stores\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTTL store\u003c\/a\u003e) is sheer genius. 180g audiophile pressing on yellow colored vinyl, housed in high-gloss individually numbered jacket, limited to 2500 copies. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g audiophile pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eyellow colored vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in glossy jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited to 2500 individually numbered copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Music On Vinyl 201x\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by lady cab driver 04\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Bernard Herrmann","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":16583107838042,"sku":"fr-4082","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/robertdeniro-taxidriver-yelo.jpg?v=1762276767","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/bernard-herrmann-taxi-driver-music-on-vinyl-180g-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}