Being a student of composing for film and tv, I was looking forward to hearing Bernard Herrmann's unadulterated, original music for the great film Taxi Driver. Unfortunately the original release on CD from Arista consists of 10 tracks, the first 5 of which are pointless jazz funk workouts of Hermann's themes by session musos, arranged by Dave Blume. Track 6 is a collage of Travis Bickle soundbites over a pasted together backing track. It's not until you get to track 7 that the original music is heard, conducted by Herrmann. This is the real thing - exquisitely composed and orchestrated, this is film music of the highest calibre, but the total minutes of this actual soundtrack material add up to 9.55! Do yourself a favour and make sure you buy this product brand new. It's only the newer version which has the track listing illustrated on this product page.
| Track | Duration |
|---|---|
| Taxi Driver Theme | 4:06 |
| I Work The Whole City | 2:24 |
| Betsy In A White Dress | 2:13 |
| Days Do Not End | 4:05 |
| Taxi Driver Theme Reprise | 2:24 |
| Diary of a Taxi Driver | 4:28 |
| All the Animals Come Out at Night | 3:35 |
| The .44 Magnum Is A Monster | 3:11 |
| Sport And Iris | 2:17 |
| God's Lonely Man (End Title) | 1:52 |
| A Reluctant Hero / Betsy / End Credits | 4:40 |
| Diary Of A Taxi Driver (Album Version) | 4:28 |
| God's Lonely Man (Album Version, With Alternate Ending) | 2:00 |
| Theme From Taxi Driver | 4:02 |
| The Days Do Not End | 4:05 |
| Reprise: Theme From Taxi Driver | 2:25 |
