Taxi Driver (1976 film) score
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The Taxi Driver (1976 film) score is Bernard Herrmann’s dark, jazz-inflected final film soundtrack, renowned for its brooding atmosphere that mirrors the psychological descent of the film’s protagonist.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taxi Driver (1976 film) score canonical | 1 |
| Taxi Driver (1976 film) soundtrack album | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2668108 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Taxi Driver (1976 film) score Context triple: [Bernard Herrmann, notableWork, Taxi Driver (1976 film) score]
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A.
Once Upon a Time in America (score)
"Once Upon a Time in America (score)" is the evocative orchestral film soundtrack composed by Ennio Morricone for Sergio Leone’s epic crime drama about Jewish gangsters in early 20th-century New York.
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B.
Papillon (1973 film score)
Papillon (1973 film score) is a dramatic and atmospheric film soundtrack composed by Jerry Goldsmith for the 1973 prison escape drama "Papillon."
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C.
Round Midnight (film score)
"Round Midnight" is a jazz film score composed by Herbie Hancock for the 1986 movie of the same name, acclaimed for its atmospheric, bebop-inspired music and its Academy Award–winning original score.
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D.
The Godfather (film score)
The Godfather (film score) is Nino Rota’s iconic, melancholic orchestral soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 crime film, renowned for its haunting main theme and evocative portrayal of the Corleone family’s world.
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E.
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver is a 1976 psychological drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, renowned for its gritty portrayal of urban alienation and Robert De Niro’s iconic performance as a disturbed New York City cab driver.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Taxi Driver (1976 film) score Target entity description: The Taxi Driver (1976 film) score is Bernard Herrmann’s dark, jazz-inflected final film soundtrack, renowned for its brooding atmosphere that mirrors the psychological descent of the film’s protagonist.
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A.
Once Upon a Time in America (score)
"Once Upon a Time in America (score)" is the evocative orchestral film soundtrack composed by Ennio Morricone for Sergio Leone’s epic crime drama about Jewish gangsters in early 20th-century New York.
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B.
Papillon (1973 film score)
Papillon (1973 film score) is a dramatic and atmospheric film soundtrack composed by Jerry Goldsmith for the 1973 prison escape drama "Papillon."
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C.
Round Midnight (film score)
"Round Midnight" is a jazz film score composed by Herbie Hancock for the 1986 movie of the same name, acclaimed for its atmospheric, bebop-inspired music and its Academy Award–winning original score.
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D.
The Godfather (film score)
The Godfather (film score) is Nino Rota’s iconic, melancholic orchestral soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 crime film, renowned for its haunting main theme and evocative portrayal of the Corleone family’s world.
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E.
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver is a 1976 psychological drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, renowned for its gritty portrayal of urban alienation and Robert De Niro’s iconic performance as a disturbed New York City cab driver.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
ⓘ
soundtrack ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Travis Bickle ⓘ |
| chronologically | last completed film score by Bernard Herrmann ⓘ |
| composer | Bernard Herrmann ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
psychological instability
ⓘ
urban alienation ⓘ |
| directorOfAssociatedFilm | Martin Scorsese ⓘ |
| finalFilmScoreBy | Bernard Herrmann ⓘ |
| firstReleaseMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| forWork |
Taxi Driver
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surface form:
Taxi Driver (1976 film)
|
| genre |
film music
ⓘ
jazz-influenced score ⓘ orchestral score ⓘ |
| hasComposerDeathContext | completed shortly before Bernard Herrmann’s death ⓘ |
| hasComposerNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely acclaimed by film music critics ⓘ |
| hasMotif | recurring saxophone theme for Travis Bickle ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic film score
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one of Bernard Herrmann’s most famous late works ⓘ |
| influencedBy | film noir music traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfTrackTitles | English ⓘ |
| linkedToTheme |
loneliness
ⓘ
urban decay ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| mood |
melancholic
ⓘ
ominous ⓘ tense ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brooding atmosphere
ⓘ
depiction of psychological descent ⓘ jazz-inflected writing ⓘ |
| orchestrationCharacteristic | lush strings contrasted with harsh brass ⓘ |
| partOf |
Taxi Driver (1976 film) score
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Taxi Driver (1976 film) soundtrack album
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| recordingFormat | stereo ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| style |
brooding
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dark ⓘ noir-influenced ⓘ |
| tempoCharacteristics |
slow and simmering passages
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sudden violent outbursts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
closing credits of Taxi Driver (1976 film)
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opening credits of Taxi Driver (1976 film) ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
orchestra
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rhythm section ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Taxi Driver (1976 film) soundtrack album