What Scorsese film features a score composed by Bernard Herrmann?

Taxi Driver features a score composed by Bernard Herrmann. His dark, atmospheric music is a defining part of Martin Scorsese's 1976 psychological thriller about alienated New York City cab driver Travis Bickle.

Herrmann was already famous for landmark scores such as Citizen Kane, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Day the Earth Stood Still. Scorsese was a longtime admirer and wanted Herrmann for Taxi Driver; filmmaker Brian De Palma helped introduce the composer to him. Herrmann's music combines brooding orchestral writing with jazz-inflected colors, reflecting both Bickle's isolation and the city's restless energy.

The score was Herrmann's final film composition. He completed the soundtrack recording on December 23, 1975, and died the following day. Scorsese and the film dedicated Taxi Driver to his memory.

A common mix-up is to treat every piece of music in the movie as part of Herrmann's original score. Taxi Driver also uses licensed songs, including work by Kris Kristofferson and Jackson Browne. Herrmann composed the original dramatic score, while those separately selected songs belong to the film's broader soundtrack.