Next Friday, June 12th, is my birthday; it is also the release date for a Denzel Washington remake of a classic, gritty NYC 70’s crime drama: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. David Shire has scored many great films but his scores for both the original Pelham and The Conversation stand as a high point of 70’s crime jazz film scores. Thankfully, due to renewed interest from the remake, the original score and film have come back into print. Both are highly recommended.
Here’s a live performance of the main title by Pittsburgh Jazz Ensemble Opek:
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Ben Opie // June 21, 2009 at 12:31 pm |
Hey, thanks for linking to my video!