Even twenty five people who don't like / dislike this movie/ theme song are definitely picking their feet in Poughkeepsie...White Plains, at best, for sure...
Wonderfully captured with that comment.... Agree completely. This is my favorite movie of all time. Gene Hackman quite literally morphed into Popeye Doyle. His total desire and hunger to catch Alan Chanier in the end was portrayed with class and perfection
This music was the perfect accompaniment for one of the best and most brilliant chase scenes in cinema history ! I remember having rewatched the scene only for pleasure before letting the DVD continue ^^
Don Ellis was one of the true geniuses of American music, of all time, in any genre. His 10 or so records released during his short life are spectacular pieces of work, much like this soundtrack. It's interesting to note that Don's trumpet solo here in the piece is edited out of the version used in the film.
I find this "DANT, DANT!" motif amazingly similar to the sound of the air chisel they use to pry off the rocker panels of Charnier's Lincoln. I wonder if that is how Don Ellis came up with the motif.
Warm sunny San Francisco Dirty Harry and cold bleak wintry New York City The French Connection, superior urban crime dramas, were both released during 1971and like both of them also have the most hypnotically mesmerizing theme music for any movies.
The Genius of composing the entire score around the sound of the mechanics stuttering metal cutter ripping its open the rocker covers containing the heroin
Good song. About average 75 people who don't like this song is definitely picking their feet in Poughkeepsie.... White Plains, or maybe Tarrytown at best for sure. Average 175 people who love this song/movie 🍿........ deserves some popcorn. Just saying, picking your feet can get you thrown in jail, really fuckin quick, is what Popeye Doyle is saying during the duration of the 1971 film. Thank you for playing.
Für mich eine der besten Score Sequenzen der Filmgeschichte....die dramatische Jagd von Gene Hackman nach Fernando Rey wird aufs Eindrucksvollste durch den Score untermalt.
There's a ten-note bass theme heard in the film, derived from the "subway" track, which isn't featured as part of the released soundtrack. It begins the first morning they're tailing Sal, It's heard again at the end of the car chase just before Doyle shoots Frog Two, and once again when they're staking out the parked Lincoln overnight. Five bass notes seem to ask, "is it time to bust them yet?" The following five bass notes answer back, "no, it's not yet time."
This is going to seem like blasphemy I know. I like the Ellis music I've heard. I heard the song "Chain Reaction" on a jazz compilation & loved it so much I bought the Ellis album. This soundtrack is outstanding. However, I wish this piece was available as it sounds in the film. The jazzy trumpet doesn't fit for me. I've seen the movie a LOT so I'm used to hearing what's in the film. Love Ellis but I'm just accustomed to one way of hearing this track.
I can listen to this on repeat all day. But I wonder whether Don Ellis influenced John William's theme for Jaws with this track (the ending is reminiscent of the dorsal fin scene!).
That cars dirty!!! We’re gonna take it in and tear it up!!😠 …’I took everything off that car!….except the rocker panel…….😒 “COME ON IRV!!! WHATTHEHELLISTHAT!!!”🤬
If you love this track, then check out this song called "Red Dress" from the '80s Irish band Blue In Heaven. First time I heard it I started laughing and said, "They stole from THE FRENCH CONNECTION"! Click on the link below and give it a listen. You hear it right from the start about 20 seconds in and then it really builds (like the Ellis tune) at four minutes and instead of a trumpet solo we get a guitar solo over that build. I'm not nuts, the song "Red Dress" from the Irish band Blue In Heaven really does sound like this Don Ellis track. ua-cam.com/video/9eVaAktMpE4/v-deo.html
Maybe it's me but I found the trumpet incredibly intrusive and unnecessary. It wasn't in the movie at all, can't we just get what we heard in the movie instead of that?
This score is a masterpiece, and nobody ever talks about it. Absolutely brilliant.
Shaft win the oscar for best score
Me. Michael Shannon. Kanye. “The French Connection” reboot. Hear that God!!!!!!!!!!!! (McMahon) D.J. has to remember that gig.
Don Ellis was a Damm genius.
@@ELHIPPO and rightly so but I bet you didn't know that Hayes and Ellis flew in the same jazz circles...
@@djmojo243 the french connection is best for me... but shaft is ok too
" I DON'T CARE HOW MANY BARTENDER YOU GOT THAT ARE SICK; I'AM NOT WORKING THAT JOINT. SAME TO YOU BUDDY."
"Do you want the red or the white? Pour it in your ear."
Lemme get a grape Drink 🥤
This track captures most sublimely, the grittiness of 1970s New York...... :D
cockle0979 orangeade
Truly gritty and unbelievably depressing for anyone who was jobless or poor..... Grim times
One dislike was found to be picking his feet in Poughkeepsie
Even twenty five people who don't like / dislike this movie/ theme song are definitely picking their feet in Poughkeepsie...White Plains, at best, for sure...
Or maybe they could be Charnier’s goons.
It was one of the druggies at that bar
Love those jazzy piano and horn solos.
I love the way the music captures the theme of the drug-smuggling car and city. Outstanding soundtrack.
Wonderfully captured with that comment.... Agree completely. This is my favorite movie of all time. Gene Hackman quite literally morphed into Popeye Doyle. His total desire and hunger to catch Alan Chanier in the end was portrayed with class and perfection
This instantly reminds me of Gene Hackman and Fernando Rey's brilliant pas de deux at the subway station. Perfectly scored by Don Ellis. To a T.
This music was the perfect accompaniment for one of the best and most brilliant chase scenes in cinema history ! I remember having rewatched the scene only for pleasure before letting the DVD continue ^^
Unforgotten music, unforgotten scene...
Don Ellis was one of the true geniuses of American music, of all time, in any genre. His 10 or so records released during his short life are spectacular pieces of work, much like this soundtrack. It's interesting to note that Don's trumpet solo here in the piece is edited out of the version used in the film.
he also did the ST to the Exorcist.
One of the best pieces of music from the film - no doubt about it.
I thought this was the Main Theme of the movie... Surprised how hard this was to find.
Yes I agree. It took me quite a while to find it too.
I find this "DANT, DANT!" motif amazingly similar to the sound of the air chisel they use to pry off the rocker panels of Charnier's Lincoln. I wonder if that is how Don Ellis came up with the motif.
"Come'on Irv. What are the rocker panels"
I thought exactly the same. The Irv shown in the film was the same guy who examined the real French Connection car.
It is. William Friedkin mentions about it in the commentary, that I have on my special edition pack.
It is indeed. Friedkin mentioned it. Don Ellis apparently came up with a lot of the score from sounds in the film
One of my all time favourites.
Warm sunny San Francisco Dirty Harry and cold bleak wintry New York City The French Connection, superior urban crime dramas, were both released during 1971and like both of them also have the most hypnotically mesmerizing theme music for any movies.
The Genius of composing the entire score around the sound of the mechanics stuttering metal cutter ripping its open the rocker covers containing the heroin
best track of the soundtrack
This music is incredibly original.
THIS IS THE DOPE ! SECOND TO NONE !
This is the best song from the film, in my opinion.
thepirategamerboy12 I agree. I 'taped' it from the TV years ago. Now I have a digital version!
Best chase music ever written or performed no doubt.
Has to be one of my favs 👍👍
Good song.
About average 75 people who don't like this song is definitely picking their feet in Poughkeepsie.... White Plains, or maybe Tarrytown at best for sure.
Average 175 people who love this song/movie 🍿........ deserves some popcorn.
Just saying, picking your feet can get you thrown in jail, really fuckin quick, is what Popeye Doyle is saying during the duration of the 1971 film. Thank you for playing.
They sat at the edge of the bed they took their socks off..and they picked their feet
Let me get a grape drink.
Then angrily run after 42nd St shuttle slamming your hat on the floor after losing French born suspected smuggler you were illegally following
Epic tune... sometimes i got it on my head
Film e musica meravigliosi!!!!
Für mich eine der besten Score Sequenzen der Filmgeschichte....die dramatische Jagd von Gene Hackman nach Fernando Rey wird aufs Eindrucksvollste durch den Score untermalt.
AS WE COME CLOSER ..TO THE ..END 😢😅😊
Charnier gave this a thumbs down.
Ted Brooks He gave it a thumbs up. After all, he escaped!
Apparently, Don Ellis overdubbed the trumpet at the end, as there is no trumpet solo on the actual film soundtrack.
There's a ten-note bass theme heard in the film, derived from the "subway" track, which isn't featured as part of the released soundtrack. It begins the first morning they're tailing Sal, It's heard again at the end of the car chase just before Doyle shoots Frog Two, and once again when they're staking out the parked Lincoln overnight. Five bass notes seem to ask, "is it time to bust them yet?" The following five bass notes answer back, "no, it's not yet time."
wow thats deep . with respect.
That was in the beginning when him and cloudy followed them to the mom and pop shop right? All dark bass
Funny to hear that main motive that would later be used in Nicole, just in a radically different musical context
3:23 sounds like music used in The Exorcist
Popeye and Frog 1 playing a little game of Cat and Mouse
This is going to seem like blasphemy I know. I like the Ellis music I've heard. I heard the song "Chain Reaction" on a jazz compilation & loved it so much I bought the Ellis album. This soundtrack is outstanding. However, I wish this piece was available as it sounds in the film. The jazzy trumpet doesn't fit for me. I've seen the movie a LOT so I'm used to hearing what's in the film. Love Ellis but I'm just accustomed to one way of hearing this track.
For the record, I still liked the video!!!
Same track used early in the film when they are tailing Sal and Angie at night
"Drink this!"
" Whip it out."
I can listen to this on repeat all day. But I wonder whether Don Ellis influenced John William's theme for Jaws with this track (the ending is reminiscent of the dorsal fin scene!).
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That cars dirty!!! We’re gonna take it in and tear it up!!😠
…’I took everything off that car!….except the rocker panel…….😒
“COME ON IRV!!! WHATTHEHELLISTHAT!!!”🤬
That car is dirty cloudy////We're gonna sit here all night if we have to.
1:21 🤙🏻
Jaws at 3.24!
0:00 - 0:29: The musical equivalent of what it's like to bite into a lemon or a habanero pepper...
From 0:35 onwards, i love that piece
:D
0:34
Haaaaaaaaaaaa ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
If you love this track, then check out this song called "Red Dress" from the '80s Irish band Blue In Heaven. First time I heard it I started laughing and said, "They stole from THE FRENCH CONNECTION"! Click on the link below and give it a listen. You hear it right from the start about 20 seconds in and then it really builds (like the Ellis tune) at four minutes and instead of a trumpet solo we get a guitar solo over that build. I'm not nuts, the song "Red Dress" from the Irish band Blue In Heaven really does sound like this Don Ellis track.
ua-cam.com/video/9eVaAktMpE4/v-deo.html
Maybe it's me but I found the trumpet incredibly intrusive and unnecessary. It wasn't in the movie at all, can't we just get what we heard in the movie instead of that?
man you would hate Freddie Hubbard