The Taking of Pelham One Two Three -End Title

[@66kprdwd]

Gensundheit. One of the best "gotchya" moments in film history.

[@dsmith11373]

One of the greatest New York City movies.

[@Cheezwizzz]

This track just shouts “Get the fuk outta my way!!!”

[@jeffkellner5339]

When Ben Stiller made the NYC crime thriller "Tower Heist" there were some subtle references to this film. His dad was of course in the original film.

[@cozene35]

Happy 50th Anniversary to a great movie.

[@michaelwormald1799]

The score and the movie. They don't make em like this anymore

[@timothydillow3160]

One of the all-time great soundtracks. Sense of urgency intrigue with the broken and punctuated trumpets leads to a beautiful interlude with the piano and French horn. One of the greatest endings of all time for a film.

[@Alyric-now]

British composer Herman Martin did a comparable track, "Zad", in 2011. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4C1o6V4rKiUpMU

[@JuanReyes-vv9tp]

You can thank Mrs. Talia Coppola Shire for that smooth bridge in this version. The flim makers wanted David Shire to catch the hardcore rhythm of NYC and he nailed it. Talia convinced him into also catching the smooth jazzy side of the city as well. Kudos to the Shires*

[@cadavra8]

Plus they needed more music because it would have ended before the credits were finished and they couldn't speed them up any more.

[@steveember8972]

Very good points! And the bridge is such a wonderful counterpoint to the snarling syncopation.

[@artytoons]

Yo, Adrian. Thanks.

[@eerievlad]

It's even more than that. It's the mechanical, grinding, wheels-turning basis of the music, as if Mr. Shire was vocalizing what a train would sound like converted to music. Great, great, great.

[@LydellFisk]

"Tallie" also gets credit for Kay Corleone not just losing her baby, but for having an abortion.

[@johnnyzeee5215]

Great theme, from one of the best " New York in the 70 's " movies

[@karenjoslyn4051]

This is one of my all-time favorite movies!!

[@jre617]

Mine too, love it.

[@KareemPilot]

I loved the film and the brilliant score since I was a child... a classic and so evocative of New York City, especially in the 70s

[@steveember8972]

You nailed it! Love Shire's snarling brass in the main titles.

[@toscodav]

Another Shaw movie with a badass theme.

[@TheGimpPimp1]

Music played with REAL instruments...I love it...

[@29brendus]

Brilliant, and set the whole NY tension for the movie.

[@cavalheiro2062]

A great music score to end a great movie. A timeless classic.

[@rtd1409]

Truly a soundtrack that was so critical to the movie. I love the section David Shire after his wife Talia suggest he add to give it a true arc for the story.

[@thespy7795]

Simply the GREATEST Score to a Movie EVER!!!

[@kendallrivers1119]

Up there with Jaws, Predator, John Carpenter's The Thing and The French Connection.

[@thespy7795]

@@kendallrivers1119 Uhhhh. No! Those Scores you mentioned. NO!!

[@evergriven7402]

I loved Robert Shaw's character

[@greg1030]

Do you have your pen?..........

[@dionnflr5708]

Shaw as Mr. Blue was a likeable villain, he kept his British Stiff Upper Lip, up and tight till the last moment, he stood out......excellent performance.

[@thew0lf98]

This film is extremely underrated. Robert Shaw and Martin Balsam really kept it grounded; while Walter Matthau added humor. Hope this comes out in blu-ray soon. Spoilers: I remember rooting for Balsam's character (I forgot his code name) to get away with all that money till that cold gave him away.

[@Lonette]

Mister Green.

[@johnnyangel3683]

THE W0LF Hector Elizondo stole the flick!

[@ruffnek2072]

THE W0LF This iz tha film where Quentin Tarantino got the idea to name all the robbers after colours in Reservoir Dogs

[@coolbear6441]

You’re a sick man Rico:)

[@paulkudish3017]

@@Lonette Correction,.. Harold Longman Alias Mr. Brown

[@SaintVodou]

Much as I loved Denzel Washington in the remake, the original’s ending (as noted here) is priceless. Walter Matthau’s expression says more in the final five seconds than five minutes of anything else could have.

[@kendallrivers1119]

I'm the biggest Denzel fan but Walter Matthau got to be more of a badass in this movie. I actually always liked the 2009 remake even though it definitely doesn't match the original. The biggest mistake the remake made was not using an updated version of this amazing score for the film instead of the generic music they ended up using. They missed a golden opportunity to pay great respect and homage to the original classic perhaps gaining respect from fans of the original too.

[@SaintVodou]

@@kendallrivers1119 I had to reply when I saw that you mentioned the score. How could I have left it out, as that theme must be one of the 20 best movie themes in existence? As you said, it was just begging for inclusion in the remake. Denzel deserved nothing less…

[@kendallrivers1119]

@@SaintVodou I would've liked to have seen the reactions in the theaters in they had used that iconic theme in the opening of the 2009 remake. Would've definitely blown some minds lol.

[@ranranh.3365]

That drummer deserves his own Oscar.

[@alcd6333]

Excellent, gritty soundtrack to a tough, first-rate suspense film. Many of today's films cannot compare with stuff made > 20 years ago.

[@dionnflr5708]

Jazzy beats as soundtrack and background, NYC of the 70s, it gets you in the atmosphere of the time and the city during those days...and R. Shaw is a master performer.

[@ranran19701]

This drummer is insane. WOW!

[@knaziringram4589]

and underrated too!

[@tacitusthehistories5417]

One of the top sound tracks of movie history. Up their with 'Lawrence of Arabia.' Robert Shaw & Walter Matthau never made a bad movie.

[@scottmiller6495]

Wait a minute, The Big Country is way up there too!!!!!

[@owenrhysmusic]

Holy shit 1:51 is just amazing. That piano riff

[@critter7052]

One of the best film ending dramatically and musically! David Shire's a film score is brilliant!

[@scottmiller6495]

Very powerful music from a terrific film it had everything you always wanted !!!!!

[@MrAitraining]

"She's movin" "Who's movin?"

[@TimSPC]

This goes so damn hard.

[@33und45]

The most "brassy" soundtrack ever made!

[@jre617]

"What the hell do they expect for their lousy 35 cents, to live forever?" -always loved that line.

[@williamthurl2607]

Terrific film , great cast , very humorous , very slick. I love it when the Mayor has a streaming cold and is told what has happened and says : " Sh*t ! P*ss ! F**k ! "

[@s.bronson8983]

This Shit Right Here👍,All Time Classic

[@stephenpowell5912]

ONE hell of a Funky Tune here 🗽

[@Quicksilver1111]

This is insanely funky.

[@66kprdwd]

Such a cool soundtrack for such a great movie.

[@thespy7795]

The remake was HORRIBLE!!

[@66kprdwd]

Agreed!! :)

[@SoulStylistJukeBox]

No, it wasn't "horrible" - it was simply unnecessary. Like most remakes.

[@fernmann7]

No, compared to the original, it was worse than horrible.

[@joehall6559]

ROBERT SHAW great actor

[@dionnflr5708]

Another case where the bad guy becomes unintentionally the centre of the story. Shaw as Mr. Blue was a likeable villain, he kept his British Stiff Upper Lip, up and tight till the last moment, he stood out......excellent performance.

[@pelhamonetwothree1239]

JUST LOVE IT

[@rogerkincaid931]

Gesundheit!

[@nikolapetrovic9786]

Music cant be better than this

[@briane596able]

Butch Cassidy & the sundance kid and this flick, my favourite classic scores.

[@nikolapetrovic9786]

One of best music ever!

[@ukkfayooyay]

The original was much better than the John Travolta remake.

[@tacitusthehistories5417]

It's tough to make a re-make. Especially when the original was so good. Classic. John Travolta is a great entertainer but as an actor he can't hold a candle to classically trained Robert Shaw. RS never gave a bad performance, 100% intensity. All support cast were all intense. Hostages, terrorist & police/politicians. However the very top of the picture is the movie sound track. Big loss for the remake was not reusing the sound track from the first. How can you do a better job than the original. The definition of 'Hubris'.

[@ihaveliterallynoname]

The original TTOP123 is my favourite film, can’t get enough of it... travolta’s remake is incomparably bad

[@vincesanin4221]

Has a great Lalo Schifrin feel. I'd say Christoph Becke did a similar soundtrack to Tower Heist. Eerily similar...!

[@Rfc1394]

There are two versions of the theme song. This one is about 30 seconds longer because it has the "softer" interlude between the hard opening and the hard ending. I like this one better than the other version without the interlude and I like the ending of this one a little better..

[@Noodles37UK]

Paul Robinson I love the opening, shame it just comes and goes. The film was described in a newspaper as having a " blaring big city score". They weren't kidding.

[@crocetti4643]

Walter Matthau at his best.

[@markwhelan4483]

Ace Action With Ace Film Theme.

[@keysersoze3987]

Great, a David Shire soundtrack 👌

[@feralkid7025]

This could be a Dirty Harry theme....

[@vidal536]

Magnífica banda sonora!!!!!,gran peli

[@danielhorne4711]

Love New York I have always wanted to become an official citizen of the city of New York but I don’t think that will ever come to pass but that base in the song makes me picture New York gangs of old and new getting some old payback for some sort of injustice that’s been dealt them deadly tune it says to vacate I’m coming through peace to all New Yorkers peace out Daniel

[@stewie3128]

When people say "serial 12-tone music sucks" you can play this for them. It's all based on a 12-tone row, just like what Schoenberg used to do.

[@Alyric-now]

Interesting!

[@isuriadireja91]

this and the Three Days of the Condor are the FUNKIEST non-blaxploitation or chop-socky kung fu movie music scores/themes.

[@billslattery5415]

Now you own the book you can live it

[@billslattery5415]

This movie I have

[@COLETHORN10]

Rico - Zach, I know how they are going to do it. Zach - Im listening. Rico - They're going to hijack the train to Cuba. Zach - You"re a sick man, Rico.

[@billslattery5415]

We are monitoring you on our board Pelham 123

[@greenmonsterprod]

Practically the theme music for NYC in the 1970s.

[@jeankavanagh1485]

Bass at 1:51 💕

[@billslattery5415]

Pelham 123 is in motion

[@TheConchologist]

Matthau was brilliant as was Shaw and Elizondo

[@EartoMymusic]

[@billslattery5415]

in 1974 our transit system was in such bad shape back then

[@delroyjames9902]

This needs some hip hop on it

[@kyleshiflet9952]

You're a sick man Rico

[@stephenpowell5912]

🤣

[@Alyric-now]

Weird that the description does not even mention the guy that wrote the music: David Shire.

[@billslattery5415]

What do they expect for their 35 cents live forever 1947 when fares were 35 cents

[@billslattery5415]

This is when our transit tunnels were in such bad shape back then due to our transit authority being broke

[@cas447]

Atchoo 🤧!! Gesundheit!

[@m60a3tts2]

You can tell him yourself. At the arraignment.

[@billslattery5415]

This is for you NYC transit local 100

[@larrytemple86]

1:52 TO 2:35 SOUNDS LIKE THE THEME FROM T.V SERIES " KOJAK "

[@purepoet]

The remake makes me sick! This is the real deal right here. I think we need a bigger train.

[@billslattery5415]

This is for you New York city transit

[@jetfan1535]

there's one scene that's cut out of this movie when Matthau meets Lieutenant Daniels for the first time. He says oh I didn't think you were black.

[@JPFalcononor]

Sorry but he never actually says that...he starts to but then hems and haws and finally said, something along the lines like: I dont know what I thought. The implication was obvious and the way Daniels was looking at him as he wormed his way out of what he was going to say was priceless.

[@johnfraraccio99]

Do you recognize the actor who plays Daniels appearing in the James Bond film Live and Let Die?

[@mathcorp]

Bell tower shit, straight up..

[@coolbear6441]

Who’s gonna steal a train....

[@billslattery5415]

This is for all you underground subway train motormen local 100

[@billslattery5415]

For New York city transit

[@billslattery5415]

This is for you local 100 transit workers union

[@koichihirata5180]

クライム映画の基本的な緊張感を持つ曲である。

[@Gos1234567]

Arthur Spooner

[@BNSF1238]

Wish I could get the sheet music for horn

[@tonybates7870]

Wish I could get the horn . . .

[@michaelmorphites6733]

Composer David Shire. It must be out there man

[@chrianreyo1111]

R142A 1 2 3 was different!

[@Lonette]

THE BIG BADASS APPLE. Tough, uncompromising and intimidating.

[@andreasbreitenreiter]

The ramake is a shit to the original.

[@thespy7795]

Horrible Remake. Never should have done it.

[@sgtpepah4260]

I liked both.

[@TheLegendaryAkil]

SGT PEPAH! Same thing

[@billslattery5415]

But now transit fares are not being raised in 2021

[@stephenpowell5912]

Gesundheit 🤧 🤣

[@幸一平田-c2f]

追跡のテーマより良い

[@gumball3419]

This needs a rap

[@anthonyleighton4754]

David shire s brst work....sounds chaoctic like 70s new york....

[@charliseedwards422]

New version suck. I wouldalways loved the 1974 movie.

[@koichihirata5180]

地球星間貿易の商品とする‼️

[@YoungPRKing777]

No Travolta's is much better

[@patcaserta4642]

YoungPRKing777 you

[@patcaserta4642]

SnoT nose

[@ranran19701]

ACKKKK!

[@xander66644]

What planet are you from?

[@bsp963]

bruh

[@geraldysjunk]

Just trust me, if you like this song look up "Red Bread" from TF2 it may be from some game but it sounds alot like this

[@edwardhuntley548]

The jazzerist jam roll ! Ever.

[@lelopez86]

Gesundheit!