Don Ellis - Frog One Is In That Room 1971

from French Connection soundtrack

Category:

Music

Tags:

• French
• Connection
• Don
• Ellis

[Baltimorehop]

One of the most devastating movie sound pieces I have ever heard. This had a psychological effect on me as a kid as I view the French Connection. It gave me an in depth view of what Detective "Pop Eye" Doyle was feeling when he was investigating. To me, it was unlike watching a normal cop. It was deeper than that. Don Ellis is a tremendous job on that soundtrack and it one of my favorite of all time.

[Banner1979]

Hauntingly eerie and effective piece of work which really elevated The French Connection to classic cop movie status.

[seesnap]

Imagine popeyes shits,big bum cigars

[seesnap]

It's like having a shit in the same jacks as Doyle,you can almost smell doylez

[minkofan]

This is similar to the bit we hear when Frog One finally leaves the parking with the loaded car. The 'dying trumpet' heard there struck a very big chord indeed with me when I first heard it. A pity the excerpt here is only 50 seconds long. I could listen to music like this forever.

[CTyankee4277]

This is vivid, frightening stuff. IMO, this and the closing music perfectly captures the mood of urban paranoia that exists the film. I don't think there's really any way to categorize this music - not jazz, not urban funk, just brilliant. It's every bit as unnerving now as it was 40 years ago.

[jazzjanne1]

Superbt!

[speeta]

"Eerie" is the word to describe this final variant of the "Copstail" theme as the detectives creep through the dark, derelict building. It resumes moments later as the End Theme once they realize they've failed to get their man.The enigmatic final gunshot echoes through the abandoned ruin - a shot fired in anger and frustration at having lost the game.

[quirpco]

Chilling to the bone. I love it!!

[92af]

very scary music

[kirkstate]

every great movie has a great soundtrack .. they go hand in hand

[Baltimorehop]

@East180thStreetYard ~ Yeah, its a shame they took it off. There's site called 70's Movie Grooves and they use to have Soundtrack samples for the entire movie and the French Connection was one of them. I actually heard the entire soundtrack through them before they did the same thing. I know the music is a copyright but I don't see the harm in listening to a sample as long as it is not downloaded illegally and re-distributed. Things may change in the future.