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Mood/EmotionActionCharacterThing (Physical)Thing (Conceptual)SettingsMusicFilmScene/EventAnalytical
ominous 24
tense 23
mysterious 20
dark 17
cheerful 13
upbeat 12
calm 12
dramatic 11
romantic 8
rushed 5
gentle 5
sinister 4
comical 4
delicate 3
pleasant 2
bold 1
happy 1
exotic 1
tender 1
magical 1
religious 1
hurried 1
light 1
agitated 1
peaceful 1
expressive 1
harsh 1
suspenseful 1
startled 1
panicked 1
conversing 47
whistling 11
singing 9
walking 8
flirting 8
plotting 6
sneaking 6
playing 5
running 5
kissing 5
rushing 4
arguing 4
hurrying 4
observing 4
threatening 4
digging 4
staring 4
intimidating 4
torturing 4
falling 3
looking 3
blowing 3
opening 3
calling 3
cleaning 3
watching 3
punching 2
fighting 2
arriving 2
smiling 2
winking 2
knocking 2
struggling 2
entering 2
questioning 2
gagging 2
panicking 2
cheering 1
yelling 1
sailing 1
hiding 1
hanging up 1
scurrying 1
raising 1
greeting 1
chasing 1
peeking 1
embracing 1
thinking 1
dialing 1
trick-or-treating 1
whispering 1
convincing 1
grabbing 1
snooping 1
planning 1
creaking 1
carrying 1
descending 1
extinguishing 1
hurting 1
tying 1
drinking 1
clinking 1
toasting 1
leading man 85
leading lady 75
crazy person 67
brother 54
murderer 53
aunt 50
doctor 40
groom 29
bride 24
criminal 22
victim 10
captive 8
reporter 3
driver 3
baseball player 2
umpire 2
crowd 2
bystander 2
old man 2
child 2
musician 1
spouse 1
clerk 1
police 1
scar 4
alcohol 4
wind 3
window 3
corpse 3
face 2
silhouette 2
match 2
bugle 2
New York City 1
baseball 1
trombone 1
bass drum 1
saxophone 1
pep band 1
boat 1
bridge 1
disguise 1
gravestone 1
harpsichord 1
picture 1
telephone 1
hat 1
shadow 1
fear 18
darkness 16
love 14
marriage 10
kindness 1
Halloween 1
surprise 1
anger 1
room 81
cemetery 11
office 10
street 10
city 2
field 2
familiar tune 53
on-screen music 21
source music 19
underscoring 9
stinger 9
mickey-mousing 6
self-borrowing 4
source and scoring overlap 4
march 4
patriotic tune 4
hymn 3
establish place 3
wind effect 3
score to source 3
cut from film 3
bugle call 3
source to score 2
hymn-like 2
dirge 2
fanfare 1
popular song 1
simulated source music 1
stereotype 1
Chinese 1
classical music 1
war song 1
telephone effect 1
scored source music 1
horn flare 1
combination of themes 1
silent film music 1
funeral march 1
glass effect 1
transcribed by ear 1
cast list 8
close-up 4
card 3
WB shield 1
starring list 1
title of film 1
reveal 1
zoom in 1
wipe 1
The End 1
advance plot 44
establish character 30
love scene 15
conflict 11
opening title sequence 9
turning point 3
sporting event 2
establish setting 2
funeral 2
climax 2
end title sequence 2
transition 1
resolution 1
pc set 20
foreign key modulation 18
chromatic scale 15
64 chord 14
polychord 14
added-note chord 13
sequence 13
dissonant bass 12
pedal tone 12
fragmentation 12
chromatic parallelism 9
harmonic sequence 9
chromatic mediant 8
whole-tone chord 7
chromatic wedge 7
diminished 7th chord 7
parallel 63s 6
9th chord 5
altered dominant 5
Neapolitan 5
augmented triad 5
parallelism 4
pump-up modulation 4
distortion 4
oscillation 4
tone cluster 4
tritone 3
ostinato 3
enharmonic modulation 3
direct modulation 3
deceptive resolution 3
half-diminished 7th chord 3
suspension 3
inversion 3
common-chord modulation 2
parallel period 2
evaded cadence 2
mode mixture 2
common-tone diminished 7th 2
whole-tone scale 2
secondary dominant 2
quartal chord 2
augmentation 2
diminution 2
countermelody 2
phrase extension 1
11th chord 1
appoggiatura 1
42 chord 1
augmented sixth chord 1
parallel double period 1
open fifth 1
13th chord 1
intervallic expansion 1
split-fifth chord 1
linear chromaticism 1
metric dissonance 1
parallel fifths 1
acceleration 1
layering 1
split-third chord 1