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We Are Not Alone (1939)


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Instance
Theme name: Underscoring (Somber)
Start time: 1:37:44
End time: 1:38:10
Total duration: 0:00:26
Page #: 97
Measure #: 13
Scene: Reel 11 Part 2
Key: unstable - db
Meter: 6/8
Tempo (bpm): 40
Instrumentation: strings
Description
On-screen: David and Leni talk
Description: Sequentially ascending gestures, followed by a descending db minor scale (a very somber key with 8 flats); David and Leni realize that neither of them killed Jessica
Music annotations: [m. 13] In 6 / Listesso / melody; [m. 14] poco accel; [m. 17] molto expre. / mf / appassionato
Film annotations: [m. 13] I wondered about you; [m. 18] David they'll kill us
Orchestration annotations: [m. 13] w.w; [m. 17] str / horn, trbs, cl / basses / gong
Analysis: This cue contains a repeated harmonic sequence that uses an N (RLP) transformation followed by an L transformation, slowly ascending by half steps in a regular manner
Tags

conversing | harmonic sequence | hero | heroine | love scene | prison | somber | triadic transformation | underscoring

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