| Description |
| On-screen: |
Jessica enters the room |
| Description: |
A series of chromatic descending gestures, accompanying the entrance of David's wife, Jessica; Steiner paints her character as a dour sourpuss with unpleasant thematic material |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 60] Tranquillo / from Reel 5 Part 3 / Key O.K. / Vito! please copy from parts - make 2/4 and 3/4 bars / The boys couldn't read the 5/4 |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 60] Jessica enters; [m. 63] Then you'll be allright |
| Analysis: |
Descending chromatic scale with irregular rhythms, harmonized with parallel half-diminished seventh chords |
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| Tags |
9th chord | antagonist | chromatic parallelism | chromatic scale | establish character | half-diminished 7th chord | office | sour | wife
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