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We Are Not Alone (1939)


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Instance
Theme name: Max Steiner
Start time: 0:00:53
End time: 0:01:02
Total duration: 0:00:09
Page #: 4
Measure #: 19
Scene: Main Title
Key: C - G
Meter: 9/8
Tempo (bpm): 92
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Max Steiner's name
Description: The music modulates and a grand new melody emerges in coordination with the appearance of Max Steiner's name in the credits; this theme becomes even grander with the addition of church bells and ascending fanfare gestures in the horns
Music annotations: [m. 20] rall; [m. 21] sffz; [m. 22] the gong used is going to be cathedral chime in the picture!!!
Film annotations: [m. 20] Steiner
Orchestration annotations: [m. 19] gliss W.W. etc.; [m. 20] celli etc. / W.W., chimes, vibra / timp / T.C.; [m. 21] horn soli / W.W. / gong[m. 22] horns / h soli / gong
Analysis: This cue begins by modulating from C major to G major and ends with a deceptive resolution to a Bb minor 7th
Tags

augmented sixth chord | bold | cast list | common-chord modulation | deceptive resolution | foreign key modulation | main title | opening title sequence

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