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We Are Not Alone (1939)


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Instance
Theme name: Triste
Start time: 0:50:45
End time: 0:51:10
Total duration: 0:00:25
Page #: 63
Measure #: 7
Scene: Reel 6 Part 3
Key: Gb - eb - Db
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 60
Marking: Andante
Instrumentation: strings
Solo Instrument: violin
Description
On-screen: David talks to Leni
Description: Gentle string theme that starts out happily, but quickly shifts to the minor mode when Leni learns that Gerald has been sent away
Music annotations: [m. 7] Adagio / delicato / ppp; [m. 8] Andante / delicato / molto legato / pp / This WW accompaniment might not be bad on the string stop of the Novachord (so please cue in) ( the whole thing should be a whisper)
Film annotations: [m. 7] It's cooler after the rain! / Yes, it is!; [m. 8] Leni, you can stay here; [m. 9] Oh, I'm so glad; [m. 10] Gerald isn't here; [m. 13] Sent him away?
Orchestration annotations: [m. 7] harp + vibraphone soli; [m. 8] solo violin (molto legato) / 1 oboe / 2 cl. / flute + vibra / harp; [m. 10] add violas / 2 violas / cello; [m. 11] 4 violins / harp continues / 2nd cello; [m. 12] 6 violins / 3rd & 4th violas; [m. 13] all violins / 4 violas continue / har
Analysis: This cue drifts from Gb major to eb minor, then moves to Db major
Tags

advance plot | common-chord modulation | conversing | gentle | hero | heroine | home | room | sad

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