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We Are Not Alone (1939)


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Instance
Theme name: Die Krähe
Composer: Schubert; arranged
Start time: 0:52:36
End time: 0:54:17
Total duration: 0:01:41
Page #: NIS
Measure #: NIS
Scene: not in score
Key: bb
Meter: 2/4
Tempo (bpm): 46
Instrumentation: strings
Solo Instrument: male voice, piano
Description
On-screen: Leni asks David about his work
Description: A baritone sings Schubert's "Die Krähe" in the other room; this is a minor mode song, accompanied by strings and piano; Schubert's original song was for voice and piano alone, so this setting for strings and piano was arranged; the introduction of the song is cut out, starting directly with the singer as soon as Leni sees David; the musical director's choices for the soundtrack were obviously guided by the concert program which was shown on screen; they cared enough about the veracity of the picture and its scoring to not use any music that wasn't listed in the on-screen program; also, Leni and David talk about the song and its meaning explicitly as they listen in the other room; since they mention a string quartet, it needed to be scored for strings
Tags

advance plot | antagonist | calm | classical music | concert | conversing | cook | familiar tune | hero | heroine | home | room | Schubert | source music