| Description |
| On-screen: |
Dr. Clitterhouse leaves |
| Description: |
Transitional music as Dr. Clitterhouse leaves behind his life of crime; the slowly expanding wedge is like opening the door to a new life; the ascending strings symbolize his transcendence over crime; there is a strong contrast with his own twisted theme, which operates in a very small range, with no heroic qualities |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 1] p / pp / expressivo; [m. 5] rall |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 1] Cue: XXX / He leaves; [m. 3] Opens door; [m. 4] Rocks looks |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 1] str only / celli only |
| Analysis: |
An expanding chromatic wedge begins as an (0134) tone cluster; as it grows wider and wider, Steiner harmonizes it with a variety of sonority types (linear chromaticism), ending up with two whole-tone sonorities |
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| Tags |
advance plot | doctor | door | exiting | gangster | hero | leading lady | leading man | leaving | linear chromaticism | opening | room | tense | wedge | whole-tone chord
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