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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

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Instance
Theme name: Scar
Start time: 0:40:54
End time: 0:41:03
Total duration: 0:00:09
Page #: 57
Measure #: 45
Scene: Reel 4 Part 2
Key: unstable
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 80
Marking: Marcato
Instrumentation: brass, orchestra
Description
On-screen: The scar on Jonathan's face
Description: A jagged motive played by flaring horns is heard as we see the jagged scar on Jonathan's face
Music annotations: [m. 45] marcato / f
Film annotations: [m. 45] Full face; [m. 46] Dr. Einstein
Orchestration annotations: [m. 45] E.H. + 2nd horns (also vibra) / gong
Analysis: The theme arpeggiates an A dominant 9th chord, harmonized with a dissonant clash between F augmented and Cb major triads (an 013579 sonority)
Tags

close-up | criminal | dark | establish character | horn flare | leading man | observing | ominous | pc set | polychord | room | scar

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