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They Made Me a Criminal (1939)


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Instance
Theme name: Marcia Grotesque
Start time: 1:01:48
End time: 1:02:14
Total duration: 0:00:26
Page #: 44
Measure #: 8
Scene: Reel 7 Part II
Key: Bb
Meter: 2/4
Tempo (bpm): 96
Marking: Marcia grotesque
Instrumentation: orchestra
Solo Instrument: bassoon
Description
On-screen: Johnnie talks to another boxer
Description: The bassoon plays a comical march theme, answered by the strings
Music annotations: [m. 13] expressivo / meno; [m. 15] poco rall; [m. 16] Hugo! Please read cue sheet!! (a rather peculiar scene) / (underlying fear noticeable); [m. 17] dolce; [m. 20] rall; [m. 21] modto; [m. 22] riten
Film annotations: [m. 13] Funny, what guys will do for money; [m. 15] Hey, wait a minute!; [m. 16] What are you fighting for?; [m. 17] My wife's going to have a baby; [m. 19] Tough Racket! Isn't it?; [m. 21] Thanks!; [m. 22] He exits
Orchestration annotations: [m. 9] bassoons / basses pizz; [m. 15] harp added; [m. 17] harp (also add bas) / str
Analysis: The cue moves from bright to dark by adding mode mixture near the end
Tags

advance plot | altered dominant | comical | conversing | hero | leading man | march | mode mixture | room

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