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They Made Me a Criminal (1939)


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Instance
Theme name: Underscoring (Tense)
Start time: 1:05:52
End time: 1:06:05
Total duration: 0:00:13
Page #: 50
Measure #: 27
Scene: Reel 7 Part 3
Key: unstable
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 138
Marking: Agitato
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Johnny talks to Peggy
Description: Tense underscoring as Johnnie lies to Peggy about why he's not fighting
Music annotations: [m. 27] sffz / sffz-p; [m. 28] sfz / sfz; [m. 29] sfz-p; [m. 30] sfz / sfz; [m. 31] sfz-p; [m. 32] rit / sfz / dim
Film annotations: [m. 27] Ah, wasn't it my idea; [m. 29] The guys too big; [m. 30] Why should I get my head; [m. 32] Thats all there is to it!
Orchestration annotations: [m. 27] horns? and violas celli etc tremolo / timp pp; [m. 28] timp; [m. 29] timp; [m. 31] timp
Analysis: Harmonized with chromatically rising half-diminished 7th chords
Tags

conflict | dramatic | half-diminished 7th chord | harmonic sequence | leading lady | leading man | lying | room | tense | underscoring

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