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They Made Me a Criminal (1939)


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Instance
Theme name: Lying
Start time: 1:25:16
End time: 1:25:51
Total duration: 0:00:35
Page #: 60
Measure #: 13
Scene: Reel 10 Part I
Key: ab - eb - db
Meter: 12/8
Tempo (bpm): 88
Marking: Appassionato
Instrumentation: strings, woodwinds
Description
On-screen: Johnnie lies to Peggy about where he's going
Description: New, turbulent theme emerges here, beginning with Peggy accusing Johnnie of lying; tense and dramatic throughout
Music annotations: [m. 13] Very light, please, Hugo! (sort of "underlying excitement"!) Dialogue is very "Tranquillo" - but- they actohrs are emooting in [illegible]. Verstehen sie, Herr Friedhofer?? I am writing "INNUENDO-MUSIC!! Wunderbar!!! / p / trem; [m. 14] pizz; [m. 15] sfz; [m. 16] simile / pizz; [m. 18] pizz; [m. 21] rall
Film annotations: [m. 13] You're lying to me, Jack; [m. 19] In about 10 years; [m. 22] I'm going with you! / Yes!
Orchestration annotations: [m. 13] harp; [m. 14] harp / oboe fl + 2 violins; [m. 16] harp; [m. 18] harp
Analysis: The melody arpeggiates an unstable minor-major seventh before resolving chromatically to a iadd6 chord in ab minor; the music then moves to eb minor with augmented sixths and dissonant bass notes; the cue ends on the dominant in db minor
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added-note chord | augmented sixth chord | climax | common-chord modulation | detective | dissonant bass | foreign key modulation | leading lady | leading man | lying | minor-major 7th chord | room | turbulent

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