Previous | Next

13

Each Dawn I Die (1939)


Home > Film: Each Dawn I Die > Gesture: Hits with bottle > Instance: 0:05:26




Instance
Gesture name: Hits with bottle
Start time: 0:05:26
Page #: 8
Measure #: 29
Scene: Reel I Part 2
Key: unstable
Meter: 3/4
Tempo (bpm): 120
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: A bottle of alcohol is broken
Description: A quick up-and-down gesture accompanies the action of breaking a bottle
Music annotations: [m. 28] ff / tutti; [m. 29] sffz
Film annotations: [m. 29] Hits him with bottle
Orchestration annotations: [m. 29] [cymbal] with stick
Analysis: The bottle hit is accented with a dominant b9 chord
Tags

9th chord | bottle | breaking | conflict | dramatic | gangster | hero | leading man | mickey-mousing | reporter | street | violence

Media