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The Informer (1935)

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Instance
Start time: 1:06:19
End time: 1:06:29
Total duration: 0:00:10
Page #: 75
Measure #: 58
Scene: Reel 7 Part 2
Key: chromatic
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 120
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Gypo falls down the stairs
Description: Dramatic falling-down-the-stairs music
Music annotations: [m. 60] a little tremolo maybe / accel; [m. 61] rit
Film annotations: [m. 58] Gypo rolling down the stairs; [m. 62] End of fall
Orchestration annotations: [m. 58] tutti (brass if you want) / timp etc; [m. 61] glissando / add W.W.
Analysis: Uses triplet chromatic descending gestures to represent falling
Tags

9th chord | antagonist | chromatic scale | courtroom scene | down | dramatic | falling | headquarters | leading man | mickey-mousing | rebel | room | stairs | suspect

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