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The Letter (1940)

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Instance
Theme name: Underscoring (Tense)
Start time: 1:26:52
End time: 1:27:06
Total duration: 0:00:14
Page #: 132
Measure #: 10
Scene: Reel 10 Part 2
Key: unstable
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 48
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Leslie talks to Robert
Description: Slow and tense underscoring
Music annotations: [m. 10] poco a poco accel e cresc; [m. 12] riten.
Film annotations: [m. 12] Opens drawers; [m. 13] It's no use
Analysis: A rising chromatic scale is used to create tension
Tags

climax | conversing | home | husband | leading lady | staring | tense | underscoring

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