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Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)


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Instance
Theme names: Shelly + Shelly 2
Start time: 0:42:32
End time: 0:42:50
Total duration: 0:00:18
Page #: 46
Measure #: 26
Scene: Reel 5 Part 2
Key: Db - C - F - Eb - Ab - G
Meter: 6/8
Tempo (bpm): 72
Marking: Poco meno
Instrumentation: strings, woodwinds
Description
On-screen: Shelly gets off of her horse
Description: We hear a slower, legato variant of Shelly's theme (both Shelly 1 and Shelly 2) as she dismounts from a horse and begins to explore; there is an awkward cut removing most of measures 31-35 from the film
Music annotations: [m. 26] fix / poco meno / legato; [m. 27] morendo; [m. 28] molto expr / mp; [m. 38] p subito / molto misterioso; [m. 40] allargando / p / pp; [m. 42] sempre allargando / delicato / dolce / mp
Film annotations: [m. 26] Stops; [m. 38] Dissolve
Orchestration annotations: [m. 26] violas / 2 clt / piano (R.H.) pedal / harp + piano let it ring; [m. 29] 2 flts / vibra; [m. 36] cel bells; [m. 40] b'ssns (contra) celli bass; [m. 42] cel + vibra only
Analysis: This variant shifts frequently between tonal centers, starting in Db and ending in G major
Tags

actor | added-note chord | arriving | calm | combination of themes | countryside | dissonant bass | foreign key modulation | hiking | horse | leading lady | leading man | love interest | ostinato | suspect | transition | walking

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