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Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)

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Instance
Gesture name: Stumbling
Start time: 0:42:50
End time: 0:42:57
Total duration: 0:00:07
Page #: 49
Measure #: 47
Scene: Reel 5 Part 2
Key: unstable
Meter: 2/4
Tempo (bpm): 84
Marking: Molto agitato
Instrumentation: strings, woodwinds
Solo Instrument: clarinet
Description
On-screen: Shelly slips on a rock and almost falls
Description: Stumbling woodwind music that noodles around as Shelly searches for her footing
Music annotations: [m. 47] molto agitato / f; [m. 48] Dave can leave the last 4 bars up to 46 out!!
Film annotations: [m. 47] Stumbles
Orchestration annotations: [m. 47] clt + Novachord / violins violas celli
Analysis: Harmonized with whole-tone sonorities
Tags

actor | cliff | compound melody | countryside | danger | dramatic | falling in love scene | leading lady | leading man | love interest | mickey-mousing | slipping | stumbling | suspect | whole-tone chord

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