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Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)


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Instance
Theme name: Underscoring (Somber)
Start time: 1:17:15
End time: 1:17:31
Total duration: 0:00:16
Page #: 89
Measure #: 31
Scene: Reel 9 Part 1
Key: g
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 88
Instrumentation: brass, strings
Description
On-screen: Trev stares at Shelly
Description: As Trev reacts to the mention of murder, we hear dark, somber underscoring, followed by a tense drone
Music annotations: [m. 31] mf; [m. 32] pp; [m. 33] lento / pp
Film annotations: [m. 31] Slowly turns; [m. 32] Don't be angry / I'll let you put it in!
Orchestration annotations: [m. 31] 3 trbs + strings; [m. 32] pianos a 2 (8va basso) / add tuba; [m. 33] 8va basso / tuba
Analysis: Descending parallel 63s arriving at a half cadence
Tags

actor | dark | husband | leading lady | leading man | love scene | Neapolitan | parallel 63s | reacting | room | somber | suspect | underscoring

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