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Don’t Turn ‘em Loose (1936)

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Instance
Theme name: Gimpy Walk
Borrowed from: Of Human Bondage (1934)
Start time: 0:26:00
End time: 0:26:12
Total duration: 0:00:12
Page #: no score available
Measure #: no score available
Scene: no score available
Key: eb
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 72
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Bob walks
Description: Steiner's "Gimpy Walk" (from Of Human Bondage, 1934) is used as we see Bob's feet pacing back and forth
Analysis: The walking gesture alternates between a tonic eb minor chord and a viio7 chord that keeps a dissonant Eb in it (and a bass shift to scale degree 4)
Tags

advance plot | appoggiatura | gangster | imposter | leading man | oscillation | pacing | room | street | tense | walking

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