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Murder on the Blackboard (1934)


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Instance
Theme name: Murder Fanfare
Start time: 0:00:23
End time: 0:00:31
Total duration: 0:00:08
Page #: NIS
Measure #: NIS
Scene: no score available
Key: bb
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 88
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Film title zooming out from a blackboard
Description: This cue begins with a deceptive resolution that is surprisingly dark; we see the name of the film zooming out towards us from a blackboard; the cue starts with a gong and an upward-sweeping chromatic string gesture, followed by a tense minor-key brass fanfare and some pounding timpani; creates a strong contrast with the light-hearted mood of the preceding music
Analysis: This dark theme is presented in parallel minor triads over a pedal tone on E
Tags

blackboard | dark | fanfare | opening title sequence | parallelism | pedal tone | title of film | transcribed by ear

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