| Description |
| On-screen: |
Mildred realizes Monte has left her |
| Description: |
Chromatic descending scale from highest to lowest register, representing Mildred's hopes being crushed; it also mimics the motion of her slowly putting down the phone receiver; descending melodic tritones also communicate her sense of betrayal; the cue ends with a pedal tone |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 21] a tempo / (sempre pp); [m. 25] rit / (G [natural sign]); [m. 27] molto cresc |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 21] C.U. Mildred; [m. 25] Hangs up; [m. 27] Picks up purse |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 23] add trbs open ppp; [m. 25] horns |
| Analysis: |
Harmonized with a diminished 7th over a dissonant bass |
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| Tags |
chromatic scale | dark | dissonant bass | heroine | leading lady | lost hope | mickey-mousing | realizing | room | tritone | turning point
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