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Mildred Pierce (1945)


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Instance
Theme name: Transition
Start time: 0:00:10
End time: 0:00:23
Total duration: 0:00:13
Page #: 1
Measure #: 2
Scene: Main Title
Key: unstable - Db
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 68
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Starring list and wave effect
Description: Wailing string gesture and minor sonorities over a descending bass line and a brief fanfare gesture in the brass; the wave effect continues throughout the opening title sequence, associated with rising and falling flourishes played by the harps and pianos
Music annotations: [m. 3] f; [m. 5] broad
Orchestration annotations: [m. 2] add picc / T.C. / cymbal roll / 3 harps / 2 pianos (runs); [m. 3] 3 trps; [m. 5] 4th trpt + 2 horns / 4th trb + barit / chimes
Analysis: Ends with a dominant ninth chord leading to Db major
Tags

9th chord | bold | chromatic scale | dissonant bass | fanfare | mickey-mousing | opening title sequence | tense | title of film | water | wave

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