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Mildred Pierce (1945)


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Instance
Theme name: First Kiss
Start time: 0:49:40
End time: 0:49:48
Total duration: 0:00:08
Page #: 72
Measure #: 1
Scene: Reel 6 Part 2
Key: D
Meter: 2/4
Tempo (bpm): 124
Marking: Allegretto
Instrumentation: woodwinds, strings
Description
On-screen: Monte steals a kiss from Mildred
Description: Bouncy, light, fun theme, using glock and winds, representing the innocence and surprise of an unexpected first kiss
Music annotations: [m. 1] Ticks
Orchestration annotations: [m. 1] pizz. celeste (bells), pianos, flts / harps, piano (let it ring); [m. 5] vibra / bells
Analysis: Final dominant prolonged with a common-tone diminished 7th, with no resolution
Tags

cheerful | common-tone diminished 7th | falling in love scene | friend | heroine | kissing | leading lady | restaurant | romance

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