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Mildred Pierce (1945)


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Instance
Theme name: Bathing Suit
Start time: 0:50:49
End time: 0:51:01
Total duration: 0:00:12
Page #: 74
Measure #: 1
Scene: Reel 6 Part 3
Key: C - Db
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 138
Marking: Con moto
Instrumentation: strings, orchestra
Description
On-screen: Monte looks at Mildred in her bathing suit
Description: A four-note motive is played lightly on the bells as Monte sees Mildred in her bathing suit; he is clearly attracted to her, and she replies "What? No whistle?"; this is followed by more statements of the four-note motive and some harp flourishes
Music annotations: [m. 2] mp; [m. 5] mf / a1
Film annotations: [m. 2] No whistle?; [m. 4] I'd need a siren; [m. 5] She walks; [m. 7] Sets drink
Orchestration annotations: [m. 2] cel / bells / 2 flts / vibra; [m. 4] strgs; [m. 5] violins / cel / bells; [m. 7] horns? / oboe; [m. 8] add W.W. / W.W. / 2nd / 1st
Analysis: The cue ends with a modulation up a half-step to the dominant of Db major
Tags

9th chord | attraction | beach house | cheerful | dissonant bass | falling in love scene | flirting | foreign key modulation | heroine | leading lady | love interest | mickey-mousing

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