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Mildred Pierce (1945)


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Instance
Theme name: Frolicking in the Surf
Start time: 0:51:05
End time: 0:51:16
Total duration: 0:00:11
Page #: 74
Measure #: 13
Scene: Reel 6 Part 3
Key: unstable - C - E - Db - A
Meter: 6/8
Tempo (bpm): 138
Instrumentation: strings, orchestra
Description
On-screen: Monte and Mildred run to the water
Description: Playful running gestures in descending sequences, using light, staccato winds and strings, as Mildred and Monte run towards the surf
Music annotations: [m. 14] gliss; [m. 15] gliss; [m. 16] Hugo! Happy bathing to you! / arpeggio; [m. 20] cresc; [m. 21] tutti; [m. 22] Hold it ad lib / Hugo! The last two bars please fin WAVE effects! Thanks, Max / This connect to phonograph
Film annotations: [m. 13] Monte runs; [m. 19] Both swimming; [m. 21] In the water
Orchestration annotations: [m. 13] arp; [m. 15] add piano; [m. 17] sustain W.W.?; [m. 19] add vibra / piano / celeste / W.W. / harp; [m. 21] add vibra / cymbal
Analysis: This cue is very fluid tonally, presenting cadential six-four chords in C, E, Db, and A major, but never resolving any of them to the tonic
Tags

9th chord | 64 chord | beach | falling in love scene | foreign key modulation | frolicking | heroine | jaunty | leading lady | love interest | mickey-mousing | playful | running | splashing | swimming | water | waves

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