| Description |
| On-screen: |
Marlowe and Vivian in the car |
| Description: |
Tense ostinatos represent the purring motor of the moving car as Marlowe drives Vivian home; the motor music stops when Marlowe stops the car |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 1] mf; [m. 9] dolce; [m. 12] rit; [m. 14] To Chuck, gratefully, Max Steiner; [m. 15] pizz; [m. 16] mf / arco |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 1] The car; [m. 6] You're still |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 1] horns / bassoons / clts / violas (and piano) / celli + b. cl / basses; [m. 5] harp; [m. 9] harp / vibra / 2 oboes / 2 flts / Novachord (strg color) / 1st oboe / 2nd oboe / violas divisi + 3 clts; [m. 15] vibra / 1st fl / horn / 2nd flt / violas / cels; [m. 16] all violins / celli / bassoons / arco |
| Analysis: |
A German augmented sixth chord (spelled as a Cb dominant 7th) is used to move towards Eb major |
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| Tags |
augmented sixth chord | car | car | driving | leading lady | leading man | love interest | love scene | mickey-mousing | oscillation | ostinato | private eye | tense
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