| Description |
| On-screen: |
Marlowe talks to Vivian |
| Description: |
Carmen's haunting celeste theme is heard; although they do not discuss Carmen directly here, Steiner's music reveals that Vivian is thinking about Carmen when Marlowe asks her what Eddie Mars has on Vivian (Mars is blackmailing Vivian because she knows that Carmen killed Regan) |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 8] 1/2 tone higher / fix timp; [m. 10] no [fermata] this time |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 8] She thinks and stinks |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 8] take out cymbal roll this time; [m. 10] viol / celli |
| Analysis: |
Carmen's oscillating theme uses a d/o7 sonority, harmonized with a whole-tone chord |
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| Tags |
captive | conversing | half-diminished 7th chord | leading lady | leading man | love interest | love scene | musical clue | music reveals thoughts | mysterious | private eye | room | whole-tone chord
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