| Description |
| On-screen: |
Marlowe talks to lady in bookstore |
| Description: |
A lush, romantic-sounding theme as Marlowe talks to the lady in the bookstore; this gives way to a sinister neighbor tone figure as a man gets out of Geiger's car outside |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 1] molto modto (rubato) / mf; [m. 8] rall / pp; [m. 9] a tempo; [m. 16] mf / accell |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 9] Well; [m. 15] Door shuts; [m. 17] Geiger appears |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 1] 16 violins / celli; [m. 4] harp; [m. 8] add horns (muted) / timp; [m. 16] add W.W.; [m. 17] horns / timp p |
| Analysis: |
Features a chromatic rising melodic line and rich altered chords; mode mixture is added when Marlowe observes the car across the street |
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| Tags |
added-note chord | altered dominant | book shop | chromatic scale | conversing | leading man | love interest | love scene | mode mixture | mysterious | oscillation | private eye | romantic
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