| Description |
| On-screen: |
Marlowe spies on the house |
| Description: |
Tense-sounding theme that is associated with Marlowe; it is generally heard following his main theme as he is seen doing detective work; here it, highlights the arrival of a second car at the scene of his stakeout |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 45] broadly / pp; [m. 47] ff / mf; [m. 48] div / sfz p / cresc / ritenuto |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 45] Geiger's shadow; [m. 46] C.U. Bogart; [m. 47] He ducks; [m. 49] Car stops |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 46] 2nd violins and flt; [m. 47] soli 2 pianos, 2 harps pedal / 2 muted horns 2 open; [m. 48] pianos added sfz (let it ring) / tremolo violas W.W. / sfz-p timp; [m. 49] muted horns cont. + vibra |
| Analysis: |
The theme is "near-octatonic" (A-Bb-C-C#-[D]-E-F#-G) in content with a clear tonal center on A; accompanied by rising and falling chromatic gestures |
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| Tags |
car | chromatic scale | investigating | investigation scene | leading man | mysterious | private eye | rain | street | tense | waiting
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