Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)

Film Music Structure for Lightning Strikes Twice

Number	Scene Type	Time	Theme	Variant	Gesture	On-screen
1	opening title sequence	0:00:00	Signature			WB shield
2		0:00:07	Transition			Starring list and lightning strikes
3		0:00:24	Lightning			Title card, cast list and prison
4		0:00:41	Lightning 2			Title card, cast list and prison
5		0:01:02	Lightning 3			Title card, cast list and prison
6	establish character	0:01:23	Menace			Priest in a prison
7		0:02:55	Liza			Trev is released from death row
8	transition	0:03:08	News Office			Newspaper headlines about the trial
9		0:03:24	Menace	Expressivo		Newspaper editor on the phone
10	establish character	0:07:18	Trev			Myra talks about finding Trev
11		0:07:42	Shelly			Shelly wakes up
12	traveling scene	0:10:13	Shelly + Shelly 2	Traveling		Shelly drives through the desert
13	establish character	0:17:50	Menace	Ominous		Newspaper headline about Trev
14		0:18:19	Trev	Screwy		Trev hands a candle to Shelly
15		0:18:30	Shelly	Concerned		Shelly looks at Trev
16		0:18:41	Shelly 2	Worried		Shelly walks to her room
17		0:18:52	Shelly 3			Shelly puts down her candle
18		0:19:14	Shelly 2	Misterioso		Shelly gets ready for bed
19		0:19:35			Blows out candle	Shelly blows out a candle
20		0:19:42	Fear			Shelly lies down in the dark
21		NIF	Shelly and Trev			Shelly blows out a candle
22		0:20:20	Shelly and Trev	Smile		Shelly looks at Trev
23	transition	0:23:31	Shelly and Trev	Molto Expressivo		Shelly makes a promise
24		0:23:40	Shelly + Shelly 2	Traveling + Allegretto		Shelly travels to Tumblewood Ranch
25		0:24:05	Shelly + Shelly 2	Molto Misterioso		Shelly looks around the ranch
26		0:24:34	Shelly 2	Dolce		Shelly walks around the ranch
27		0:24:43	Shelly 3	Dolce		Shelly sees Liza
28	conflict	0:32:50	Molto Agitato			String gets angry
29		0:33:06	Menace	Poco Meno		String argues
30		0:33:15	Anger			String gets angry
31		0:33:25	Father Paul			Liza comforts String
32	advance plot	0:33:40	Chiapanecas			People dancing outside
33	flashback	0:35:13	Father Paul	Carriage		Priest riding in a carriage
34		0:35:50	Mournful			Priest hears a dog whimpering
35	advance plot	0:38:59	Trev	Triste		Trev enters the store
36		0:40:06	Searching			Shelly looks for Trev
37		0:40:30	Trev	Misterioso		Shelly and Liza talk
38	transition	0:40:52	Shelly	Gallop		Shelly riding on a horse
39		0:41:00	Shelly + Shelly 2	Dolce		Shelly gets off of her horse
40	advance plot	0:41:54	Shelly and Trev	Tenderly		Pedro tells Shelly where Trev is
41	transition	0:42:19	Shelly + Shelly 2	Gallop 2		Shelly riding on a horse
42		0:42:32	Shelly + Shelly 2	Legato + Legato		Shelly gets off of her horse
43	falling in love scene	0:42:50			Stumbling	Shelly slips on a rock and almost falls
44		0:42:57	Fear	Vertigo		Shelly on a cliff
45		0:43:13	Shelly + Shelly 2	Expressivo + Expressivo		Shelly on a cliff
46		0:43:38	Shelly 2	Dolce		Shelly talks with Trev
47		0:43:47	Shelly 3	Appassionato		Shelly talks with Trev
48		0:44:07	Shelly 2	Dolcissimo		Shelly looks at Trev
49		0:44:51	Underscoring (Tense)			Shelly talks with Trev
50		0:45:08	Shelly and Trev	Taken Aback		Shelly reacts to Trev's question
51		0:45:23	Shelly	Menacing		Shelly talks with Trev
52		0:45:51	Shelly 2	Romantic		Shelly talks with Trev
53		0:46:03			Stumbling 2	Shelly starts back along path
54		0:46:09			Rock falls	A rock falls on the path
55		0:46:12	Fear			Shelly is scared and can't move
56		0:46:33	Trev	Triste 2		Trev climbs to help Shelly
57		0:47:42	Rescue			Trev rescues Shelly
58		0:47:56	Shelly and Trev	Appassionato		Trev embraces Shelly
59	transition	0:48:29	Shelly	Molto Expressivo		Shelly packs her bags
60		0:50:38	Menace	Molto Misterioso		Liza leaves the room
61		0:51:09	Shelly + Shelly 2	Traveling + Allegretto		Shelly drives away from the Tumble Moon ranch
62		0:51:36	Shelly 2	Dolce		Shelly arrives at the Nolan ranch
63		0:51:45	Shelly 3	Dolce		Shelly walks to the ranch house
64		0:52:14	Shelly and Trev	Expressivo		Shelly sees Trev's portrait
65	advance plot	0:56:48	Underneath a Western Sky			A chuckwagon dinner
66		0:59:02	Too Much Love			Shelly looks at Trev's portrait
67		1:00:08	Mi Caballero			People dancing outside
68	conflict	1:02:38	Underscoring (Dark)			Harvey drives
69		1:03:05	Shelly	Worried		Harvey gets out of the car
70		1:03:21			Slipping	Shelly slips
71		1:03:34	Shelly	Agitato		Shelly runs away
72	love scene	1:05:10	Emotion			Shelly cries
73		1:05:38	Menace	Nightmare		Trev tells Shelly of a recurring dream
74		1:06:09	Trev	Tenderly		Trev kisses Shelly
75		1:06:50	Shelly and Trev	Tenderly		Trev and Shelly embrace
76		1:07:09	Shelly and Trev	Ecstatic		A car pulls up the ranch
77		1:07:22	Shelly and Trev	Molto Tranquillo		Trev and Shelly get out of the car
78		1:07:58	Shelly + Shelly 2	Peaceful + Peaceful		Trev and Shelly embrace
79	advance plot	1:09:40	Shelly and Trev	Misterioso		Shelly and Myra talk
80		1:10:03	Allargando			Shelly learns that Liza loves Trev
81	wedding	1:10:24	Ave Maria	Religioso		Justice of the Peace sign
82	party	1:11:53	El Pregon de Santiago			Johnny plays the guitar and sings
83		1:12:40	La Paloma			Johnny sings briefly
84	love scene	1:16:03			Pulls doorknob	Shelly pulls off the doorknob
85		1:16:09	Mournful	Quasi Misterioso		Trev talks with Shelly
86		1:16:52	Shelly and Trev	Dolce		Trev embraces Shelly
87		1:17:01	Shelly + Shelly 2	Molto Grazioso		Shelly smiles at Trev
88		1:17:15	Underscoring (Somber)			Trev stares at Shelly
89		1:17:31	Shelly and Trev	Tenderly		Trev and Shelly embrace
90		1:17:51	Shelly and Trev	Smile		Shelly gets ready for bed
91	mad scene	1:18:00	Menace	Expressivo		Shelly is worried
92		1:18:16	Mournful			Shelly is worried
93		1:18:21	Menace	Molto Misterioso		Shelly panics
94		1:18:41	Spider			Trev hits a spider
95		1:18:45	Mournful	Scared		Shelly is afraid of Trev
96		1:19:02	Afraid			Shelly leaves Trev in fear
97		1:19:17	Shelly	Escaping		Shelly flees from Trev
98		1:19:32	Shelly 2	Fleeing		Shelly runs to the car
99		1:19:41	Shelly	Fleeing		Trev sees Shelly drive away
100		1:19:48	Menace	Misterioso		Trev calls Harvey
101	turning point	1:21:26	Father Paul	Ominous		Liza admits to murder
102		1:21:32	Molto Agitato			String gets angry
103		1:21:41	Menace	Poco Meno		String calms down
104		1:21:51	Anger	Extended		String plans to leave
105		1:22:09	Liza	Dolce		Liza in a daze
106		1:22:19	Trev	Ethereal		Liza in a daze
107		NIF	Shelly	Molto Agitato
108		1:22:36	Menace	Tense		Liza wanders through the house
109		1:22:56	Menace	Expressivo		Liza looks out the window
110	conflict	NIF	Shelly	Frantic		Liza starts crying
111		NIF	Menace	Frantic		Liza argues with Shelly
112		NIF	Menace	Attack		Liza attacks Shelly
113		NIF	Shelly	Attack		Liza attacks Shelly
114		NIF	Shelly 2	Attack		Trev breaks the glass door
115		NIF	Shelly 3	Attack		Trev rushes in
116	climax	1:26:36	Trev	Realization		Close-up on Trev's face
117		1:26:47	Underscoring (Dramatic)			Trev runs after Liza
118		1:26:51	Escape			Liza runs away
119		1:27:01			Trev runs	Trev runs after Liza
120		1:27:08	Escape	Getaway		Trev runs back inside
121		1:27:42	Menace	The Chase		Liza and String drive away
122		1:28:30	Menace	The Crash		Liza drives off the hill
123		1:28:41	Jalopy			Old jalopy drives along
124		1:28:48	Aftermath			Man gets out of the jalopy
125	resolution	1:29:00	Father Paul	Slow		Shelly and Myra wait for the news
126		1:29:20	Liza	Triste		Father Paul climbs up
127		1:29:33	Shelly and Trev	Appassionato 2		Trev and Shelly embrace
128		1:30:00	Shelly + Shelly 2	The End + The End		Trev and Shelly drive away together