We Are Not Alone (1939)


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Theme
Theme name: Surprise Symphony
Composer: Josef Haydn
Description: David's theme; the primary theme from the second movement of Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony, no. 94, composed in 1794; this is whistled and played by David on the violin in the film, which was likely the impetus for Steiner's decision to use it as his theme; there is also dialogue in the film discussing this piece
Related characters: Dr. David Newcome
Total uses: 45
Total duration: 09:17:22
% of music: 66.16%
Total combinations: 1
Combinations: Frohe Botschaft + Surprise Symphony
Total variants: 38
Variants:

[A-Z]
[Film order]
0:00:09 - Foreboding
0:02:20 - Glissando
0:02:37 - Theme and Variations
0:03:55 - Imagination
0:04:59 - Hushed
0:05:14 - Hug
0:06:36 - Innocent
0:09:49 - Chromatic Shift
0:10:16 - Imagination
0:11:24 - Not Afraid
0:12:01 - Calm
NIF - Not in film
0:12:46 - Quasi Rubato
0:13:10 - Humbly
0:15:00 - Gute Nacht
0:17:34 - Original
0:22:35 - Glissando
0:22:57 - Worried
0:23:27 - Fixing the Lights
0:23:40 - Lighting the House
0:23:55 - Better
0:24:11 - Death Bed
0:25:02 - Dolce
0:25:36 - Lullaby
0:29:13 - Original
0:29:45 - Original
0:31:52 - Newspaper
0:32:07 - Galloping
0:39:33 - Dark
0:45:36 - Expanded
0:47:06 - Tragico
0:50:14 - Turbulent
0:51:52 - Sneaky
0:56:18 - Original
1:05:40 - Window
NIF - Dolcissimo
1:14:16 - Allegretto
1:31:42 - Tense
1:39:55 - Someday
1:41:10 - Semplice
1:47:27 - Acceptance
1:48:34 - Whistling
1:49:48 - Ghostly
1:51:13 - The End






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