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Caged (1950)

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Instance
Theme name: Prison Alarm
Start time: 0:32:00
End time: 0:32:12
Total duration: 0:00:12
Page #: 47
Measure #: 1
Scene: Reel 4 Part 2
Key: unstable
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 160
Marking: Agitato
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Ringing prison alarm
Description: High string tremolos and woodwind trills mimic the sound of the prison alarm, initiating a montage of prison scenes
Music annotations: [m. 1] agitato / f; [m. 2] f; [m. 4] f; [m. 5] simile / mf; [m. 6] f
Film annotations: [m. 3] Marie; [m. 4] Harder
Orchestration annotations: [m. 1] W.W. / (piccolo) / piano - celeste vibraphone (shake too) / strgs / triangel roll / strings; [m. 2] horns a; [m. 4] trbs etc / timp; [m. 5] triangel; [m. 6] trbs / horns?
Analysis: A chromatic melody harmonized with whole-tone chords
Tags

agitated | alarm | alarm effect | bell | double exposure | dramatic | guard | leading lady | mickey-mousing | montage | montage | prison | prisoner | ringing | waking | whole-tone chord | whole-tone scale | yelling

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