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Caged (1950)

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Instance
Theme name: Prison Alarm
Start time: 0:32:22
End time: 0:32:30
Total duration: 0:00:08
Page #: 48
Measure #: 15
Scene: Reel 4 Part 2
Key: unstable - c
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 152
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Ringing prison alarm
Description: High string tremolos and woodwind trills mimic the sound of the prison alarm
Music annotations: [m. 17] f
Film annotations: [m. 15] (Bell)
Orchestration annotations: [m. 15] W.W. piccolo piano celeste vibra horns (as before); [m. 17] trbs etc
Analysis: A chromatic melody harmonized an 0246 whole-tone chord; ends with dark harmonies in c minor
Tags

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

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