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I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951)

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Instance
Gesture name: Jumps off stairs
Start time: 1:03:23
End time: 1:03:28
Total duration: 0:00:05
Page #: 33
Measure #: 1
Scene: Reel 7
Key: unstable
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 126
Marking: Agitato misterioso
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Matt jumps off of the staircase
Description: A quick woodwind flourish accompanies Matt's leap off of the staircase; we hear the Undercover Agent tritone as he lands
Music annotations: [m. 1] agitato misterioso / f / sordini
Film annotations: [m. 1] Shot; [m. 2] Leap
Orchestration annotations: [m. 1] strgs / flts / clts / oboe / 2 trpts (flutter) mutes / w. block and cymbal with stick (hand) stop it quick; [m. 2] strgs / pianos / strgs / pianos / vibra / 2 flts
Analysis: Begins with a high tone cluster
Tags

communist | gun | gunshot | jumping | leading lady | leading man | mickey-mousing | shooting | shootout | shootout | spy | teacher | tense | tone cluster | train tracks | tritone | undercover agent

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