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White Heat (1949) [IN PROCESS - Information may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies]


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Instance
Theme name: Underscoring (Dramatic)
Start time: 1:19:20
End time: 1:19:32
Total duration: 0:00:12
Page #: 118
Measure #: 1
Scene: Reel 8 Part 5
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 160
Marking: Molto allegro
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Big Ed's body falls down the stairs
Description: Loud stinger as Big Ed's body rolls to the bottom of the stairs, followed by bold, dramatic music as the camera pans to the faces of his gang; We hear a descending harp glissando as a bean lands in a bowl (leading into the next scene)
Music annotations: [m. 1] molto allegro / ff; [m. 2] etc col / sfz; [m. 3] sffz / no flutter; [m. 5] sffz / f / no tremolo / dim / Murray: ticks are very fast!!; [m. 6] p / pp / mp / gliss G major; [m. 7] let it ring
Film annotations: [m. 1] Pan
Orchestration annotations: [m. 1] strgs / W.W.; [m. 2] trpts muted; [m. 4] add organ; [m. 5] a3 2 horns (muted) / add vibra; [m. 7] piano (pedal) / violas / celli pizz
Tags

dark | death | dramatic | falling | fugitive | gangster | leading lady | leading man | love interest | mickey-mousing | moll | murderer | murder scene | panning shot | room | stairs | staring | statue | stinger | undercover agent | underscoring | watching

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