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


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Instance
Theme name: Pursuit
Start time: 0:19:58
End time: 0:21:01
Total duration: 0:01:03
Page #: 32
Measure #: 21
Scene: Reel 2 Part 4
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 120
Marking: Agitato
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Agents pursue Ma in their cars
Description: We hear buzzing / humming string music (like a car motor) as the agents pursue Ma in the car; the music rises bit by bit to increase tension as the pursuit continues; occasional brass accents provide a sense of danger and drama
Music annotations: [m. 21] agitato / f; [m. 30] this continues in Reel 3; [m. 1] agitato / 1/2 tone shakes thru out / mf; [m. 5] f / etc; [m. 6] etc; [m. 7] Murray: match the end of R2 Pt 4; [m. 8] etc col; [m. 9] sfz; [m. 13] f; [m. 15] strong; [m. 18] etc; [m. 20] sfz / etc; [m. 21] sfz-p / etc; [m. 24] mf / pizz; [m. 27] arco / G [natural]
Film annotations: [m. 21] Detectives start; [m. 5] Ma; [m. 6] Evans; [m. 9] Car; [m. 13] Ma; [m. 14] Dialogue / Evans; [m. 17] Ma; [m. 18] Evans; [m. 20] Ma; [m. 21] Evans; [m. 24] Evans; [m. 27] Other car
Orchestration annotations: [m. 21] brass (felts horns); [m. 29] 3 horns 3 trbs muted; [m. 5] trbs / horns; [m. 13] p gong / horns + violins tremolo / trbs added; [m. 14] harp / trbs out; [m. 15] 1st horn + oboe / vibra / W.W. / strgs; [m. 18] tutti (no trpts) / let pianos ring / trbs; [m. 20] trbs / horns; [m. 24] violins + W.W.
Tags

agent | car | chase scene | driving | following | mother | motor effect | pursuing | street | telephone | tense | uneasy

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