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In This Our Life (1942)


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Instance
Theme name: Underscoring (Tense)
Start time: 1:09:25
End time: 1:09:49
Total duration: 0:00:24
Page #: 88
Measure #: 19
Scene: Reel 7 Part 3
Key: a
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 80
Marking: Screwioso misterioso
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Policemen approach the house
Description: Tense underscoring as policemen exit the car and enter the house; Stanley watches from the window
Music annotations: [m. 19] slowly; [m. 20] screwioso misterioso / mf; [m. 22] rall
Film annotations: [m. 20] Men get out; [m. 23] I beg your pardon
Orchestration annotations: [m. 19] basses / celli; [m. 20] W.W. + horns / gong / 2 pianos / timp / (vibra??) / bassoons + b cl / (2 harps) (let it ring); [m. 21] gong
Analysis: Parallel major seventh chords descending over an A pedal tone
Tags

arriving | chromatic parallelism | conversing | criminal | investigation scene | leading lady | mysterious | pedal tone | police | room | tense | walking | watching

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