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In This Our Life (1942)

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Instance
Theme name: Our Life
Start time: 0:00:17
End time: 0:00:34
Total duration: 0:00:17
Page #: 1
Measure #: 5
Scene: Main title
Key: unstable
Meter: 3/4
Tempo (bpm): 92
Marking: Maestoso
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Title of the film
Description: A four-note theme is played as we see the title of the film, perhaps to sonically match the words "In This Our Life"
Music annotations: [m. 5] maestoso / melodia / sfffz / harpeggio; [m. 7] sfz
Film annotations: [m. 5] M. T.; [m. 11] "Ass"-producer
Orchestration annotations: [m. 5] horns + 1 trb / T. C.; [m. 9] horns (or trpt) + trb; [m. 11] brass
Analysis: The opening E pedal tone suggests that the main title theme might eventually resolve to A major, but it is harmonically unstable overall
Tags

9th chord | cast list | dissonant bass | dramatic | opening title sequence | sequence | title of film

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