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In This Our Life (1942)


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Instance
Theme names: Driving + Love Theme
Start time: 0:39:07
End time: 0:39:54
Total duration: 0:00:47
Page #: 47
Measure #: 28
Scene: Reel 4 Part 5
Key: D
Meter: 3/4
Tempo (bpm): 100
Marking: Expressivo
Instrumentation: strings, woodwinds
Description
On-screen: Roy and Craig in a car
Description: A new love theme appears as Roy and Craig talk, accompanied by the trills of the driving music; the music winds down slowly as the car slows and stops at a ranger station
Music annotations: [m. 28] Hugo! The beginning of their romance, their love as it were!! NUTS!! / mf / expressivo; [m. 45] tenderly; [m. 49] repeat?? / rit / let it ring; [m. 50] ticks out
Film annotations: [m. 50] Car stops
Orchestration annotations: [m. 28] violins sul g / 2 celli (E.H.); [m. 32] add celli; [m. 45] divisi violins / (also vibraph + celeste) / harp; [m. 47] harp + cel / piano; [m. 49] vibraph
Analysis: Oscillating gestures combined with a lyrical string melody; the love theme features an interesting I-iii-ii9-V7-I progression
Tags

9th chord | altered dominant | calm | car | combination of themes | conversing | driving | iii chord | leading lady | leading man | love interest | love scene | oscillation | pedal tone | romantic | suspension

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