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In This Our Life (1942)


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Instance
Theme name: Love Theme
Start time: 0:40:44
End time: 0:41:27
Total duration: 0:00:43
Page #: 50
Measure #: 62
Scene: Reel 4 Part 5
Key: C
Meter: 3/4
Tempo (bpm): 80
Marking: Molto expressivo
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Roy and Craig sit on the ground
Description: The dissonances melt away and the love theme enters as Roy says "start another fire" (referring to their budding relationship); harp arpeggiations and gong continue throughout this variant
Music annotations: [m. 63] molto expressivo / andte / gliss continue p; [m. 76] rall e dim; [m. 77] very slow / pp; [m. 78] rit / Hugo! The color of gong - cymbal roll and one harp gliss - to keep the "fire" going - but pp (throughout the love scene their "inward" heart is going "up!" This should sound very "horney!" (or Jay Gorney) / thermometer
Film annotations: [m. 67] Don't use that word; [m. 78] End of reel
Orchestration annotations: [m. 63] viol div (+ vibra) / gong pp continues; [m. 64] melodia; [m. 67] 1 horn + cel ?? (or E.H.) / gong continue pp; [m. 65] gong continues; [m. 67] 1 horn + cel?? (or E.H.) / 2nd harp [m. 71] gong; [m. 74] also vibraph; [m. 75] vibra / one cell / 1 bass pizz; [m.77] vibraph / also celeste / 1 cello (delicato); [m. 78] add celeste
Analysis: The diatonic love theme arrives at a dominant flat-9 chord that resolves to a regular V9, followed by a tender 9-8 suspension over the ensuing tonic
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9th chord | altered dominant | artwork in score | calm | conversing | fire | iii chord | leading lady | leading man | love interest | love scene | outdoors | romantic | suspension

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