| Description |
| On-screen: |
Asa relates the bad news |
| Description: |
Somber underscoring as Asa tells them that Peter has died |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 13] dolce / molto modto / simile / p; [m. 15] mf / a tempo / expressivo / accel; [m. 16] rall; [m. 17] poco agitato / a tempo / tremolo; [m. 18] p subito / p subito; [m. 19] sfz; [m. 20] p subito |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 14] Roy - I've bad news / He died!; [m. 15] Shot; [m. 16] He can't be dead!; [m. 17] C.U. Asa |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 13] 9 viol div (and celeste) / 4 violas / 2 celli; [m. 15] violas / celli / bassoon / gong / trbs / tuba / basses / (2 pianos??) (pedal down) / violins; [m. 16] str / bassoon / 2 celli / (no tremolo); [m. 17] 2 fls / E.H. / (and 1st horn stopped) / piano / violas + violins / str / 2 celli tremolo / timp pp / pizz; [m. 19] 2 flts / E.H. / (1st horn) |
| Analysis: |
The cue uses a lot of descending chromatic motion (sigh gestures), beginning over a dominant pedal before being destabilized by dominant flat-9 chords |
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| Tags |
9th chord | bad news | conversing | deceptive resolution | father | leading lady | leading man | room | sigh gesture | somber | turning point | uncle | underscoring
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