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In This Our Life (1942)


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Instance
Theme name: Stanley Introduction
Start time: 0:06:35
End time: 0:06:56
Total duration: 0:00:21
Page #: 7
Measure #: 1
Scene: Reel 1 Part 3
Key: c - unstable
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 72
Marking: Modto (molto)
Instrumentation: strings
Description
On-screen: A car arrives
Description: A tense introductory idea (often preceding Stanley Timberlake's main theme) is heard as a car arrives at the house, with Stanley driving
Music annotations: [m. 1] cue: X X X / mf / modto (molto)
Film annotations: [m. 1] Car; [m. 2] Stops; [m. 3] Give me 5 minutes!
Orchestration annotations: [m. 1] str + W.W.; [m.3] oboe added
Analysis: This introductory idea features a rising chromatic scale over unstable harmony (beginning with a V9-I in c minor but ending with an Ab7 chord that doesn't resolve as expected)
Tags

9th chord | arriving | car | chromatic scale | conversing | establish character | leading lady | leading man | love interest | stinger | tense

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